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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 303
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning Blarch 5, 1929
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Bond Issue of $i500 Said
Justified to Save Rental
of Other Offices
Council Chamber May be
Moved to - Third Floor;
Committer Considers
Reconstruction of the city ball
Interior so as to provide adequate
space for city offices, . some of
which are now located in rented
quarters, arid In the Interests of
general convenience for the city
departments, was a project pro.
posed at Monday night meeting
of the city council.
Alderman W. H. Dancy. who
made the proposal, said It might
necessitate a bond Issue of In the
neighborhood of $15,000, but that
the saving would Justify this
move. The matter was referred to
the building committee of the
council.
Changes proposed Involved the
fitting bp of a new council cham
ber of ' the ' third floor, which
would i not Interfere .with the po
lice and firemen's gymnasium as
there is ample room for both. The
present council room would be di
vided up Into offices.
Building Poorly
Arranged, Disclosed
Tf Taiuw 1furrd that the
JLimUj hall is the most poorly ar
ranged public building ne has ever
observed. One of the Improve
ments planned would be the group
ing of the' fireman's quarters in
stead of ' having them spread
through the building as at present.
Even before this rearrangement
is decided upon, one city officer
now occupying rented quarters
will move Into the city hall. Thte
Is the building inspector, who now
has an office in the First National
bank bunding. The council voted
Monday night to assign him space
in thk city engineer's office, on
motion of Alderman Townsend. It
was stated that his office was dif
ficult for persons seeking building
permits to find, and that theee
persons freqently found the office
locked, the inspector being away
en inspection trips. In the city en
gineer's of flee this difficulty win
be overcome as someone, is always
there. Mayor Llvesley said that
when the Inspector took office, he
inquired if there was any room
in the eity hall and was told that
there wae not.
Gasoline Purchase
Contract Approved
The council also decided to go
Into the gasoline business, but
strictly for its own departments
It adopted the recommendation of
a special committee composed of
Aldermen Patton, OUara and
Rosebraugh. to enter Into a con
tract with the Shell company for
three years' supply of gasoline and
to install a storage tank and pump
near the city hall. The saving will
amount to $1314.50 a year, the
committee estimated.
This proposal drew the opposi
tion of Alderman Hawkins and
Purrlne, who said they feared the
Issuance of gasoline would be lax
and enough more would be. used
to eat up the theoretical saving. .
Previously the council had vot
ed to purchase a bookkeeping ma
chine and system for $1805. which
together with installation and in
struction would practically use up
the $2200 appropriated for the
purpose. Patton had objected to
this move, recommended by the
ways and means . committee of
which Hawkins is chairman.' Pat.
ton charged that Hawkins' oppo
sition to the gasoline purchase
plan was caused by his opposition
to the bookkeeping change.
The council instructed City At-
Ttorney Fred Williams to appeal
Ssue case of Berger vs. city of Sa
JS lem. which the plaintiff won In
4 circuit court. It involTad onlr In-
f. directly the legality of the present
j toning ordinance.
The Salem Ad club was granted
permi:son to close Court street
downtown on the occasion of the
annual spring opening, March 21,
its request being to hold an auto
( show there. Associated Charities
i were granted the use of Church
street opposite the postoffice for
carnival attractions, April 2f to
; May 1.
The council accepted the bids of
the American Rubber company
and the Howard Cooper corpora
tion for fire hose, and held up bids
on other fire f igbtiog equipment.
Postal Receipts,
$19,471 or$3fi00
Above Year Ago
Receipts of the Salem postoffice
for the month of February. 1029,
totalled $10,471.54. almost 13.000
more than , the corresponding
month a year ago, with an ad
ditlonal day1 i business dne. to
leap year. Receipts a year "ago
were li,81.1S. reports Post-
; master John ; Farrar. While the
- legislative session accounts largely
I for the Increase over sV-year ago.
M r . Farrar believes . last month's
figures would have been some
larger t&aa la'-; February, 1028,
even without the legislators' bus!
jiess.
