TIis Kev Gzzzz:: Vtatzzzixi. Zzlzzx Orescn, Wednesday ZZornlns, Februsrg IS, HZ J
Measure - f o r Downward
Scale of Auto Tax Said
i I Unconstitutional. :
Stars on Capitol Bill
I LlEXICiirJ CHIEF
(Omtlnned (ram Pa 1.)
the former will bs one adopted
'by Use people. If It should be ad
opted. . '
Highway Commission
Attorney Draws Mil -
The I measure was prepared by
the. attorney of the highway com
mission, whieh means nothing
significant as he had had to draw
bills on many road subjects tor
legislators. A sf drafted. It met the
approral of President Xorblad and
his colleagues and this morning!
Speaker Hamilton agreed to Join
on the-measure.
As a solution, the measure pro-
coeds to propose that a one cent
' tax on gas be Imposed for tire
years and that the revenue from
this, together with that money
the commission has for new con
Tstructlon; be; applied for construc
tion purposes. The plan Is refer
red to. the.' people to be roted on
.at the next election, special or
.'- 'general.
i fio attempt Is made to designate
what roads the commission shall
' be given procedure.
. Tonight's Discussion'
Will Be Limited
Because of the action of Nor
' .blad. Hall and Bell, the hearlnr
j on bond resolutions scheduled foi
the senate tonight, will probabl
be limited to the Corbett resolu
tlon directing that work cease or
the middle section of the Roose
velt highway which is unlmprovec
and the Klepper resolution., dl
' recting the highway commission
- to build a road from Portland tc
the sea. and sell some $5,000,000
In bonds to build It.
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Reducing the license, fees ot
used automobiles and trucks U
the purpose of a senate bill offer
ed today by Senator J. O. Bailey
. The bill not only changes the 11
cense fees as at present but dif
fers from the revised senedul
based On 100 pound weight, whic
; is recommended by the senate spe
ciai motor license.
IlsJley Proposal
Kal4 Unconstitutional
This Bailey measure contain:
an idea w'uicb attorneys have helt
to be unconstitutional. It has bee:
stated repeatedly that before ttu
- Value of cars can be. taken int
'consideration an amendment t
ito the constitution must be made
and such a proposed amendmen.
.has already been prepared wit.
.the intention of submitting it t
the people at the next genera
. election.
At the third registration of :
. motor vehicle only 85 per cent i
j the fee is to be paid; on the fourt
Registration 75 per cent is to b
..paid; on the fifth registration 5!
i per 'cent of the f ea will be suf f i
. jcient, and of the Bixth and subse
;a.uent registrations, osly 40 pe
I cent of the fee is required.
On cars 1700 pounds or less th-.
5 foe is 15; over 1700 pounds an
not over 3,000 pounds, $U2o fo
'each 100 pounds or less; 3.00
and not over 4500 pounds, 1.4
fjer 100 pounds of fraction there
ef; 4500 pounds and not over 570
pounds, fl.55 per 100 pounds o
1 fraction thereof; 5700 pounds an
Up 11.60.
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George Bancroft and Badanova hv "Tbe Waif, jrf X7gft
, Street" : A Paramount Picture.
BEN SETZOFF GIVEN
I HIS OPPORTUNITY
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'enberg were convicted. MeDou
Cald claimed It was Lasker who
, paved the way for the new dis
.closures and-Oetxoff merely fol
lowed! In step and supplied miss
ing links to the evidence chain.
i "1 warned my husband agalnM
iKeyes," Mrs. Qetxoff is Quoted at
. iiavtng told Fltts yesterday. "I
told him to be careful. And now
, they are trying to paint him the
blackest of all. It's not fair.
;Treat my husband fairly. Let hiir
"tell you the truth." I
- Keyes. in Jail, was still' defiant !
- t can't understand," he said
-'why it Is that both Getzoff and
wcod merman (state's star wit-
jess against Keyes) waited until
xney had been convicted to tell
.'the truth. I am making my own
iikui ana i anow that la the end
all will come out right." .
- Fitts said he expected to have
.evidence for new Indlcaments be-
, Jfpre the grand jury by Friday,
D SALE TO MAKE'
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citv's committee Included in Its
consideration another tract south
fcast of the one originally favored.
sThis new tract Includes 120 acres
of state owned land now Included
In the penitentiary farm, and CO
iacres Jelonging to Tom Itolman.
