WEATHER FORECAST: Fir; tem
perature below normal; light east to north
winds. Maximum yesterday, 61; minimum.
314 ; river,. -73 it rainfall none; atmosphere,
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tist. . Here are a few reasons" "tfmong many !
-rent, faxes', Christmas shopping 'and ' ho
" necessity -of finding a, parking , plaeow-r-
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SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, TV
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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STATE BUDG
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OFFICER BILL
PH5SESSE1TE
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forts !ay Bfe Made UAi&.
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' slfUreiJ in Seriate
$25,000 TO AID WORI?
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Salary Increaw for Circuit Judges
Approvftl; IJvcstock 11111
by C'ranier Met ccat
Yesterday
, The measure, which makes
flevernor Patterson the state bud
Kf t officer, was approved in the
senate yesterday following a spir
ited debate. This 'part of the ad
ministration program was said to
he extravagant rather than following-
the lines of economy.
Twenty-one, senators voted in fa
vor and nine opposed the bill,
which had been-previously passed
hy the house.,
The a-ttack against the budget
officer bill was .led by Senator
Klepper and Senators Upton and
Joseph joined with - him in active
opposition. 1 v
;This.-;bill is ' the most vicious
legislation that has been.. intro
duced. this session," declared Sen
ator Klepper. "Under ita provi
sions the. governor, alone would
pass on the requirements of all
state departments, boards and
commissions.,' lie would have the
same authority with relation to
the expenditures of the govern-:
mental functions. I have discov
ered no demand for this legisla
tion in view.of the act that the
budget is now handled satisfac
torily under- the direction of the
state board of control.
j"The bill should be defeated
I and the budget law should remain
a It is at 'the present time. If
'lithis bin is l appxp.yed I predict
mat there wm be built up in this
state a. political machine' that will
put Tamaay to shwe. .
Senator ! Upton said that while
he was aware that the skids were
greased and the bill would pass
be could not allow it to" go by
without explaining his vote.
"This is not an economy meas
ure." said. Senator ' Upton. As I
read the bUl it differs from the
present law in three particulars.
The most, important' variation
from the existing law Is that it
places all the. authority now vest
ed. In the' budget commission in
one man. , It . also increases the
cost of bperatins. the ' budget de-
(Continued on pat 4.)
WRITERS WIFE !
SEERS DIVORCE
HARRY I.EON VIION C11ARO
ED WJTII piPBTION I
Xovelist Raid to Jlav Con real -d
i . Assets and Failed to '
Provide
LOS ANGELES; Feb. 8. (AP)
A suit for divorce waaflled today
against Harry Leon Wilson, noted
novelist ,. and short., story writer,
hy Helen Cook AVllson, charging
dosertlon and failure to provide,
r I effecting a' property settl'v
ment when the couple separated a
short time ago, Mrs.' WUsoft 'charg
es that her' husband concealed
assets and the value of the share
, she accepted was not more than
$50,000, a she believed the total
, community projer.ty to be worth
about twice-that sum.; Her suit
charges that a, Monterey county es
? tate alone Is worth 9100.000, thjat
. her husband has ' an. Income "f
$100.00.0 a year from his profea
sion; contracts for. royalties
amounting 'jo the same sum, and
that, be owns '.stocks and bonds
! totaling $30,00,0. ' i,r."'
t The property settlement gave
hef. the right to occupy f"he estaie
,at Highlands, Monterey county,
.for two yeara, $350. a month ali
jnony fof rv' years, ownership of
property at Carrael and 200 shares
rt;f arrnei. rne atvorce suit asas
OIIP half nf th mmmitnllT nrnn.
' ert y.,' ' I '0 6"a moth' temporary' ali
mony ana tne appointment or a
receiver for Jthe fortune, charging
Uiat Wilson Is outside the Juris
diction - of the court . nd iiasl
threatened to dispose of -the prop-
The Wilsons were married in
1912 at Ran T'ranclscoJ . Tbey'
have two children,: ilarry JLecm J
Wihrn, JrJ, 13, and Jlefen Xwia-
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FARM BILL VOTgt
WLL BE FRIDAY
SENATE OIJSTACXES TO QlTIjK
ACTION ALl RE3IOVED
Supporters of IcXary - Hapffen
Measure Now Turn Atten
tion to House
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8 (AP
Obstacles to a senate vote on
the McNary-Haugen farm relief
bill were removed today when
unanimous agreement was reached
for a final showdown on. the
measure not later than .4 p. m.
Friday.
