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i SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS SESSION TODAY Governor Pierce to Welcome :; Visiting Officers at Ar ; " mory. Tonight GRAND ENCAMPMENT ON Grand Putrlarcli O. Henderson, Of Salem, 4o Preside at Meet ings In IOOP Temple on : Tuesdays With clearing skies and favor able prospects 'lor a; week of good weather Hue session of the Grand Lodge of, Oregon L O. O. F. got .under -way in Salem Monday. Vis- ' more than 600 having registered up to evening. ' . ' , Monday's sessions were derot- ' in tha milfArmtit branch nt tha ' order.' the Patriarch Militant. De- - partment of ; Oregon. ; Both the ' Patriarchs .JIUltant . and . ldiea Auxiliary held sessions convening Officers for the - ensuing year . cnosen toe department uouneu . rartriarchs Militant are: Depart ment Camnfander.- Brieadier Gen eral W. E. Wadsworth of Harris- ourg; Tlce president, . coi. a. J. Walthers, .? Portland; department Adjutant, Brigadier General II. M. 'Beckwlth, Portland; treasurer. .Major p. P. H. Mills, Portland; Chanlain Chevalier Henry Young. Baker; officer of the day, Captain William Wo blander, Marsmieia; officer of the guard,: Chevalier A,' . E. Goettsche, Grants Pass; aide, ' 'Captain J. M. Wllsonr Tillamook; sentinel, ;A. O. Weber Roseburg; Picket, Edward Trapp, Eugene. The Department Council of the Ladles Auxiliary Patriarchs Mili tant hld their sessions at the L O. O. F. Temple. --JU the morning session the appointment of com mittees, election of officers and routine , business occupied the time. At the afternoon session - Salem and Grants Pass ladles' Un der the direction of Colonel Elsie v , Simeral of Salem exemplified ;Vt memorial aerrice which waS adopted-by the connclt-ms the of ficial burial service for the auxil- lary. : ' -r V- . A fraternal visit was paid the council by committee from the department hospital corps headed by Major E. Woertendyke of Port land. A committee consisting of Colonel Daisy Ott. Colonel Nora Starr and Colonel, Elsie BV. Sim eral, alt past .presidents, paid a fraternal visit to me uepsnmeni Council at Fraternal Temple where they were la session, McLaughlin Aulillary No. I; Of Eugene exemplified the favorable and unfavorable ballots. . TP A Joint installation "ceremony with the officers of the Patriarch Militants was held in the , after noon. , xnis was iuuowcu ujr gree work by Multnomah Auxil iary No. 2 of Portland. ;jV Officers chosen by the Ladles Auxiliary are: Department Presl dent. Colonel ! Addle S. ; Kimble; Portlands department vice presi dent. Colonel Daisy Ott, Baker; . assistant adjutants Major, Betty Jean Burke, Gran If Pass: treas urer, Mrs. .Hattie Patterson, Sa- - iem; aiae.. auco xwiuney. aia.mu field; officer of the day, Hattie Cruxon, Lebanon; Chaplia, Llllyan jr teener, taiem; icniuei, vureu Steinnits, Klamath Falls; picket, v Mildred ' .Crotser, Tillamook; standard bearer.? Captain Dora Wlggars. Portland! assistant standard bearer, Janet McRae, Pendleton; "musician. Captain Edythe Kelley, .Roseburg. - . The Decoration of Chivalry was conferred on a class of more than 60 ladies at the Willamette uni versity gymnasium at 8:30 in the , evening. v J::l'i'; . : i'w-- Beginning att a. nu today the session of the Grand Encampment of Oregon i win ' convene with Grand Patriarch R. G. Henderson of Salem, presiding. The sessions 1 of this branch .will be held at the I. O. O. F. Temple. The Rebekah Assembly of Ore: y gon will hold their opening ses- sion a. m. today at the .Elks ; Temple. Miss Myrta R. James of Kewport is president of the as- GRAND LODGE. EVENTS Grand- Encampment 1 IOOF. Temple convening at. 10 a. m. 1:30 p. m. Closing Session. t:00 p. m. Golden Rule De gree, Willamette' Encampment No. 2, Salem. - - - Royal Purple Degree. Clat-.1 SOP Encampment No. 68, As toria. ' Rebekah' . Assembly, Elks Temple at t a, m. Seating Officers, P. N. G. As sociation,. Salem. . . f Conferring Assemble Degree. Mrs. Tandy's Flag Ceremony, Officers Salem No. L k "Street of Memories Intro ducing past, presidents. ; Gateway-Rebekah Lodge No. 77, Astoria. , 1:30 p.