New Filter io End .
Water
View of
$250,000 Expenditure . Will be Made This
Summer Says Helwick; Adequate Quan
tity and Good Quality Held Assured
. Expenditure of $250,000 in a new filtration plant to be
placed in the Willamette riVer channel above the present in
take, will be made this summer by the Oregon-Washington
Water Service Co. With the installation of this addition to
the present equipment, Salem will be assured of an adequate
supply of water from the standpoint both of quality and
quantity to last for the next
These facta,- presented Monday
by J. W. Helwick to the chamber:
of commerce, were the highlights
of an address la which the speak
er outlined the history of the local
community, sketched the develop
ment of the present problems and
presented their solution as llecid
ed upon' by his company.
Water to Come From -
Main Channel i
Installation of the new filter.
Helwick said, would assure ade
quate volume inasmuch as the in
take would be sunk In the main
channel of the river and would be
attached to a sufficiently large
pipe line and pump to bring all
needed supply Into the city mains
and into the South Salem reser
voir which is to be enlarged as a
part of the construction program
of jhe company,
Helwick pointed out that the
unsatisfactory condition of the
water supply last November and
December was really fortunate for
Salem citizens inasmuch as ' It
brought to a head the need for
Improvements to the water system
ana caused nis company to ap
prove them Immediately.
Investigation by a test well in
north Salem had revealed water
at a depth of 00 feet but the bor
ing was continued, Helwick said
to the 242-foot level where -a
strong layer of rock, was encoun
lerea. xnis is to be bored in for
25 feet with the hope of striking a
strong stream of underground
supply. Nevertheless,- well water
would only be considered as aa
auxiliary to the city's supply from
the river since the supply Is varla-
oie. saw Helwick.
HaJitlam Outlay Held
Over S 1 ,000,000
Tests of. the San tiam river had
showa It acceptable as, supply pf
water for.; Salem, declared the
speaker, who polated 'oat that a
1,000,000- expenditure would - be
necessary to pipe water here and
to this $200,000 would be added
for a new filtration system. Moun
tain water must be filtered as well
as river water, said Helwick.
In Mr. Helwick's address he
outlined the development of the
local water system. The first
franchise was given in 1870 to J.
M. Martin who the following year
organized a water com Dan v. In
1881 this organization was nnr-
chased by Cooper. Whealdon and
Sr,t"R' Property antllf TharW'.'Soa ,aTreeet
1885 when R. S. Wallace pur-v. -J.
chased a controlling Interest. Thin
interest was retained by Mr. Wal
lace and his son, Paul Wallace, up
FBEE TEXT BOOKS
TEH IN SENATE
The senate by a vote of IS to
10 Monday defeated a house bill
by Representative Anderson pro
viding for the purchase of text
books by , school boards. Under
amendments proposed when the
bill came up for final considera
tion free text books could be pro
vided only by a majority vote of
the taxpayers of .a school district.
Senator Joe Dunne said the bill
had been properly .safeguarded.
and had received the indorsement
of virtually' all of the women's or
ganizations in the stated '
Senator Eddy said It was time
to put on the brakes. "While I
recently condemned certain tim
ber owners,", said Senator Eddy.
I believe they should have a
square deal. In case this bin pass
es the educational theorist and
faddist will see that it is put in
full operation."
Statistics were presented by
Senator Moser to show that 42 out
of 48 states now have free text
.books. . -. y '
An extended: debate preceded
the passage of a house bill by An
derson and others relating to the
Market road act. Senator Dunne
who signed the minority report
said the proposed law was satis
factory with the exception that
Multnomah county desired to. re
strain SO per cent of its market
road fund.
Fourteen Killed
By Poison Booze
PEORIA, nu Mar. 4 (AP)-
The fourteenth 1ctim of vpoison-
ona, bootleg liquor distributed in
Peoria over the week-end died to
night, and - coroner's Inquest was
held In abeyance to - await the
death or recovery ; of ' others who
imbibed the talned alcohol. -
? . Ben Teel. 00, of Varmont,: IlLr
was tne latest to succumb. He was
one of a group of stockmen who
became 111 after a party at a hotel
Thursday night.