Having obtained this agree
ment, supporters of the. bill
turned their .attention toward the
house, where efforts will be made
for a final roll call early next
week. The rule giving the meas
ure right of way with provisions
for 13 hours general debate. will
be called up tomorrow, with in
dications that the remainder of
the week will be spent in discus
sion of the rule and the bill
Pleased oyer the situation,
senate supporters of the proposal
sat back in their chairs and smil
ingly listened to opponents attack
its provisions. When the shafts
of the opposition failed to arouse
them. Senator Lenroot, republi
can, Wisconsin, turned on them
with a charge that they were re
luctant to defend the bill beeause
they could not answer the charge
that it was unconstitutional.
While the senate supporters
rested, advocates of the legisla
tion outside of congress came, for
ward to its defense. In a letter
to George N. Peek, of the farm
committee of 22, Frank Q. Low
deri, former governor of Illinois,
said the Curtis-Crisp bill was not
an adequate substitute for the
McNary-Haugen measure, as its
omission of the equalization fee
'wholly misses the point of legis
lation we have been advocating."
Support also came .from Gif
ford PInchot, former governor of
Pennsylvania, who said in a
statement that he favored the bill
because he believed it would help
the farmers and was worth a triaL
He charged that Secretary
Mellon . killed the bill at the last
session, and that he had "every
reason to' believe he will try jto
kill t this year." He further
charged that Representative Og
den L. Mills, republican, New
York, who recently resigned as a
house member .to accept the posi
tion as under-secretary of -the
Jreasury, had . withdrawn his
resignation to lead the fight In
the house against the bill.
WOMAN DIES FROM FIGHT
Mrs. Mary St. Clair Gets Fatal
, Injuries Near Longview ,
LONGVIEW, Wash., Feb.
(AP) Mrs. Mary St. Clair, Vo;
died here tonight from injuries
received in what police designate
as a drunken brawl at a farm
house near Mt. Solo Friday night
Death resulted from hemorrhage
or concussion of the brain, th
report indicated.
Police declare the woman was
beaten o severely that she suf
fered a deep scalp wound, laceiv
a ted mouth arid other face im
juries. The wounds occurred, po
lice say, when the -woman was in
the company of R. C. Campbetl
and John Toperat the former
home. The woman's son, John,
17, and' Art Cutter, together with
the other two men, are being held
in jail. -
Charge of murder will probably
be filed against one or more "of
the men, it was said tonight. An
inquest will be held tomorrow. ?
v -1 rs
YESTERDAY T
in Washington!
M l'." ' AtsoeiM nut. ' o
,The $8,600,000 seed loan bill
passed the senate.
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.The senate agreed to vote Fri
day on the McNary-Haugen farm
relief. ' , ' .-;. V
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Southeastern railroads and train
men. Tseltled , their wage contro
versy by arbUration,
: .
Supporters of the Boulder can
yon dam bill demanded its con
sideration by the house.
' William Tilson's nomination to
.be "federal judge in, .Georgia "was
with drawn by President Cqolidgq.'
i' . i ' ; . j'
f. Repeal .of -the national origin
provision of the immigration law
was ' favored by the house Immi
gration conimfttee. .
... ' . . ,,.!' . i ' .:- ., ,i: 1 .
s '-;'.-..' , i
- Senator Rorah "hp -ornnlI
hffit'ifije: tt)ii: wirohili'ion issue
1heoreiihe,r.ps,t rs: ubll;cn nation-'
BORAH. BUTLER
THRUST LlflR
SSUE TO FORE
f - .-V - wr
Prohibition to Be Paramount
' Before 198 Republican
' " Convention '
JDAH0 AN ffj COPPEBATE
Senator Announcen Views in Open
I'tler ! I'reNulent. of
- - - - t . - .
(Vduinbiu University;
Wil Force Tssuo
WASHINGTON, Fell. 8. (AP)
Prohibition vtiik thrust forward to
day as a possible paramount issue
before the republican national con
vention in 1928.
Agreeing with the view express
ed at New York py .Dr. Nicholas
Murray Sutler1 that this issue is
here and must be met, Senator
Borah", republican, Idaho, an
nounced his readine8s to cooperate
in prjriging the Question before
the party convention.
"I agree witp. you perfectly that
we should pot, dodge this issue,"
the Jdaho senator said in an open
letter sent tq the "president of
Columbia university! "I shall con
tribute in every way I can to force
the issue to a final conclusion Jn
tl.e next convention.'.'
Senator Borah said the ques
tion should not be. left to 'the dec
laration of the party candidate for
(Continued on par 6.)'