- m. Regular Session. 7 : 0 0 p. xru C i and Lodge Spe cial i Session for conferring Grand Lodge JDegree at IOOF Temple. - V"- , - " '.' ' Life Mirrored News Service Discussed E. F. Nelson, Associated Press Correspondent, Tells Radio Audience of the Work and Ideals of Greatest Netrs Gathering Organization PORTLAND, Ore., May "How The 'Associated Press Mirrors Life" was the tobic of a radio address tonight, delivered by Edward -Fw Nelsbh, superintendent of The Associated Press, at Portland, from station KGW. He said: "Life's infinite variety is reflected more completely by The Associated Press than by any other vehicle. Art holds the mirror: up to Nature; and The 'Associated Press; holds the mirror, up to Life. This all-seeing reflector brings word- HUGE SWINDLES : CHARGE MALE LOVE PIRATE HELD; ROBERT "WHITMAN, 81. IS TAKEN IN PHILADELPHIA New York-Woman Declared Vic timized of 125,0O0; Totl, .', One Million PHILADELPHIA, May 24. (By Associated Press.) Tanity led to the capture today of Rob ert - Whitman, described by the police as the "bogus Lord Beaver brook,", and , known under a doz en aliases, on a charge of having married and swindled a New York woman out of Jewelry valued. at $125,000. The authorities said the prisoner -had left a trail of broken hearts from the Atlantic to the Pacific after having swin dled his victims out of jewelry worth more than $l,000,00Q.They asserted that he naa . marriea women in many parts of the country--.' ' ?-' :i ' v-' - Whitman, who, detectives saia. had been traced across the coun try by his vanity and lavish dis- tributhjn.Of ttpus to hotel attend ants was arrested, in the Daroer shop . or a local notei wnere ne was staying with, a girL: compan ion on a "business trip," he is variously known as John a. Weidemeir Fred A. Stanley,, Her man 4 Krueger,.;xir.i pari neuw. Dr; Karl Edwards, ti Mr. wara. Baron Cornelius" Beaverbrodk and many other names. v Four detectives who arrestea hlmegrertfcnimirtmwn JqsA jof? fered each of them a bribe of S10,- 000 for his freedom. His arrest ended a year's chase, which led detectives to Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis; San Francisco f and other cities. fi Asserting that. he. had a wire and daughter on the operatic stage and that? ho did not -wish them "drasreed into this: Whitman de clined to give the police much in formation. WTiile he was being Questioned at city hall, his com panion engaged counsel for him by telephone. ? Her laenuxy was not learned.1 : ' . -t-i " ; Whitman is about 51 years ow, but looks much younger. The au thorities said he was . oorn in Vienna ..and was graduated from the University of Vienna with the decree of doctor of " laws. He speaks several languages fluently. j A I L B H El t H aEiiri I N G SET JTIDGE. PIPES 'TO AID IN PLEA BOOKED.. ON JUNE 1. The cases of James Willos and Ellsworth Kelley. who are in the state penitentiary here awaiting execution f of the part they, played in the orison break on August 12 of last yearr will be argued in the state supreme " courc j. uesaay, June 1.' . :. J The arguments had been set for today but were postponed upon request of Will R. King." attorney for the defendants,: Judge King said: he would be assisted in pre senting the arguments to the su preme court by Judge Martin JU Fipes of r Portland. Judge. Pipes formerly, was a member of the state supreme court. . 4 Tom Murray, third member or the trio : Involved In the prison break, committed suicide in his cell in the penitentiary two weeks ago. -.' . r . . .