'Problem
Is
' Manager
20 years.
to 1027 when the Oregon-Wash
ington Water Co. purchased the
plant for $900,000.
In the present system there are
131 miles of cast or wrought iron
mains. Water services now being
used total 7323, aa average of one
per day being installed in 1928. In
use In the city are (051 meters
and 227 fire'outlets.
ine waier company ;usrrm
ishing a new welded pipe Una to
tbe present intake, said Helwick.
This replaces the riveted line
which formerly was utilized. Prior
to the iron pipe line being In
stalled to the inlet, a wooden line
sufficed.
. Salem s , dally water consump
tion averages 6.000.000. gallons.
this amount going aa high aa 8,-
v uu.o oo during tot days. This
total consumption is being in
creased each year and the water
company has been on a quiet sur
vey xor additional water supply
since July, said Helwick.
onowrng the, address of the
manager, numerous ques
tions were asked him by chamber
members.
IE
IS FLATLY REFUSED
New rVoposal That Vote be
Held Loses; Kubli is
Held JSpltefuf
I If the people of : thT state of
Oregoa DO NOT waat an income
ta. they. must, lavoke the referendum-
on-the., measure passed by
this session.
This verdict Is final, and those
who backed H. B. 60S, Introduced
Monday afternoon by K. K. Kubli
of Multnomah, are sure of it. Un
less a special session of the legis
lature la called, this body Is done
with tampering with the income
tax as outlined la H. B. 680, the
Income tax measure. Knoll's bill
would have pat the Income tax on
the ballot for the next general
election.-.
lag this - measure was one of
'spite against tha grange for en-
Joining the $S a day expense
money the legislators voted on
themselves was often charged, but
as often . denied during the
debate which ensued over the
committee reports on the .MIL It
was around theee reports that the
real fight waged. The majority
report argedthat the bills do not
pass, while a minority report
wanted it to have another chance.
After a heated debate, daring
which the old arguments heard
when the income tax measure was
passed were dragged out' again,
the minority report was rejected
and the majority report, indefin
itely postponing the Kabll bill
adopted. . 1 4 ; ,. ti.-:""-
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rival aad departure of the Hoovers,
REVOLT an
SPREADS OVER
MEXICO. WORD
Country Torn . by t Internal
Strife as Military Chiefs
Join Rebels
Former President Calles De
clared Reason for. Con-:
perted Uprisings . "L
Jly Associated, Frees
The revolutionary movement In
Mexico, which flared up with dra
matic suddenness on Sunday, - bad
developed Monday Into a struggle
between the ; central government
at Mexico Citv and a powerful
group of military commanders cen
tering chiefly in the states of Vera
Crns and Sonora. ' i
Revolutionary troops -left the
city of Vera Cruz during the day
and began moving northward in
the direction of the Mexican cap-
" Mapan mm nf tha mnimtiliuina
territory their progress was ex
pected to be slow.
From the northernmost part of
Mexico in the state of Sonora came
a definite revolutionary statement
that the aim of the movement was
not against the central government
as such, but was directed against
the influence which former Presi
dent Calles is charged with still
wielding in the government.
Demand Made That
Callea Iave Country
General Fansto Topete, gover
nor of Sonora, and a close friend
of the late President-Elect Obre
gon sent a message to the associat
ed Press In which he Bald that the
revolutionaries had demanded that
Calles leave the country and "de
sist from the direction of its af
fairs." "When Callea leaves Mexico and
those In authority agree to consti
tutional conduct of the govern
ment, this revolution will die a
natural death," he said.
In Mexico City the government
was preparing- energetically to
combat the rebels, General Calles,
himself noted as a military com.
mander In former revolts, was
jailed out of his retirement to take
over the secretary of war port
folio. . j
President Portes Gil. elected as
provisional president only a few
months ago, declared that the gov
ernment had tha situation In hand.