SEEKS $22,000 P.AMAQES
Portland Hardware Deader Sues
for Injuries From Sajemitcs
Salt was filed in circuit court
yesterday by M. A,brams, Portland
hardware dealer, against Clarence
and Frank Monner of Salem for
$26,006 general damages and $2.
049 incurred costs of an accident
in which Abrams was struck by
the automobile driven by Clarence
Monner and owned by Frank Mop
ner. .
Abrams was injured January
27, 1926 while crossing the inter
section at Liberty and State
strets in Salem. He states in his
complaint that one leg was broken
in two. places, he received compli
cated injures .to the skull which
haye hindered his business activity
to the full extent of the suit.
The plaintiff alleges that Mon
ner was driving at an excessive
rate of speed, that he failed to
slow up at IJhe intersection, paying
no attention to the pedestrians,
W.ho were endangered.
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PRAINAGE WORK
TALKED AT MEET
COMMITTEE WITHHOLDS RE-
f COMMENDATION FOR TIME
Schulmerlch BUI Concerning Fil-
ing hn Water Rights Report el
. Favorably
No action was taken on the bill
affecting the drainage problem in
southeast Salem at the meeting of
the senate committee on irrigation
and drainage last night.
Several persons affected wero
heard, but as Mr. Giesy the spon
sor of the measure could not bo
present and be given a hearing
and ' as the committee wished to
gather some information as to the
probable cost of the work to drain
the area they decided to withhold
their recommendation until a later
date.
Frank Durbin spoke at length
in opposition to the bill saying in
part that if the bill was passed
that it would practically ruin the
farming land and that the expense
would be so great that the land
owners outside of the city limits
would lose their property.
Newell Williams, ' a property
owner within the city limits, said
that sanitary conditions in the dis
trict were bad owing to the fact
that the basements filled up with
water and remained in this condi
tion for long periods.
When asked if it was not pos
sible to have a drainage district of
property just within the city limits
former state engineer Percy Cup
per said that, the condition that
caused ..the flooding of the district
was without the city limits and
that the water must be taken care
of several miles up Mill CTeek. Mr.
Cupper said that he could not give
any close estimate of the cost of
draining the district but consider
ed that if Mill creek was straight
ened out at a cost of about $200 9
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COW MAKES FINE RECORD
Exceptional Fine Thre-Year-Olf
Yield Over Nine Tons Milk ' '
i - - - ..'.
A new world's record for Jersey
milk production in the junior
three-year-old class has been com
pleted by Sophie's Princess Eula
lia. an exceptional producer, own
ed and tested by Mrs. Wm. J.
Thornley, of Silvertpn, Oregon. In
this 365-day test Eulalia produced
9l3.li pounds of butterfat and
18.S67 pounds of milk. This is
the highest milk record and the
second highest butterfat' record for
this age class of this breed.'
The Thornley's obtained their
foundation stock of purebred Jer
seys five years ago by trading a
wagon, harness and an old team of
horses, and since that tiuie a num
ber of animals in their small herd
have made notable production rec
ords. Tiip GAY PECEIYER
CURTAIN DRAWN
OVER SPBTUQAL
CENSORSHIP CLOSES DOWN OX
LISBON AND OPORTO '
England Sends Warships To Pro-
teet Interests In Troubled
District ' ;
LONDON, Feb. 8. (AP) The
veil is still drawn ocer events at
Lisbon, no dispatches having been
received from, the Portuguese capi
tal today, and the censorship has
closed down even on the course
of events at Oporto.
The only indication in London
of the continuing of the gravity of
the situation in Portugal was the
news that a. British cruiser was
leaving Gibraltar for Lisbon, and
that two destroyers had been dis
patched to Oporto for the protec-'
tion of British interests.
Mail advices from frontier
points, bringing events up to Sat
urday, states that all the politic
ians of the extreme left wing of
the democratic party had betaken
themselves to the headquarters of
the revolutionary troops in Oporto.
The authorities had ordered a
curfew all shops in Lisbon tb be
closed and traffic suspended in
the streets after four o'clock in
the afternoon, while the marine
arsenal was heavily guarded.
The government had also de
creed that safe conducts during
curfew hours would be granted
only to persons whose professions
required them to be abroad in
these hours. Many had been ar
rested for infringing these regu
lations. Three papers, Omundo,
Infomaclo, -and Orebatt, had been
suspended and their editors Im
prisoned. There has also been
trouble with, the milling interests
who are licensed by the govern
ment's orders regulating bread
baking to prevent speculation.