-. ;. - DURHAM TO FACE CHARGE RECKLESS DRIVTKO CASE FOL- LOWS CAR ACCIDENT Clark Durham, local high school boy. will appear in" the i Justice court here today as a result of a wreck In which a car he was driv ing crashed; in to the ditch on the Pacific highway at short distance north of Wood barn Members of the highschool debate team, were riding with Durham at the time of the rash, on their way to Port land to take part in a debate. Durham a car .piled up In a ditch it . is said,? i when1 he 5; attempt ed to pass a truck. He was charged with reckless driving on a com plaint. made out' by O. O. Nichols of the state traffic department. EMERGENCY FUND ASKED GRANTS OF 170,000 .WILL BE CONSIDERED TODAY ' - - : ;. ill ' . , Members of the state emergency board will meet In Salem today to consider- applications forr emer gency appropriations' aggregating approximately J75.00Q. Included among the state departments that have filed applications for" defic iency appropriations are the sec retary of state, state library and ill Press; 24 (By Associated Press.) pictures from far and. wide; and folk's at their firesides or their breakfast tables can see through this modern magic the important events that are happening every where. :" - . ; ' "Reading ' the Associated . Press reports from day to day is a libe ral education Not only does the Associated Press keep you inform ed about events of Interest in world, nation and state, but, it tells you of the discovery of new facts concerning nature,, humanity, the earth ' and the universe. The newspape rof today, which Js cast away tomorrow generally contains information that the next genera tion ; will read lnr histories,1.' ency clopedias and books of science. . "News stories, like those on the flights to the north pole, the re cent ; Hawaiian eruption, and those recording the development of avi ation and radio add to the sum' of human knowledge. "The Associated Press not only informs you in this way, but it entertains yon with stories that outrival the dreams of fiction writers. :- - is "How fascinating it la to learn of the discovery of buried cities of the long ago in Palestine; the wonders of the Egyptian tombs, or the uncovering of the Vains of Mayas and Incas, hidden for cen-turies-ln the tropical jungles; How exhillrating it is to read of ad ventures like thoitA' of tha round. the-world.c -flyers, or of Byrd or Amundsen at the north pole! How thrilling to hear of the heroic ex ploits of seamen, like those of the American steamer Roosevelt in the rescue of the crew of. the steamer Antlnoe! ; ; ' The Associated press furnishes the . member -. newspapers on the trunk andwxpresseiiults mxe4 than 80,000 words , a day equal to & good sized book. This run ning story of the world, with all its activities, amounts to 365 vol umes a year-aU handled orer-tel-egraph -Wires. vThia comprehens ive record. is prepared with speed and L accuracy for the enlighten ment of millions of newspaper readers. - --.v-- "From tte foreign field we re ceive complete Snd trustworthy re ports. .Fresh in our minds are the great stories- on the British strike, and the upheaval in Poland. While big events, like, these are fully: re ported, the less Bensatkmal hap penings are, not overlooked. We bate full accounts of the disarm ament conference; the fluctuations of French add Belgian motley val ues;, the doing-of Mussolini; the RitTian' warfare" in northern Afri ca; the Chinese fighting on the other side of the globe;1 the ups and downs in German politics, and (Contlsa4 en vk 4.1. SS1NG; GRATER OPENS Long Extinct Volcano in Jap anese Mountain Range ? Spreads Destruction 2000 ESCAPE UVA FLOW One Thousand Farmers Missing; One Village Wiped Out; 200 Inhabitants Known to Be Dead TOKYO, May 25. (By Asso ciated Press.) A dispatch- from Sapporo, Hokkaido, to the Toyo Nlchi-Nichi today reports that jne thousand farmers are missing? as the result of the eruption of a long extinct volcano in the main tains of Tokachi province, central Hokkaido. V The same dispatch reports i "at 2,000 farmers were driven to tike refuge In the hills by the over flowing of the river Kaimbefou, owing to tlie eruption. , 'There were three explosions of the volcano yesterday, each 4r" rying huge quantities, of rocks and lava and causing numerous land slides. One village is reported to .have been wiped out by a flood of water and lava, 200 of the inhabitants being buried. v Verification of the details of the eruption is extremely difficult owing to the inaecessabllity of Jthe locality, a mountainous district of Hokkaido, the northernmost of (Continued on par 8.) I, FORTY