Original Site Incladed .
63 Acre .
The ' original site was of 1 S
;acres. and the plans In that' case
talso Included purchase of ' sone
adjoining private property.
1 1 The new site Is claimed by en
: gineers who surveyed It - at the
4 request of the committee, to be
imore suitable- because It can . be
;ibore - easily drained, being adja
cent to If 111 creek. It also would
reaulre less ending expense. ; i
5 i Members of the legislative com'
i mlttee are taking Into considers
itlon th state's Investment In
5 these two' alteg In fixing- a price,
ihoping to arrive at one which will
be favorable to the city In view of
derive from establishment of an
5 airport , here, and jet a . price
nrhich will cause the state no lost
jcm-lts original larestment. "
five r.iiii inr.'
DOLLARS IS SPENT
The 'Joint ways and means com
mittee, up until Tuesday night had
approved - appropriations for - the
current biennlum aggregation S5.
f 10,0 21.. There are a large num
ber of thes appropriations yet to
")e considered, and It is not likely
'.hat the committee will conclude
its work before late next week.
The largest appropriation auth
orized by jtbe committee wa?
966,576 for the operation of the
Oregon state hospital in -Salem.
The appropriation asked for th-e
eastern Oregon state hospital ag
gregates $451,085. Another 'sub
stantial appropriation of $831,
350 was authorized for the state
home for the feeble minded. ,
The committee .has rescinded It?
ictlon taken two weeks ago when
he appropriation for the. child
welfare commission was reduced
rora $26,987, to approximately
523,280. The full appropriation as
ccom mended by Gov. Patterson
v-as authorized by the committee
ast night. An appropriation ol
520,000 for the Oregon historical
lociety also was approved. This
appropriation was held up for sev-
ral days pending Investigation by
ihe committee.
FACTS
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GOSSIP
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office furniture up Into his office,
there to be In readiness for the
big birthday party seUfor Thurs
day. Ae usual the "fourth estate"
wms ready and waiting, and not
only did the wlley newspapermen
get all the detajls of the delivery,
but one of them- now holds the
honor of being the first to sit in
the governor's official chair. This
reporter slipped into the chair Just
as it was taken from the truck
and momentarily set upon the
ground, but he sat in it long
enough so that the honor can be
aid 'o be his without d'spute
The new furniture Is as handsome
as any governor can wish, every
Dlece matches, and what is most
tmnortant to the taxpayers, it is
not costing the state a cent.
IIODER ATTACK
Notes Received Similar to
Those Sent Obregon"
. just Before Death .
ght Duel Says
; (Continued from Paw L) '
aviator in the World war and Is
the son of a Michigan sugar mil
lionaire. '
Guardshave been placed around
the palace and Robinson's home.
Bobinson was said to have seen
suspiclour characters loiterinr
about him home during the par
two ' weeks. " s '- '::"V".'' ''-"!:.
Ksmcs of Others '' ,
Are Kfpt Secret
The names of the political lead
ers la wnose asperate , resiaencef
the three bombs were found were
not authorised for publication In
order that the police guard around
them might be tightened and the
Investigation not Impeded.
The bombs were believed by
persons In touch with the situs,
tion to be similar to those recent
ly placed In the office of Governor
Aaron Saenz, candidate for the
nomination as president, of the
revolutionary party. It was re
called also that an attempt was
made to bomb General Obregon
be fere he was killed by a pistol
in the hands of Jose de Leon
Toral.
Police are,-working on the the
ory that the bombs and threaten
ing letters were inspired by ex
tremists in (he religious contro
versy. Redoubled precautions
have been taken to protect all of
ficials of the government and
prominent supporters of the' poli
cies of Calles and Obregon.
Oklahoma Octogenarian,
Pokcbcrry Blood Flowed
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RECALLS
P
Ok OF EARLY DAYS
Cold weather of the past fort-
ilght has recalled "to Mrs. B. L.
Ueeves incidents of earlier days
elated to her by her father, G. W.
lunt. a pioneer of 1847.
The coldest day remembered by
Mr. Hunt was February 8, in s
ear forgotten but prior to 1870
)n that day the Enow was nearl)
i foot deep and the thermomete
egistered several degrees below
tro.