STINGY MAN DIVORCED
Husband Reads 'Neighbors News
papers to save expenses
CHICAGO. Feb. 8 (AP)
James Olsen, 24, in domestic re
lations court today told the judge
that if he had a saving wife he
could retire at 35. Mrs. Ethel
Qlsen, the wife, said he took the
bulbs out of electric lights Jto save
bills, locked the coal shed to save
fuel and visited the neighbors to
read the' papers explaining he
would tell her everything in them.
She got $10 a week alimonq.
SENATOR AT0BBECJK HURT
Solon From South Dakota Injured
in Wasldngton Accident
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. (AP)
Senator Norbeck of South Dakota
was injured tonight in an auto
mobile collision., He was taken
to Sibley hospital where it was
said his condition .was not serious.
ESCAPES FR
I
PEfJITEPJTIAHY
" PRO
Muiray, Wijlps and Kelley
Escape Expense totals !
Over $21,000
HOME REQUEST REFUSED
Committee Favors Appropriation,
of fOOOO for Soldier and '
Sailors Commission for
Giving Aid
Every prisoner escaping from
the Oregon Htate penitentiary t-osts'
the tax payers of the state a large
sum of money as a general rule.
Such were the findings , of the
joint ways and means committee
last night. Tom Murray, James
Willos and Ellsworth Kelley es
caped from the penitentiary- on
August 12, 19 25 and this -promises
to cost the people something over
S&1.000 exclusive of the expenses
of posses and the trials at which
the men were convicted of first
degree' murder.
Bills now approved by the joint
ways and means committee carry
appropriations of $3000 posted' as
rewards for the capture of con
victs, $5518 for the relief of Mrs
John Sweeney. $7233 for the re
lief of Mrs. MUton Holman and
$4500 for the relief of Lute Sav
age. Mr. Holman and Mr. Sweeney
were killed by the convicts during
the break while .Mr. Savage re- i
ceived permanent injuries which
ha vie made it impossible for him to j
work. All three of the men' were
employed as guards at the institu
tion at the time of the break.
The ways and means committee
also has recommended an ..appro
priation of approximately $.600 to
replace rifjes and other arms tak?
en from the state armory here by
members of the posses. It was said
that these rifles were not returned.
Liquidation of the' state farnt
demonstration by the state board
of control was ordered by the com
mittee. Reports before the com
mittee showed that the assets of
the demonstration department ini
eluded three farms valued at ap
proximately $4o;o0O. More than
$50,000 was expended in purchas
ing and developing these ' tractsi
The farm demonstration - had
asked for an appropriation "of
415,000 but this 'wag disallowed.
A. bill authorizing the" state
printing board- to fix the salary of
the state sprinter, was reported out
adversely by the- committee. " Sen
ator Bell said he objected to7 the
practice of the various boards' fix
ing salaries in that this was a'
function of the legislature. TJie
views expressed by Senator Bell
had the support or Senator 'Stray
er and other' members of the com-
miiiee. i no state printer now
receives $2400 a year.
Another bill approved by the
committee abolishes ' the' state
emergency -board, and creates an
(Continued on" page C.)
MERGER RUMORS FLOAT
New Line May Figure In Proposed
fniou Details 'I jilnir
f ' . ; ; , - . r -',- , ;
ST. PAITL, Minn.. Feb. 8.
(AP) Authoritative comment
was unobtainable here late "today
on published reports that the
Chicago Great "Western Railway
might figure in the proposed con
solidation of the Oreaf Northern
and' JJdrthern Paefflc railways.
Rumors in railway circles coupl
ed. Za. considerable .trading" Tin
Great Western bonds."-; with a re
port: that the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific might seek con
trol of the Chicago Great Western,
local ; newspa pe rs said. ,r 'i. ' : ,
President R;ilph Budd of the
Great . Northern and VI President
Charles Donnelly or the Northern
Pacific are ijl.the wes t and L. W.
HUJ. chairman of the GreatiNorth
ern reused to comment Yonl the
rumors, r A-;. -.e
Army Engiiurtr Board Decide
r " Datei iW brgon'Rivers ' X--;
'WASHINOTON,. Feb.- 8-(AP)
The army engineer board today
set two tenativo dates for further
hearings on the project to widen
and deepen the channels" of the
Colombia and Willamette rivers
between Portland andthe sea..
They were' Wednesday,, March
2 and Tuesday, March 15, at 4he
convenience of . local Oregon in
terest which requested the hear
ings. "-. ,:
HE COSTLY
STATE TO KEEP
6 PER CENT TAX
SENATORS J)ECipE NOT TO.