CARS WANTS) INVITATIONS EXTENDED TO JOIN MEMORIAL" PARADB Col. Carle Abrams, graid marshal for the Memorial Day oarade. which will move off from Marlon Square at 1 o'clock Monday, has issue special Invitation to all frat nal and - civic organizations jdln with veterans of this sec- tion. in the patriotic .celebra tion of the day. Forty automobiles are also requested to furnish transpor tation for the city's older he roes .along the line of march south on Commercial street, to Court, around the square, past the reviewing stand, on to the Armory for the exercises to fol-. low. ' - In commemoration-, of the day, schools anti stores will be closed and all stddents, grade, high and university, and vet erans' auxiliaries, are invited to Join the parade.v Arrange ments are in charge of the Vet erans' association v which ap pointed Col, Abrams grand marshal. Members of the as sociation, composed of com manders of veterans organisa tions, have been named by him as members of the staff, and will' lead and review the marchers. . ' " - i JUST AROUND THE CORNER STUDENTS RIOT IT Grandstands on Michigan Athletic Fields' Burned; Battle Lansing Police SEVEN THROWN IN JAIL Students and Officers Bruised and Cat Following "Attempt to Light Huge Bonfire Near Capitol EAST LANSING, Mich., May 24. ( By Associated Press, t Re turning from Lansing where they staged a fight' with police and fire men who tried to stop a bonfire in the square in front of the capitol, Michigan state college students to-, night burned the immense east' stands of. the athletic field; The students were celebrating: their first baseball victory over the Uni versity of Michigan in 1J yeara.tM College officials were unsuccess ful in their-attempts to apprehend those starting the fire. The wood en stands burned, like tinder, mak ing a blaze visible in Lansing three miles, away and were attracting the remaining students back to the campus. Plans for a "bolshevik" day with all students "boiling classes' in celebration of the Vic tory was being planned by student groups watching the blaze. LANSING, Mich., May 24. ( By Associated Press.) Students of the Michigan state college and Lansing police mixed in a wild melee here tonight with the re sult that seven students were ar rested and several students and officers slightly bruised and cut. The riot started when the stu dents, came from East Lansing to Lansing to celebrate Michigan state's victory over Michigan in a baseball game today. They start ed huge bonfires in the square In front of the capitol. The police and the fire depart ment charged down upon them and extinguished the fire. The students jeered the police, rush ing in mass formation with drawn clubs, attempted to disperse them. The students refused to separate and the milling mass, with stu dents and officers fighting in the center crept down, to the police station. When a half dozen of the lead ers were thrown in Jail the stu dents assembled outside demand ing their release. A dozen free for all fights be tween students ' and policemen followed. Mght clubs flew, one officer picked out a student and kicked him as he walked down the street.. A woman was struck in the head by a fist. A little blood was shed as scratches and cuts became numerous. Students on the out skirts of the crowd secured eggs and shot them at the officers. One with a pungent odor broke on the brawny policeman's neck. Chief of police Hackett of East Lansing finally induced the stu dents to return to East Lansing. They loaded on street cars and left. As far as could be learned no One was injured seriously. AFTER I DRY ; J :m i ; a HomeLobksGoodw Debate Victoris! Diecliare One Thousand Students Greet GayneUe Beckett, Margaret Pro, Homer Richards, and Haze U Browne, Chaper one, Returning: From Tour of States . ,- . y . .