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POMHEN'S
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Firemen and policemen will
have plenty of .exercise if they use
all the funds raised by. the two
dances Monday night. The biggest
crowds that have been In either
the Crystal Gardens or Castilllan
hall sinee their openings turned
out to support the campaign for
funds to equip a gymnasium in the
eity halL , .
Approximately BOO couples were
at the former and only slightly
fewer at the other. Receipts were
estimated at not less thaa 81000,
ti per cent of which will go Into
tbe gym fund as profit.
The firemen and policemen
quartets of Portland sang In the
Intermissions at both dances. En
cores were demanded until they
had to be refused. - Prises were
given on lucky ticket numbers.
The dancers applauded lustily af
ter each piece In ' appreciation of
the orchestras the bandit and fire
fighters had engaged..
Inauguration.
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HERMOSILLO, Sonora, Mex.
Mar. 4. -(AP) Governor Fausto
Tojfete, of Sonora. civil leader of
the revolutionists In this state, late
today Issued a manifesto address
ed to governors' of Mexican states.
military chiefs and the press, set
tin forth the position of the rev-
olutloaary forces. The document
Itself carried more than 2000 sig
natures, many of them ef men
prominent in civil and military
lire in Sonora. .
MEXICO CITY, Mar. 4
(AP) Provisional President
Emllio Portes; Gil,, after lay
pent in , consolidating federal
forces to crush the revolution,
admitted tonight that a third
state, Coahuila, had joined the
opposition, . He , also declarfsd
that the revolution headed by
General Jesus Maria Agulrre in
Vera Cms, General Francisco
Manao la Sonora and General J.
Goasalo Escobar in Coahuila
wae the most unjustified of any
revolt in Mexico in recent times.
HOG ALES, Ariz.. Mar. 4.
(AP) Catholic cathedrals of Son
ora, Mexico, will be reopened to
morrow for the first time since
they were ordered closed In 1926.
Bishop Juan Navarette. in charge
of the diocese of Sonora, left No
gales, Sonora, tonight for the In
terior of the state to arrange for
the resumption of services, mass
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BIDSJE CULLED
Steps Taken to Carry Out
Plan Started Last Year
by City Council '
A call for bids on the traffic
control system for Salem's down
town streets, fori which an appro
priation was Included in the city
budget for this year, was author
ised by the city council at Mon
day night's meeting. The call will
specify the Krause type of over.
head signal lights. Although this
step was authorised when the bul-
get was adopted,, no mention of It
had been made since the first of
the year, until a story appeared In
the Statesman' last week calling
attention to the matter.
The motion for calling bids was
made by Alderman Dancy.
When tbe Charch street bridge
yru!ltL fill required there may
be made iiy digging' out a ipace
east of the bridge location in the
present city auto camp property.
this hole later to be converted into
a swimming pool for use In con
nection with the playground which
may be established there, it was
suggested also by Mr. Dancy. The
original proposal, he stated, was
made by Dr. H. H. Olinger. This
Tmatter was referred to the bridge
committee, - - -
Hamilton Names
Interim
Groups
Oi Legislature
Interim (committees appointed
Monday night by Speaker Hamll-I
ton were as follows:
To study text books and related
problems: Representative Wea
therspoon and James H. E. Scott.
To investigate auto legislation:
Representatives Wells, Henderson
aad 8nell. r
To study reorganisation prob
lems: Representatives MacPher-
soa. Cars. in ana Norton. -
These committees will work
with members appointed by tbe
president of the senate, and will
report back next session.
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left, test a microphone Installed
the White House aad announce ar
outgoing and incoming cabinet
CROWD VOICES
Enthusiasm Runs High De
spite : Drizzling Rain;
Throngs See Parade
Herbert Hoover Takes Place
as Head of United States
'Government
By JAMES L. WILLIAMS
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. Mar. 4. (AP)
The American people today with
solemn ceremony placed Herbert
Hoover In the highest, office with
in their ,giff-rrthat of President of
the United States.