Mr, Hunt remembered the inci
dent especially because the day
ras his birthday. Mrs. Steeve:
aid he was accustomed to remark
hat one could ' not depend or
pring coming until after Febru
ry 16.
Salem water may bt cursed and
damned by many, but there in one
"entleman who Is all smiles when
the subject is mentioned. That
nerson is" the proprietor , of the
candy and drink stand J us. out
side the door of the lower house
hall. Dislike of the Salem bever
n ! boom'nr the business for
his famous "orange" drink, and
now consumption of said beverage
has reached the total of 45 gal-
lntin ner dav. Each gallon makes
30 drinks, each drink sens lor
penta which allows a suDstanuai
profit.
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STEAM KILLS 01
PORTLAND, Feb. 12 (AP)
Trapped In an underground tun
nel, two steamfitters today were
ingulfed by sealding eteam which
3wept through the long narrow
tassage from a break In a steam
leat line.
As a result Albert Curtis, 45.
was burned fatally and N. S. Till
man, 45, suffered serious burns
bout his face and hands. Tonight
he Is In a hospital' fighting for
lfe.
A patrolman noticed steam es
caping from a manhole. He tele
phoned to the power house and
the steam was shut off. Tillman
crawled to the top of the man hole
and shouted: "There's another
man in there."
Curtis died In an ambulance.
Salem Neighbors
Are jVisited by
Silverton Group
SILVERTON. Feb. IS. Over
10 members of. the Silverton
Royal Neighbors attended a spe.
;!al meeting of the lodge In Salem
on Monday night In honor of the
annual visit of Mrs. Ida Handlen,
supervising deputy of Oregon.
Washington and Idaho. The 811
verton grou p chartered a stage
for the trip, and attended the
meeting In a body.
Miss Eleanor Jane Ballantyne,
Miss Olive Banks and Ronald
Hubbs, all of the .University of
Oregon, spent the 'week-end in 811
verton. at the homes of their par
ents.. ....
Tt took S1020 of the tax payers
money today for the house to kill
house bill 163. introduced ny aiet
sker. Clark, one of he speakers
held hf rewarks o a-few woras.
saying that In as much that it
ccets $12 a minute while the leg
islature is in session, he thought
that it was In the interes of econ-
om to be brief. Notwltnstanaing
m admonition there were a num
ber of lenrthv talks on the mea
sure providing for appeals from
mnniMn&l Ourt decision. Befoxe
the speech making was concluded
sk minutes had been consumed
t.a 1020 worth of time eonsum
d before the bills were placed In
the final passage.
tative Swone's house
ioint resolution providing for sub
mittlnc to the people a constitu
tional amendment that would -limit
legislative assemoites. to every
fAiiii win - failed to find much
support when it came up for final
actlon.and was indefinitely post
poned' Only eight totes were reg
'stered for It. In pleading for the
Manlnttan Swone said it Was S
tep toward economy and that by
adopting quadrennial sessions
saving to the taxpayers would run
between $150,000 and $170.000.,
"One economy move to save the
srtate tax money was noted In the
house Tuesday when Representa
tive Clark, appointed chairman of
he special committee to consider
salary bills, announced that his
committee would meet at 8 o'clock
this morning. Now if any one
wants somebody's salary raised
they wll lhave to get up origm
nA e&rlv. and if Is secretly be
lieved that some of the hard work
ing leeislatorse may be just too
tired to roll out and argue this
early. So for lack of supporters,
ome of the measures may go by
default, to the profit of the state
and the taxpayer. . '
Teachers Watch
. Education Bills
' The legislative committee of the
Salem Teachers' association I;
watching with Interest the course
of the bills appropriating $$0,000
to the Salem and Portland exten
sion departments', of. the 1 Univer
sity of Oregon reports the asso
ciation president, R.?W., TUven
ner. , The. legislative" committee
will attend In a body the hearing
on the bill at the eapltol at 8:00
o'clock tonight.; Miss . Phebe - Mo-
Adams of Leslie Is- chairman ; of
the committee. Miss Lina Heist of
he senior high and Mrs. Maybelle
Bureh of Richmond are the other
members, . l.,'.