-, ' - , , . j ' - " ' Approximately 1000 students teachers jand townspeople greeted the Salem high school debaters Mbfiday night when they returned from their trip to Salem, Mass.i. where they defeated the eastern team in that end of trie cross-continent debate. . ' . - J. C. Nelson, principal of the high school, George Hug, city school -superintendent, and members Of the team that debated here were present to greet the debaters. Th party arriving consisted of Homer Richards,; Margaret pro, uayneue Beckett, and Hazel Browne, chaperone. Nearly half an hour before the train arrived the students crowd ed the depot platform, while the high school band struck up school and popular tunes. A long ' and voluminous cheer was sent up when the headlight of '(the Shasta finally shone around the bend, some 10 min utes late. The debaters were on the- last car, which came to a stop a distance from the station. ' By the time the debaters could alight, they were swallowed up in a railling lake of students.. Homer Richards .was boosted onto eager shoulders and conveyed to the in terior of the depot. Shoulders were not , tendered Miss Pro or Miss Beckette, who were accompanied to the depot by scores of friends. .Once inside, all three debaters were boosted' up on the back of a bench, and the" students were led in a rousing school yejl. Cries of "speech!" were sounded. "We had a wonderful trip," de clared Miss Pro. "But on all the trip we 'saw no place to compare with Salem." , "After the east and the sonth, the, west means more to us than ever; declared Miss Beckett. "My speech will consist of one sentence, said Richards. "Of the whole trip, the best part Is get ting back!" An assembly in honor of the team will be held at the high school this' morning, when the members will be welcomed back formally. ; The new Officers of the student body wUl alsp be Installed at the assembly. . . , SUMMER SCHOOL PLAN COURSES . FROM. FIRST j-uj EIGHTH GRADES OFFERED Summer school from the first to the eighth grades will com mence Monday, June 21, and close July 28. The schools will be lo cated at Grant school, on Market street between . Winter and Cot tage streets and at Park school, on Mission street between 13th and 14th streets. Sessions - will begin each morning at 8:30 o'clock and close at noon. . Margaret J. Cosper and Car lotta Crowley will have charge of the schools. The teaching staff will consist ' of Mrs. . Florence Wlthycombe, Susie Bonner, Grace Williams, Henriette Wolfer, Miss F. Beardsley, Mrs.. Bess Scogg. Mrs. J. A. Duncan and Esther Gil bertson. Pupils who have failed in only one subject will have a chance to make up their .work. Those who are weak or average in their work or who have lost time through ab senses, sickness or other causes, will be eligible for the summer school. There Is to be a class for beginning first grade pupils. George Hug,' superintendent or schools, and- members of the schoolboard - have declared them selves to he heartily in favor of the summer school. : GRID PRACTICE CALLED SPEC REEXE LINES UP CREW FOR TRAINING , Spring football practice -under Spec Keene was started Monday Afternoon at Willamette university Only , about 12 men were out, but several are training for the North west conference track meet to be held on Sweetlahd field Saturday; Next Monday a large turnout is expected. - Spc Keene, new coacn at .Wil lamette, wilt, he present during the chapel v hour Wednesday and will address the students. Salts were issued to those who answered the call Monday-and an hour's workout1 was held. Spring football practice win be held daily antil a week from.; Friday. SALEM AIR PORT TALKED FAIR RACE TRACK- MAY BE USED AS LANDING FIEIjD - 'The ' state forestry department Monday took up with Governor Pierce, -members of the state fair board and' Salem, service . clubs, the: proposition of converting the center of the race, track oval at tho state fairgrounds into a land ing field tor airplanes engaged in forest fire patrol operations. ? i Reports received ; at the state forestry department-indicated that two w planes would ; arrive here June 1. . BISHOP COSIES IN AUGUST PORTLAND, May 24. Bishop Edward D. Howard, recently- ap pointed, archbishop of the Oregon Clty.diocese, probably will take up nls new work Here about the first f August. -. This information was received today in a letter from