With a pelting, stinging rain
falling, he swore to uphold and
defend the constitution of th
United States, kissed a verse In
the Bible and began the gravest
duty ever demanded of him In his
life of far-flung activity. And,
turning to his inaugural address
he made a pledge to enforce all
laws. Including the prohibition
amendment, to the full extent of
his ability.
Into office with this California
engineer and orphaned Quaker
went Charles Curtis whom fate
had taken from an Indian reser
vation and elevated to the vice-
presidency. The two then rode
down the historic route from the
capitol to the White House, hare
headed, raln-beatcn. but smiling
their happiness over one of the
most remarkable and enduring
ovations given any president or
vice president in recent' years.
Thousands Wait
Patiently In Bain
For nearly four hours tne thous-
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ST,
SENATERECONnS
Vote of 25-3 Puts Regent
on Joint Board After
First Refusal
C I. Starr " was confirmed
member ef the board of higher
educatloa by the sUte senate
Monday afternoon after refusing
to confirm his appointment Sat
urday night. Senators Bennett,
Klepper and Upton were the only
votes cast against confirmation
Saturday night 15 votes were cast
against him. . .
In the face of certain confirma
tion by the senate. Klepper and
Upton made their last ineffectual
protest. - Senator Upton's only
comment was his explanation of
his vote.
Private Conference Many
Early today the governor began
sending for senators. There were
long distance conversations be
tween Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall,
president of the university, and
anlverslty friends la the lobby.
The doctor sent word that Starr's
confirmation was advisable.
The refusal to confirm Starr
Saturday was not based on -a
Question of fitness or Qualifica
tion, for It was generally agreed
that he hi better informed on the
normal schools thaa any other
man in the state.
Long Relationship Shown
Gov, Patterson sent a message
to the senate In which he said he
wished to lay certain facts before
that body. 'The message recount
ed that the governor had known
Starr for 25 years first as a
teacher in Polk county and later
as county school superintendent,
an office to which he was elected
tor eight years. He was secretary
of the single board of regents of
normal schools. He has been ap
pointed .. by three governors and
the appointments confirmed by
the senate, the last time at the
opening of the present session.
8tarr has given freely of his time
and accepts no reimbursement tor
expenses. -
Senator Staples moved that the
senate confirm the appointment
of Starr, and was seconded bv
Eddy. ; ' . ,
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Hall Preparing
For New Regime
Says
; EUGENE, i Ore.; Mar. 4 ApV
-"The university and myself are
preparing to adjust, ourselves to
the new regime with both determ
ination and hope, and will do our
very best to make it work to the
best of advantage of higher educa
tion In Oregon," said Dr. -Arnold
Bennett Hail.-president, ' of the
University of Oregon-when asked
to comment on the final selection
and confirmation of tha state
board of higher education.
"DROWNS IN CISTERN ,
".. REDMOND, Ore..- March 4.-
(AP) IA I v I n- Armstrong, twa.l
died la a hospital here today
three hours after he had plunged
Into an opea cistern oa his par-
ens fans.
M B WIN
New Hoover
Regime Sees
Real Issues
" By W; B. RAGSDALK
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. Mar. 4 fAP
President Hoover, ; the glamor
and glory of inauguration past.
looked ahead'tonight to tasks that
have vexed two administrations
and press heavily : upon his own
for early execution. ; r
Farm ' relief, tariff revision.
more effective prohibition enforce
ment, disposition of" Muscle Shoals
ana railroad consolidation are
foremost among the domestic prob
lems that await solution.
In the field of foreign affairs
hhere are further naval limita
tions, steps looking to American
membership in tbe world court;
the promotion generally of better
relations with the Latin American
republics and the Question .of
American marine occupation of
Nicaragua.
Special Heselou - v
Considers Problems
Agriculture and tariff are to oc
cupy the attention of a special ses
sion of congress to be called for
mid-April, but consideration of
ther subjects In the domestic field
will go over until the regular ses
sion, except that the president will
appoint a national commission to
study prohibition and the process
es of general law enforcement.