School's Paper V
Drive Success ;
" $130 Received
The Englewood school realized
$130 from the 13 tons of paper
that were collected In Its two
weeks' paper drive recently com
pleted, reports Miss Lyle Murray.
principal. A' silk flag will be pur
chased for the school: two books,
"Bridge of the Gods" and "Mc
Loughlln and Old Oregon" have
been ordered; and: two ' copies of
the ,; Currents Events - magazine
have been subscribed for as. a ra
sult of the drive..- The fund has
not been exhausted.1 and other
school, needs will be purchased, j
; The sixth grade of the school
made $20 for Its own use by vir
tue of gathering more paper than
any other grade. The high grade
received half the selling price of
the paper It gathered.-: . ;
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IT DOTE TO
GOSSIP
There are days and days but
yesterday waa a "day." It dispell
ed a bit of an allusion that has
haunted movie gossip among lay
men since I have lJee'n sitting in
on such gossip. .The gossip is to
tne effect tnat slang and poor
English, exaggerated make-up and
too much dash is a part of the
true movie actress. I know better
now.
This is how It happened. I was
s?nt over to the Senator by the
city editor to have a chat with
Mildred Harris. Now everyone
knows that Mildred Harris gave
herself some prosperous notoriety
by marrying Charlie Chaplin, and
then proceeded to win fame for
herself on her own merits as a
screen artist.
I met her in the lobby of the
Senator and chatted with her
while she and Miss Margaret Em.
ery. who is with her on the west
coast tour, had breakfast at 4
o'clock. Miss Harris had been rest
ing after some very hard work in
San Francisco and on up the coast
to Salem. She certainly looked
rested clear blue eyes, proud and
triendlyt too, set in a very pretty
face framed (as the story , books
say) with rich golden curls. She
has a soft voice too, no slang and
she speaks real English And let
me hasten to add she Is a doting
mother.
Tou see she is neitwer . Mrs
Chaplin nor Mildred Harris, but
Mrs. B. T. McGovern, so the rec
ords say back in New York, ana
she has a four old son. Master
John McGovern. the pride and Joy
of her life. She could not even
talk until she had opened a tele
gram from her mother, which told
that he was well and sassy. One
could Imagine that he would be
sassy his mother might be that
on occasions. E. T. McGovern Is
the amateur golf champion. In
case you are not a golf enthusiast.
Miss Harris appears tonlgnt at
the Elsinore, in her first coast
tour, and if she is as charming
on the stage as she is "Just talk
ing" she will make an evening to
be appreciated. Olive Doak.
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NID.'Okla:. Teb.:-12. Nicho
las - B.v Jones. 87-year-old
father-in-law of W. L. r Alex
ander superintendent of the state
hospital here, and : former state
treasurer. Is ready to add a new
chapter to the life of Abraham
Lincoln. It concerns a duel that
heretofore hasnt been Included
In anythlngthat has been written
about the great emancipator.
Jonea says he waa a witness to
the duel, fought in Illinois. - The
dispute was between Lincoln and
. General Shields, and arose over
etters Lincoln had" written the
;enera1, according to Jones.
Jones - states his father was
chosen by General Shields as his
second.
, The son and several boys
sneaked Into the field where the
duel was to be fought, at night,
with single shot muskets. Shields
was first to fire, but his bullet
went wild. Lincoln took deliber
ate aim. Something hit Shields In
the chest. Red spurted every
where, the witness says. Shields
dropped to jthe ground and an ex
cited group -rushed to his side.
They found that Lincoln had load
ed his gun with poke berries!
The Joke made the men life
long friends thereafter and. when
Lincoln went to Washington as
president, one of his first acts
was to give Shields a government
appointment, relates Jones.
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Legislative H all
May Be Kiwahian
Convention Tlace
What shall we say of "The
Wolf of Wall Street?" There are
so many things that one might
say. It is an Intense dramatiza
tlon of a spectacular life the rise
and fall of fortunes In Wall street
and the episodes which go to make
up-the story of the life of a man
who controls the "market."
There are spots when the emo
tion of the audience rides high
and tense as it watches the Dlav
of human natufe under terrific
strain the Strain of gambling
fortune, the strain of broken faith
in love and abused trust in bo
called friends.