Bishop Howard to ; Monsignor A. 99 DRY ENFORCEMENT PLAN EXPLAINED BY OFFICIALS LOCAL POLICE ACTIVE ONLY UPON STATE'S REQUEST Senator Robinson Declares Admin istration Order a "Colossal - BJoiider' 1 WASHINGTON, May 24.i-(By" Associated Press.) Under renew ed fire today from the capitol, the administration; sought to allay, ap prehension that, President Cool- idge's executive order is to - be used to convert state, county and municipal police into a vast army of prohibition! agents. . Assuming f till responsibility for the order. Secretary Mellon said there was no intention to make it generally applicable oxer the coun try, explaining that the primary purposo was to legalise an ar rangement already worked out with' some deputy sheriffs in Call- iornia. I While Mr. Mellon was making h is statemen t. Senator Robinson, the democratic . leader, was de nouncing the order on the floor' of the senaet as! a colossal blunder, and as "the worst blow that has been struck against prohibition." previously Senator King, dem ocrat. Utah, had offered a resolu- tion to direct the senate Judiciary committee to the order is Wadsworth. determine whether legal and Senator . republican. 'New York, had issued a formal state ment saying the order would help to, inform the public "about the extent to whch the federal gov ernment may go in Search of now er over the states and their sub divisions." While senators continued thai d roadsides against the constitu tlonality of the president's action. Attorney uenerai Sargent handed down an opinion declaring the or oer to be legal. Hj said the eighteenth ' sjmendment contem plated concurrent action bv th nation and the states in prOhlb- luon emorcement. . Mr: Sargeiit's opinion was un der date of today and emphasised a statement previously made by treasury officials that the attor ney general (had not been con- (Continued on 1) , CONGRATULATE STEI WER STAXFIEX,D SENDS MESSAGE TO OREQdarS NOMINEE POETLANp, May 24 (By As sociated Press.) A special dis patch from j Washington to the Morning Oregonlan tonight said: Robert Nr Stanfield. junior United Stated senator for, Oregon, today sent tlie following message of congratulation, to Frederick Steiwer of Pendleton, who defeat ed him ; for the senatorial nomin ation in Fr: day's primary elec tion: ' . . ,,, -..-VT- p: jr ; "I sincerely congratulate you. The great republican party of Ore gon has chosen you as its candi date for the highest office within the gift of this people of our state. I am sore tht all my friends will give you whole hearted support and that yon will be victorious in the general (election. - ; The great honor conferred by the people of Oregon' upon you entails a pains taking -and f self-sacrificing : ser Tice." FATAL CRASH QUIZ ASKED CHIEF JlfNTO TO ISTIGATE SKIDDING OF - CAR . - ,v Ralplf lialiy of Ilndepebdence, who was injured s last Saturday when an automobile' In which he was riding skidded from the high war near Aurora and overturned, died in a loial hospital Monday. The body was sent to Indepen dence for burial. ' : . .;. Homer Rush, also an occupant of the machine, suffered a num ber of fractured ribS, lacerated Jaw; He Is in n Salem; hospital receiving medical treatment. Carl Lander, drtYer of the ; car, was knocked hnconscious but was not seriously injured. District Attor ney John'-Carsoja announced Mon day that Jae would conduct an in vestigation of the' accident. VJRGIL HACrv 1$ "BURNED RUSHED TO HOSPITAL FOL LOWING INJURY MONDAY ; Virgil Hack,f2 i, "was? seriously burned : Monday, afternoon when a Jet of . flaming gasoliae struck him fn the- f jiee ; He was rushed to the Salemhospital where it is said - his condition is. serious but unless - complications set, in not critical: :r-T. , Hack, who is married, and lives at.