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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1926
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Mrs. J. K-- Pit Graves, 80,
Dies Under Wheels of
Electric Train ! I
INQUEST WILL BE HELD
Motorman Declares. ; Can were
Moving Slowly; Believed ;
Woman Had Stepped
Into Safety
Confused "while walking in the
dusk along the railroad tracks! in
North Independence, Mrs, J. K.
P. Graves. 80, of Independence was
struck by the Portland-Oorvallis
electric train, which is declared; to
hare been traveling only 12 mikes
an hoar. She was Instantly killed
and her body badly mangled.
According to Motorman. E. San
der, the train was moving slowly
when,, he saw. th,e shadow of a fig
ure near the right of way. He
declares ' he believed the 1 woman
had just stepped from the tracks.
The next moment ' the train hit
v her. Conductor J. S. Lally de
clares the train stopped (Within
three car lengths, leafing the body
; of the woman badly mangled. -!
Remains were taken to Inde
pendence where Dr. , George G.
Jfnott and: Dr. O. ;D, Butler per
formed an examination. One side
of the skull was crushed, an arm
and a ,llmb fractured. An inquest
will be held today. j j
Mrs. Graves was highly esteem
ed in and about Independence and
leaves many relatives. Among
v -them are sons, Mark Graves of
Independence; Edward, residing in
camornla; William if Salem;
Robert of Portland; j George of
alls City. Surviving daughters
: jpre Mrs. Sadie Yumalt of Bakers
43d Cai and Mrs. L.Youug, 211
Vri-JSberta street, Portland, i Sur
viving sisters are MrsH. N. Lines
of Forest Grove; brother, lames
Elliott of Dallas, i ri j
' The body is now at the Keeney
undertaking parlors at Independ
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LITTLE GAME IS COSTLY
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4 VVEXtSQ REVELERS LEAVE
f 20 EACH. WITH JUDGE
All the profits were taken out
of the game and nothing left but
reminiscences when police bumped
into a crap tournament at) 290
North 18 th street early Sunday
morning. .
- Loyal knights of the little 'dots
'and the great white spaces were
found, it is charged, to be In the
act of '.'rumbling them and grumb
ling them." .
1 It is also charged that liquor
of the intoxicating species was on
hand. J. C. Bragg, said to be host,
was charged with conducting a
gambling house and ; possessing
liquor. , 1 ! ''""j -
His guests Ray Able, B. Cole,
Leo Klllian, L. " Sundin, Ji 'D.
Sharp, George Jellsen, . A. t W.
Johnson. Frank HamoskI ancj M.
IL Hemlershot, were fined .120
each by Judge Poulsen Monday on
charges of gambling.
J.OHfJSON IS. LOCKED OUT
POXTEST FOR SEA TS SENATE
j ENDS IS FAILURE
1 WASHINGTON, March 8. Kly
Associated. Press) An unanimous
decision, against Magnus 'Johnson,
forfer farmer-labor senator in his
contest for the seat held by Seua
tor Schall, republican Mennesota,
was reached today by" a senatd
s elections sub-committee. I
! A reporterabodylng!thls decis
ion will be prepared for submis
sion to the entire V committee,
which in turn, will make Usurer
tcommendatlpns to 'the senate
where the contest must be decided
finally. i i ,
Who's Who
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jTsalem Public Schools
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A Gladys Tipton, teacher of
: sixth grade at Engle wood
; m'entary school. Year and a '
In Salem school system Fivt
a i half years' teaching expert
-Graduate of New Mexico nr
university. Assistant critic t
er, while In normal school.;
i leaches physical education
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Prohibition
Willamette Debate Topic
Preponderant Opinion Favors Yolsteadisni Wlien WUIanxetle
and University of Utah Silvers Close Argument;
Vote Shows Fw Opinions Changed
An audience, larger than normally present for a university
debate, last night hearfrriepresentatives or -Willamette univer
sity and University f Utah tfiresh out the question, "Resolv
ed, That! the Volstead act should be modified to permit the
manufacture and sale of light wines and beer."