REFER ASlENDMENT
Minority. : Report of Resolutions
' Committee Falls to Weather
Storm
Nineteen senators out of 30 yes
terday ' voied - against s a ' minority
report of the senate' committee on
resolutions recommending that the
question of repealing the six per
cent tax limitation constitutional
amendment be submitted "'iV'tlhe
people of Oregon at the next' gen
eral election.' ' ' . . i
' Senator Hare put up an argu
ment for the minority report, de
daring that the six per cent limita
tion had increased taxes six per
.cent eacb year rather than reduc
ing them as it had been intended.
, The tax limitatipn amendment
is a humbug and a. farce, accord
ing to Senator Moser. ' .
"It has -not accomplished: the
purpose for which it was intend
ed..' he 'said, "and instead" of re
ducing taxes it Has' placed an em
bargo against raising money for
Decessary governmental activities.
We should repeal the amendment;"
. It -was the contention of Senator
Hall that the tax limitation
amendment had resulted in in
creasing taxes six per cenj each
year regardless- of " whetheB the
tunas were neeaea.
tThe amendment is vicious and
should be eliminated from the con
stitution."-
. Senator Bailey defended, the
amendment, wnicn ne saia naq
worked satisfactory to a majority
of the taxpayers.
"Had it not been for this
amendment,'-' said Senator Bailey,
"additional taxes would Have been
saddled on real property instead
of opining up new sources of' rev
enue," ' r
Senator Joseph declared that
the cry; for additional funds with
which to care for the state's de
ficit was Unwarranted, by the
facta:. - V 'if -
" We have no alarming deficit."
said Senator : Joseph. -"All ' you
need to do is to authorize the state
to -borrow money; from i the indus
IriaJ' accident fund' to 'tide over
what you' term a' financial emer
gency. This loan could be paid
back in .1928 from the returns of
the ." state iricome tax and ' every
body' would be happy.".-
Senators wW voted against re
ferring the question of repealing
the ax . per cenf ! jfar limitation to
tne voters were galley. Brown,
. (Continued oa paffft 2.)
PEN PRESENTED $RJfifi$
Rill ProVldini; For Change Of
' Jac ltsdn 'County Seat Signed t
-". Represerttatlfe Iirlgga pf" ARh
land was" presented with tfip'p4h
Used "by . Governor Patterson ' in
signing fhe bill providing or the
fenioyal- ptthe county seat tot
ackson rp'unt'" from Jackson vilJe
to Medford., Mr. Rriggs sponsored
the'b'ftt; ! TheTfe ".-was asseVnbled In
thne governor's office when (theill
was signedf Representative Brigs,
SenatbtDinn bf ARhlanl, Repre
sentative Caf kin.'' speaker of ' the
house;. Phil Metscnan" chairman
ot the - stale : republican central
committed, and Frecierick Steiwer.
IJnited States ' senatbr-eject 'of
Pendleton'.
HiKE PLANNED FOR ROYS
i ;J'". 1' . , t . i
Group To Ienve , Y. M. C. A. At
' m Ait urday FW Wark
lender . the' direction - of the
Y. MC. A. junior board membera.
a hike will be'heId'Saturday.:in
whfch all ' pfeppers and '" Junior
hrgV- school boys ' are Invited' to
participate', if ' was khttoiinee'd
Tuesday. '' Several 'adult "leaders
will: ' accompany the boys on the
hike: ': -'--.
"' The group will leave the Y. M.
C. A. building it $ "O'clock Satur
day moynlngr and its- destination
will not .be announced, until Uiat
time.v Each boy ik io take nia bn
jjftK&.P pikers wlfl gpoutln
the . country - about -6 mice's, eat
their Innches and retnrp. " . .
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NEW TARIFF RATE FILED
Scbedulo Being" Considered v by
"""Public -Servtoo OomVnlsslon . -,
v The--Spokane,: Portland & Se
attle Railroad' company lias filed
a mew tariff rlth the'public aer
vice commission increasing its bus
and train passenger rates between
Portland: and Seaside ; Xhe -ew
rata Jietireen r -Portland; and. As-tbtia-
ould: be 13,40. :aa. against
IJo. under the ,'presenti aihedu,la.