George Bancroft is truly superb
in some of his Interpretations. His
voice through the movietone.
pleasing and very effective he
does one laugh that rivals Al Jol
son s laugh in "Laugh Clown
Laugh." And Baclanova is not
only beautiful but her voice both
speaking and singing is lovely
ine won or Wall Street"
worthwhile. Mere Cubb.
Is
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb
l-- (AP) A suspect in hte un
solved William Desmond Tavlo
murder mystery was arrested here
tonlgnt. The man said he was
Charles E. Sands. He was taken
into custody on a forgery charge
FIVE PERSON'S KILLED
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 12.
CAP ) The Mardl Gras carnival
claimed five deaths In New Or
leans today.
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The
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v Quick . lunches, usually .cold,
gulped down so the "dinner hour?
will not be over before you can do
a little playing, is the best way to
ruin your stomach, and yon suf
fer from Indigestion, : heartburn.
bloating.- nervousness: headaches ;
and, worst of, all, you get thln
paie ana. weax. -
- If ydu must ' eat that way, al
ways keep a paekage of Pape's
Diapepsln handy so you can chew
one of the ; pleasant-tasting tab
lets 'after your meals. It keeps
the food sweet so your stomach
can digest It: V"- ' -:
. Follow the experience of thou
sands who again have a yohng ap
petite. 'All : druggists ' recommend
and. guarantee Pape's Diapepsln tc
relieve indigestion and sweeten
the stomach In & mfnntes.-Adv.
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Last Times
Today
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With
DOLORES DEL RIO
RALPH FORBES
KARL PANE
HARRY CAREY
Prices
Matinee .......
Night
Kiddles
.35c
.50c
-10c
Members of the Salem Klwanlf
club's convention committee meet
tonight with Ralph Coolcy at his
home on North Summer street to
make plans for the northwest dis
trict convention which convenes in
Salem next August 18, 19 and 20.
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Dwight MorrawMakcs An
nouncement of Daughter's
r ; Future Wedding
. 4 (Continued from Parr 1.)
ber for the United States, he gave
a beautiful aerial salute to Anne.
She was at the field with her
family to watch him start.
As soon as he had climbed to a
little height he circled over the
field and then dipped low9 over the
head of Anne.
Persons who witnessed this re
called it today as a significant'
farewell message from the avia
tor to his fiancee, although only
the principals suspected It at the
time.
Anne Is described by her par
ents as a quiet, sweet and attrac
tive girl, studious but at the same
time domestic. She Is said to be
Interested In modern artistic and
literary movements and in world
affairs, but at the same , time to
be of the home loving type. These
persons regard her as the perfect
type to round out the somewhat
one-sided life of the colonel.
university professor, who was In
Jured., by a fall on the lee two
weeks ago, has recovered suffi
ciently to sit up a part of each
day. It was announced Tuesday at
the Willamette sanitarium that
Dr. Hall would be able to return
to his home today.
. Leland Chapln has been selected
to (each Dr. Hall's classes In Jub
Ilc speaking at Willamette unl.
versify for the remainder of this
year. Mr. Chapln wM also coach
the university debating team. He
did this same type of work while
he was professor, of English at
Lingnan university in Canton,
China., ,
it
Hall Better But
Unable to Return
Work in Class
Talkies?' Coming
To Elsinore; New
Equipment Here
Equipment which will provide
"talkie" movies at the Elsinore
early in March has been received
by the theatre and Its Immediate
installation only awaits the ar
rival in Salem of specially trained
workmen who will Install It. Mau
ager Rosenbaum has secured sev
eral outstanding 'talkie" releases
which he will use in featuring the
opening of the new equipment in
this city. -
PAROLE VIOLATOR GIVES
SELF UP TO OFFICIALS
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1J
( AP) Thomas Donnell, 39. a
parole violator from Folsom
prison for 18 years, gave himself
up today to Ed Whyte, secretary
of the state board of prison direc
tors. He was paroled In 1911,
but he failed to report as re
quired by law.
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Hello Day", Set
At High School
The first annual "hello day
wllL be observed ' at the Salem
high school today, with a special
assembly and stunt planned to, in
troduca the idea, to the student
body. "Helld day," an Innovation
of Barney Cameron, student body
president, is designed to create
friendly spirit among all students
but particularly to "acclimate'
the approximately 140 freshman
who are new this semester.
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