Many of the city's most prominent residents were noticed
following closely the arguments advanced by both teams.
Preponderant opinion of 'listeners favored the present Vol
stead act although the number. desiring modification was
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Evelyn Lois No. 1L
... Bernice Feller No. III.
f. L. Knauf leads whole contest
today.
' Just thirteen days left of special
offer period for every $18 worth
of subscriptions which entitles
you to 100.000 votes and jfust
five days' left to get; In on the
second vote . period. After Sat
urday night the votes decrease,
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in- between now and -Saturday
night. You do not have to hold
your subscriptions until you get
$18 worth. Bring them in and
the Contest Editor will keep a
careful account of them and just
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A ballot box is installed at the
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the desk of the Contest Editor.
Whenever you secure any coupons
In the future, Just drop them in
the box. The box is locked and
no one but the Contest Editor has
a key, so you can be sure that the
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She then Issues votes on them and
gives the vote coupons back to
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DEATH THOUGHT SUICIDE
WOMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE
PLANNED TAKING LIFE
PORTLAND, March 8. (By As
sociated Press.) That Mrs. Dolly
Bram, who was burned to death
in her home near, Springdale Sat
urday, started the fire which de
stroyed her home with the inten
tion of ending her own life and
attempted to "take her children
with her," is the, belief expressed
in a report filed with Sheriff Hurl
burt by investigating officers.
' The report said the officers be
lieved Mrs. Bram planned the fire
some time ahead and after start
ing it she threw herself into the
flames. The woman had been in
poor health for two years, the of
ficers said, and had displayed in
dications of meloncholia and re
ligious fanaticism. They said she
had told neighbors some time ago
that "March $ will be my last day
on earth, and I intend to take my
children with me." '.
BURNS ACCEPTS TERPJIS
BEAVER HOLDOUT PITCHER
REPORTS FOR TRAINING "c
SAN JOSE, CaL, March 8. (By
Associated Press. Dennis Burns
holdout pitcher, today Informed
President Turner Jof the Portland
Baseball club that -he will accept
terms of fered and : will report to
the Beavers' .carnp here ; next
Thursday. He 'is . at his home in
Shreveport,' Texas. Turner fs af
ter Jimmy McAuley, shortstop, re
cently released by Los Angeles. If
McAley comes to ' Portland he
wU be used at short, while Man
agei Ernie Johnson, will play sec
ond - Turner Is also trying to buy
Inffelder, Ernie Padgett from the
Boston Braves. ,V"ir-.
CRAWFORD NAME URGED
MARION . COVNTCU RESIDENT!
WAIT UPON GOVERNOR
A committee of prominent Mar-
Idn county residents appeared be-
ire Governor. Pierce here Monday
d" urged th appointment of
lenry . Crawford, . rancher, as a
ember of the state fair board to
cceed Wayne. Stuart of Albany
o has left the state.Tf Governor
;rcel said that he would "defer
j appolntmenfuntil Mr. Stuart
s submitted his resignation. ;
At the last' " anrfual meeting of
state fair hoard Mr. Stuart was
:cted president of the organiza-
, Good? Evil?
iii"" -1 by ten . when the speak-
ers had finished.
i Each team was composed of one
Willamette and one Utah speaker,
neither school accepting the re
sponsibility of standing either in
opposition to or in favor of modi
fication. "Evils resulting from the blind
pig are not quite so bad as those
resulting ' from the pig with" two
eyes." Thus did the ' negative
team hit hone its point. ; j
. "Light, wines and beer are, not
Intoxicating." declared Charles
Redding of Willamette, a member
of the affirmative team.. To
which Joel Berreman, also of Wil-.
lamette, but on the negative team,
replied: ; j :- '
'Not knowing from my own ex
perience, I am- bound to take
your word for it." ,
Redding of WUIamttte, opening
the debate, declared that now the
American people are consuming
from five to 10 hundred 'millions
of gallons of liquor per annum.