Tiie rates:. ajCTec,ting other; potn,ts
on tjho raUroad would ,be increased
proportionaje.iy. ' I ; f r ' :
The new rates wlU jgo into ef
fect Feb. unless suspended by
the public service commission. ;
ITHIO0 BILL
PiSESIiBOSE
j, ' - , V ? .
easure to Close rlestupec
River Sept o Fisheries
i Committee i v'
FAVOR OFFICE BU1LD1UC
Speaker T'rges Rereei:latlves tr
Work Harder yosn. Ty.
Wish to IIol.I l .-.rendea
Session This Vear
The special order of business in
the house yesterday afternoon wan
tlie governor's tithing .bill,, which
met 'the 'approval -of the' majority
bfthe members. This bill pro
vides ror levying a tax or a per
cnt upon the revenues of IH-ent
and fee boards and' commik'hfon
year 19 2T. This money-would go
toj' the general fund and' be u-d
to meet the financial ditridilty Vx
Isting In tlie slate now. After tho
proposed Income law goeB into
operation this would be reduced
to 2 per cent." The -only oppos
ing argument against the bill wan
that of Representative Graham.
Hp stated J.hat if the "hllj pasfd
the people would be 4f",m8n lr,K
lower license, fees. . It appcitr-l
thjat he did not know that . t;y
were doing thia already. T. -
jMr. Graham outlined the effect
of the tithing tax law on the'roacl
program should it pass'.. It woulil
take'but of 'the 192Tare9 i 4 5 H,
250. If taken out of last year's
taxes ft would haye amounted to
$3j37'.65,0, and the amounts' would
increase every year, lie ' said. ' "If o
showed that' if the bill passes 'tt
wflf Wave bnly $J,781.125' Iii the
road fund. ' ' '' ' ' '- ' .
Mr. Gtaham" stated' that, ther
were" I0(M nilles bf "road" on thf
program yet untouched,' and ar
gu'ed that these would 'be' getting
an unfair deal at the hands of Ihit
bill. :;:.V:..t '
" Those voting against the ' bi!I
were": Graham King, McGowan,
Mfller, : Rushligbt, Stewart an I
Winslow. . i' . .
Those who Voted yes, but ex
pliihied Jtheir votes were McCourt,
fptt. Burdock, . f ierce, Snell,
Swan and Tom, The general sen
timent voiced i in their explana-
Uons were- tiat tjie principle in
TO.
Tea was not -one, that tney
(Continued on- pmg t.f'
PARLIAMENT ON;
,WALJISj5T!yMBLES
PRINCE TKXS,ON
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King George imI Queen Mary
Ride In Regal State to ,
Open Gathering
LONDON, Feb. 8 ( AP)
Amid 'colorful ' scenes". "of . royal
splendor and" ancient pageantry
Kihg"'' George and Queen;. Mary
rode today 'in regal state through
wintry' windswept' streets fo open
the nation's ' p'arllameat.' "Lon
don's ' " February" dfabness " was
blotted 'out 'for. a "brief hour at
noontime"1 as ' the gilded ' coarh.
with the king and r)ueen bow ing
fd jcheeridg crowds, rolied" along
the troOp-lIned' streets from Ruck-
lhghani'pafacQ to Westminster. '
: In 'all this pomp "and panoply
there Was a touch' of hbmllrteHS.
As the procession started, "k'" win
dow. high .'up ri' the" jpalac'e . was
opened,' tthe curtains parr.ed, and
a nh'rse held7 up the Infant Frin
cesiJ r Elizabeth; daughter of tiro
Duke and Duchess of York, for
ttervrfjrst pekTaf tie vklitter of
Engjand,'" j)lcturesque' royal' epec-
Along the Mall the crowds dis
played unusual, .almost undjfni
ftedhttiuslasm, surging 'forward
onj the ; adewalks, .Wiylng and
cheering and' JryJng to keep up
wltlh the royal :eoat?h- '. '
n tbe" liouse ' of lords th're
wejre just two tnomen'tary hitcLt s
to give" a tbUch''o.f 'reality to the
stately "proceedings, ' which ; were -like
a gUnipse Into a fairyland of
medieval, splendor. '., The Prince
of Wales relieved the tension by
tripping pver Jda sword. and Jons
red gown,, which caused the .I'rd
and ladies to gasp and'tho pri, .
td smile. -,;'
f The .members' pT the hnu rf
commons' rere little ' lat a ' I n
crp-f ding in to the ir ' galle ry, V l f h
delayed' ,the 'kipjg'a reading f V. ,.
seecjt from the throne. The ' r
esses. leyeJIed jtheir. Jorgnetu ; t
the commoners, and the ' r.-: j
lords jookefl-dls'wvtj;