-3 23 North- Church . street, Is employed by 4th Salem Iron Works.' The! accident occurred in the foundry ! in the rear of the STS TO BE LlifllTEO furids to Be Found in. Half Billion Property valuav tion Increase ; SMALL OWNER' GETS AID Not forO Than 5 Per Cent Annual Increase on 1 026 Tax In , ? come Considered Aft- i' -er Consultation - The state tax investigating com mltth) fn drafting a legislative bill, providing for. more equiUble prop erty! assessments-in tn state of Oregon," probably will include in the pro posed law a clause limiting the "revenues of the university of Oregon and OAC under the mill age (tax levies to an annual in- rrcAlin nf nnt mnrn than fl nar centj; based on the mlllage tax in comes-or tne institutions ror tne yea 1926. .. ,--. ? y-,: ;j. --(' ' i Thla was the opinion expressed by fmembers ; of ' the - committee; Monday after a discussion of the financial needs' of the institutions with Dr. W.:J.' Kerr, president of the I agricultural ; college ; Fred lOAf UlVIUUCl Va IUO UVB1U JK A ST" cents of the Unlrenitr ot Oregon. an1 1 A(nik m 4 w . 1 ' the jwelf are of higher educational centers. . - , - . --, - ;". President- Kerr presented fig ures to s"how that during the past fivel years the revenue of Oregon . Agricultural jcoliege has Increased approximately two per cent" an nually under the mlllage tax levy, but that 'the Income from the tax had not - bee nsuf ficlent .to meet the current demands -of the Insti tution and provide funds for the erection of needed, buildings and purchase of equipment. r. , - . li was - estimated by - Dr. , Kerr that the enrollment ot tho college' would-Increase approximately 10 per cent annually during the next, few years,; To meet the demands of this increased; enrollment he said the college should have an snnhal increase 'df seven per cent in lis revenues under the mlllage tax.) i Dr. Kerr : said, that he con-' sldered such an increase futile,, however, in - that the constitution of the state limits the annual in crease of any tax levy to six per cent. '!: ' - . y; Representatives of the Univer, sity of. Oregon Joined with Dr. Kerr in the' statement', that. th demands of the educational Insti tutions at, the present time were greater; than r ever before. All ; agreed, however, that they were willing to cooperate with the state tax investigating 'committee 'and' conduct ; their schools, at the least . possible cost. ' It was explained by members of the' committee that' the limitation of funds to be do-' rived, by the educational - lnstitu- tlons: under the mlllage tax levies; was? necessary in that the legls-' lature would be requested, by the committee to enact laws increas ing materially the property valua-Uanb.-"-'-'"" ' : '''' A frank statement showing the financial status of the state nor- mail schools will.be presented to ; the legislature by the committee. Although this statement wilt not contain -any recommendation, it will show (hat these institutions are badly in need of .additional.' funds to meet the demands that are (being made upon them; ! ' "The Ashland normal school now' receives: for its , Support a tax of one-twenty fifth, of a mill, whllal the ; normal scnool at Monmouth receives a tax Of one twentieth of a mill. - . ' , 7: :U The committee went .on record -favoring adoption of a tax law similar in many resUects to the one! now in Aneration in the st&ta of Washington. Under 'this law ' thority to review tax levies made by Jcounty assessors when It has1 been determined that they are un reasonable or. that the assessor ' has-been influenced' in fixing his" property valuations. A commit-" ContiaMil ' pii 4.) ; Monday District of Columbia supreme - court decided -to enjoin the; Ad- 4 miral Oriental ship sala.; debt settlement by the house ways and means committee. . - ' . ', .,! , , ' ' The western Maryland raHrcadi' labor, difficulties were aired be fore a senate committee v . ' , --. DnAMafrMM Af nAf iavm t rt T III" pish the government records c sales, the supreme court held.' - - . .. r - . i . The supreme courtr declined to pass on the Question cf "whether r5rroes can.be barred Iron ft-i-. . Attorney Geucr :;1 Cargpnt ?ttp-' held the lpsal!ty cf th cr-'-r f i- erallzlng loc.1 c fllcLU-s lr r" hitition enrorcerccat." "- ':. . i The 'tariff - commissi in- tho 1 be abolCished or" autlioriz; I aajn?t dntles William S. C eca teli tts ecsato isvui. .....