By Intricate figuring the negative
showed that If such were the case,;
it is only one half of one per cent
of the annual consumption before
the creation of the dry law. i
A member of the audience,
when that body was called on for
questions, remarked that if the
present consumption is from five
to 10 hundred million gallons,
each persdhi must be drinking
from 4 to 10 gallons a year. Then
before prohibition, they must have
been drinking, if the figures were
correct, from 500 to 100 gallons
each per year.
''We char6- that,, the -Volstead
act tejtds to make people resort to
poisonous substitutes,' i declared
Redding. , "People now . consume
one' third' as much poison, as they
did liquor hefore the prohibition
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John' J. Edmonds, of Utah 'uni-
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CHANCE GETS REPRIEVE
CLEMENCY. GRANTED BY GOV
EBXOR OX SMALL'S PLEA
Governor, Pierce Monday Issued
a reprieve to Walter Chance who
on October 17 last year was sen
tenced to serve a term of six
months in the Marlon county jail
for larceny. The reprieve expires
In March, 192 6. The reprieve was
recommended by Brazier Small,
justice of the peace of the Salem
precinct.
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Bend . Apartment House Is
Wrecked by. Explosion; Mc
Bride Intended Victim
GIRL IS HURT IN BLAST
Young Woman Pinned Beneath
Wall of House; Attempt at
Murder Is Thought Result
of Shooting
BEND, Ore., March 8. (By
Associated Press.) Possibility
that the explosion which wrecked
the one story apartment house
here early this morning may have
been caused by powder stored iq
the basement was expressed by;
Sheriff S. E. Roberts, Deschutes
county sheriff tonight. J. M. Per
ry, owner of the building denied
that there was powder of any kind
stored in the building.
Threats said, to have been made
against the life of C. 6. McBride,
state prohibition officer, an acci
dental shot from, whose gun, re
sulted In the death of, Vayle TayT
lor, alleged moonshiner February
18, have led to the belief among
other officials, that the attack
was aimed at him in the belief
that he occupied the apartment
where the charge of dynamite Is
.nought to have been placed. This
Apartment was occupied by an
other "officer; A. F. Marriot and
Mfcs. Marriot, who escaped wlth-
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STATE WIRE IS FORMED
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NTjHT, RELAY WILL GIVE
I PORTLAND, March 8, (By
Associated Press.) The Asso
ciated Press and several mem
ber papers enlarged their facil
ities tonight with the addition
of an Oregon night state relay,
connecting, the Astorian, Cen
tral Oregoit Press, Bend, Eu
gene Register, Eugene, and The
Statesman, - Salem,' ' -with the
Portland office nd the main
trunk wires. ; '
Heretofore these four points
were ; served from . the Spokane
bureau. The new? arrangement
makes possible, a greater
amount of Oregon v news. On
Saturday nights thev Herald of
Klamath Falls, and he Mail
Tribune, Medford, also will be
on the wire. ' '
COMPE TITION!
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STATE GflGERS
EIES LISTED
Governor Pierce Draws Posi
tions for Nine Team?
Entering Line-up,
BEND TO ARRJVE TODAY
Salem Five to Play First Game on
Thursday, 8:30, Against
Ilillsboro Quint; Prize
Cup on Display
Positions on the starting line
for the nine teams entered in the
state high school basketball tourn
ament, opening here Thursday,
were made by Governor Pierce, in
the presence of Coach Rathbun of
Willamette university, and Super
intendent of 'Public Instruction
Churchill, Monday.
Bend, the first of the nine teams
entered, will arrive today. De
velopments, from the high school
angle, are herewith summarized:
By Don Dcckcbach
The state tournament this year
promises to be bigger and better
from all angles. Preparations are
fast neariug completion and all
teams have registered, save a team
from Portland, a conflict in sched
ule prohibits its coming.
This year's games will be mark
ed by a second flight series, where
by all teams must be defeated
twice before being dropped from
the running. This system enables
all losers of the first games to con
tend in a separate flight of games,
ths winner receiving .third place
in the tournament. The drawing
for positions was completed Mon
day afternoon in the office of Gov
ernor Pierce. The governor drew
the. cards while his movements
were witnessed by CoaCh Rathbun
of Willamette university and State
Superintended of Schools Churchill.-
In previous years it has been
necessary for teams to play four
games to reach the finals. This
year only three games will be
necessary in the main flight, each
one falling on separate days. The
(Continued on pace 8.)
RAIL BILL TO BE HEARD
GOODING MEASURE WILL
TAKEN UP IX SENATE
BE
WASHINGTON, March 8. (By
Associated Press.) Under an
agreement today the Gooding bill,
prohibiting railroads from "charg
ing more for a short haul than a
long haul, will have the' right of
way in the senate as soon as the
annual war department appropri
ation bill is passed.
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) for the convenience of. Statesman readers, this simple table
is printed, showing at a glance whether or not you are exempt
from the federal Income tax. The table is of vital Interest to all
taxpayers.- r - - j . . T ;,.;f
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l Changes appli Able to your income Include a reduction in the
normal and surtax rates, personal exemption allowance for a sin
gle person being raised from J1.000 to $1,500; for a married per
son being raised from $2,500 to $ 3.5 00 while earned income
credit was raised from $10,000 to $20,000. iff
TAX RATES ON
Normal Tax
The normal tax is figured on
net taxable income after the per
sonal exemption and credit for
dependents (if any) are deduct
ed. : The remaining income after
making these deductions is taxed
as follows:
Between $0 and $4,000.. 1 ,
Between $4,000 and $8,000.3.
Above $8,000 5
WHO MUST FILE A RETURN
It you are single and your net income for year 1925 exceeded
$1,500 you are required to file an income tax return. 'I I
If you are married and your net income for year 1925 exceed
ed $3,500 you are required to fle an income tax return.
If you are married and separated from "husband or wife (for
purpose of the income tax) you are treated as a single person and
must file "a return if your net income, for year 1925 exceeded
$1,500. j
If your gross (not net) income for year 1925 exceeded $5,000
you are required to file an income tax return. Even if no tax is
imposed a return must be filed. This applies to individuals
whether married or single. Gross income means before any; de
ductions are made.
PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS ALLOWED
A single person is allowed a personal exemption of. ... .
A married person, not living with husband or wife, is
allowed a personal exemption of
If the separation occurred during year 1925
prorate the exemption on $3,500 and on $1,500
for the number of months you occupied each
status.
A married person, living with husband or wife, during
the entire taxable year is allowed a personal exemp
tion of 4
If husband and wife make separate returns
the personal exemption may be taken by either
or divided between them, which means if the
husband deducts $3,500 in his return, then the
wife in her return cannot claim a deduction.
A head of a f amily is allowed a personal exemption of . .
Head of a family is a person who actually
supports and maintains in one household one or
more individuals who are closely connected
, with him, and whose right to -exercise family
control and provide for these dependent indi
viduals is based upon some moral or legal obli
gation. ! " r "
Do no forget that if you, were not married or
a head of a family during the entire year 1925
that you are required to, prorate the 'personal
exemption. To , illustrate Say- you married
June 10, 1925, which -means you were single
five months and married seven months. ' To ar
rive at the personal exemption take 5-12 of
$1,500 or $625 and 7-12 of $3,500 or $2,041.
67, or a grand, total of $2,666.67.
In figuring the exemption, a fractional part
of a month is to be ignored, unless it is 'more
than omi-half month, in which case it will be
considered to he a month. j
For each child under 18 years of age a personal exemp
tion is allowed (if. you provide t the chief support) of
For each person dependent upon and receiving his chief,
support from you, if such person is incapable of self
support, because mentally or physically defective, a
personal exemption is allowed of '
December 31, 1925, determines the credit
you may claim for dependents. In other words,
if you were supporting two children up until
November 20, and three children December 31,
1925. you deduct $1,200 and not, $800,
NEW SURTAX RATES OX 1035 NET INCOME
Surtax rates on incomes between $10,000 and $26,000 are the
same as last year. Surtax relief given on incomes of $26,000 or
more.
Amount
' Incomes Rate Surtax
Betwrrn 10,000 Between
Between 14,000 lrc S 40 Between
Between 16,oo 2 80 Between
Between 18,0(10 3 140 Between
Between 2O.00O 4. 2JO Between
Between 2!i,0OO 5fc 320 - Between
Between 2 4.000 C 440 Between
Between 2B.0OO 7 720 " Between
Between 82,000 8 .- 1,040 Between
Between 36,000 - - '. 1,400 : Abore
Between 40,000 10 1.80O
GET LIQUOR SENTENCES
OLMSTKAD DRAWN 4 YEARS,
S SSOOO; HAS APPEALED
i SEATTLE, March 8. (By As
sociated Press.) Roy Olmstead,
former Seattle police officer, Jerr?
Lynch, his attorney and JJ others
associated with them in what-was
described during their trial ifed
eral court here as a $500,000 rum
running conspiracy today were
sentenced to the penitentiary and
assessed heavy, fines.
Olmstead drew the heaviest pen
alty, four years and $8,000 fine.
The others , received prison sen
tences ranging from 15 months up
to four years, and the majority.
also drew fines.
Motions for new trial and arrest
of, Judgment were denleiV but, all
but one of the; defendants, filled
writs of error j as a basis for ap-;
peals to tho circuit court, Ten,
including Olmstead, posted bonds,'
while 11 were obliged to spend
the night, in Jail, s ;
LlNCOLPrS ; BARD DIES
MAN, lOO, SANG AT : EMASc
' PATORJ INAUGURATION
KANSAS CITY. KAN., March 8.
(By Associated Press.) Wal
ter Booth Slack who as a member
of the Allegheny." Quartet sang at
tho Inauguration of President Lin
coln,' 4 ied' hbre Isst; nigh: jfte-ya
1 00 years old.' The- quartet sang
also ; at' Lincoln's' funeral snd at
other times appeared before Pres
liznta Grant, ! Pllmore land Gar
field. Ira D. Sankey, composer of
church hymns, was -one of his
Incoitie Tax;
By Monday
1923 NET INCOME il
Surtax "-jr-
The surtax is figured on net
taxable income before the per
sonal exemption, and credit for
dependents (if any) are deduct
ed. The surtax begins at $10,
000. The first $4,000 of net in
come in excess of $10,000 is
taxed at one per cent. The maxi
mum surtax is twenty per cent.,
levie'd on net incomes in excess
of $100,000. (See new surtax
table below).
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$1,500
1,500
$3,500
$3,500
$400
$400
Amount
Surtax
S 2,240
2,70
3,210
3.80O
4,400
5.O40
' 6,00
7.860
11.060
' Incomes
S44.000
4H.0OO
62.000
6,00O
60.000
-H4.OO0 .
90,00
SO.OOO
1OO.0OU
100,000
Rate
11
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13
14
15
17
1
1
20
FACES LARCENY CHARGE
WILTFONO I ' SAID M TO ; HAVE
SOUGHT WORK IX LOCKER !
Charles Wiltfong was arrested
Sunday night, charged with lar-j
ceny. He was brought to the local
police station, and Monday was!
turned over to the Justice court, j
! Alderman L. J. Sim era I was one!
of the chief characters in execut-;
in g the arrest. Simeral was on
shift, at the power plant. Money
had been missing from the locker:
room. Simeral; came upon Wilt
fong, he states, fa the locker room.
He asked Wiltfong what he want
ed.; Wiltfong replied he was ; look
IngT for .someone. A"
l "Did you expect to. find him In
one "ofj thosr pockets?" Simeral
askd. J Laer,. Wiltfong. declared
ho "was se'eklng work. J
"There isnt-any In tho locker
room," Simeral persisted. An ex
odus tq the police station' ensued.
BAH CHARLESTON HOP
GYRATIONS TAKE UP, TOO
I MUCH lXOR SPACE
OMAHA.' Neb.. March ,8.?
t ( By . Associated Press). .The
Charleston takes too-, much
room. Omaha's leadln g hotel
lacks sufficient spacer for the
performance j; of the .newest
step, It stated today In. requests
Ing Hs, guests ; to forego this
active' dance. The hotel sJsq
stated ' that the action -wras
taken "as a' matter of courtesy
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23 ARE BURIED
IIIBLIS
One Known Dead, 37 ,Res--(
cued; Poison Gas Ifqmes
Spread Through Shaft
EXPLOSION ROCKS MINE
Rescued Men Suffer. From Sever
Burns andFrom Gas; Con
ditlon of Entombed Work
ers Unknown;
ECCLES,. W. Va March O.
(By Associated Press.) The last
two. men in No. O inlpe of the
Crab Orchartl Improvement com
pany near here were brought out
alive shortly after 1 o'clock. ' Of
the 40 men working in' the mine,
all but one was saved, j Hopo for
the 23 men in No. 5, where the
explosion occurred, dwindled as a
barrier- blocked further rescuo
work near the bottom of the shaft.
ECCLES, W. Va., March 8.
(By Associated Press.) One man
is known to have been killed, 23
miners were entombed and 37
others were rescued alive, follow
ing the explosion in mines num
bers 5, and, 6 of the Crab Orchard
Improvement company near here,
according to a check made late to
night by officials. Most of those
brought out by rescue crews were ;
badly burned and were ; suffering
from the effects, of poison gas.
Mine officials said that the orig- r
lnal blast occurred In' No. 5 where ,
the 31 entombed men were work-
Ing and that it spread. to No. 6,
trapping - others. Rescue crews i
went into No. 6-shortly after the ;
blast occurred, and brought out
the survivors. They said this mlnq
was little affected by the blast.
V No. K mine was filled with po'ls;
onous gases and the rescue rncu
could not. go down the shaft. The
body was found in a lateral con
necting the mines. ..1 !
r Somewhere in the flame-swept
tunnels is Slim Russell, veteran
miner, who was the! last man to.be
rescued from the" same workings
in April. 1914, when an explosion
took a toll of 184 liven. After, that
disaster. Slim was hailed as tho
luckiest miner in 'Raleigh county.
But tonight fate had overtaken
him, and while his baddies, gave
him, up as 'dead, his wife, recall
ing his sensational eitcape of 12
years ago believes that Slim would
come through safe and sound. .
No explanation of the explosion
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LEGION. RENEWS J DRIVE
MEMBERS DEVOTE EVENING
' TO PROSPECTIVE LIST' '.
Capital post No.' 9, American
legion,, met early jln McCornack
hall Monday night to go over llstq
of eligible veterans who have not
as yet affiliated with the organi
zation..! , ; ; . j " '
Prospects were assigned antl
members left to devote .the eve-'r'
ning to j solicitation, reporting 5
back -later. Distinct satisfaction
was expressed with results tq date.
Adjutant Karl Hinges declaring: '
"We are getting members who
have never before affiliated with
the legion. They; are coming in
now becauso of the record main
tained by the legion in guarding
the interests of ex-service men.
Total enrollment Is increasing and.
the drive will continues." j
Monday j
In Washington :
Hearings on the Schall-Johnson
bill contest from Minnesota 'cre
closed. ;. ;
The senate judiciary committee
completed pending bills to' mod
ify the prohibition bill. ;
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The' supreme court declared un
constitutional the Pennsylvania
law ' prohibiting the use of shoddy
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.Thej senate adopted a resolution
authorizing; a joint congressional
committee to consider bids for
Muscle shoals. , . ,
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The senate lands committee and
the Interior - department1 reache-1
an . agreemen on rcsulatlns eras
ing on the public domain.
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Secretary Hoover. urged. tLat t" j
shipping board be etrlrr"! cf j
administrative powers cvr- '
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