None of the International ques
tions Is pressing at -the moment
and meantime there Is to be a re
alignment of the diplomatic ser
vice, customary with the chanees
of administrations, but even that
will await the arrival here of Hen
ry L. stlmson. new secretary or
etate who is on his way home from
Manila.
Mr. Hoover will take his place
at the presidential desk in execu
tive offices at 9 a.m., tomorrow
and Immediately will plunge into
a mass of work. One of his first
.asks will be to transmit the names
of his cabinet selections to the sen-
nate which will convene at noon
tomorrow to receive them. -
Mellon and Davis
Already Confirmed
Whether the president win sub
mit the names of Andrew W. Mel
lon, as treasury secretary, and
James J. Davis, as labor secretary,
who are holdovers from the Cool
id ge administration, still was un
determined tonight, but with the
probabilities that they would not
be sent in with the other eight as
they once have been confirmed.
As he gathered his family about
him at dinner this evening at the
White House, -Mr. Hoover found
himself at the end of the most
eventful day of even his eventful
career. It brought him the -plaudits
of the multitude, the highest
office within the gift of his coun
trymen and imposed burdens
which he shouldered In the full
knowledge of the grinding
weight. .
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There was much gnashing ' of
legislative teeth here Monday as
the full Import of injunction pro
ceedings begun Saturday: became
impressed on the minds of Oregon
lawmakers.
If they realised, however, that
the primary purpose of the Injunc
tion suit Is merely to determine
the legal status of the resolution
by which they attempted to vote
themselves five dollars per day
extra' expense" money, and that
they cannot be prevented from
receiving the money If they are le
gally entitled to it. the lawmakers
gave no Indication of this realis
ation. , ':
Pressing legislation 'waited
while soloas pondered . how they
would cope with the situation.
Bach member of the house con
tributed five dollars toward a fund
to be used In fighting for the mon
ey that they consider rightfully
theirs. A committee of five was
appointed to represent the legisla
ture in litigation. This committee
consists of Angell," custodian of
the funds, Lonergan, Peters,
Briggs and Metsker. f
. The senate assumed a watchful
waiting attitude. There was no in
dication that its members would
refuse the five-dollars per day ap
propriation In case the injunction
suit were defeated, however. . -
Earlier in the day 12 house
members were appointed by Speak
er Hamilton to formulate a' plan
for resisting the suit, and report- j
ed back findings and recommen
dations of the afternoon session.!
The members of the committee
were Lonergan, ehalrman,' Angell,
Bronaugh, Burdick, ' Bynon, Car-,
kin," Haslett, Johnson of Union,
LockwQOd, Norton and Winslow,
A resolution, submitted by the
committee and adopted without a
dissenting vote, was based, on the
assumption that, the Oregon state
grange was behind the injunction
suit, although W. A. Jones, mas
ter of Pomona grange, appears in
dividually as the plaintiff. .The
resolution criticises the grange for
not making known its contention
on the five dollars a, day: appro
priation, - before starting . suit.
Those net financially interested In
the outcome of the suit regarded
this contention as naive In view of
widespread criticism 'that had
come from' many, sources against
what was regarded by many as an
obviously Illegal salary garb.
' TheT resolution also flays the
grange for not starting the in-
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SOLONS PREPARE lu
DEMAND
XENES
LEGISLATURE'S
35TH SESSION
Constructive Accomplish
ments Are Pointed Out by
Speaker Hamilton
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House; Corned Features
Procedure
Tfce tfth legislative session was
officially brought to a close In tbe
house shortly sfter 10 o'clock
Monday night by the dean of the
Marlon county delegation.! Reare-
sentatlve Settlemier. Day. after
day Mr. Settlemier has "moved
we adjourn ' until 10 o'clock to
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morrow," but Monday he left ..
the final words following the
word "adjourn."
As usual the clock stonned t .
the time named in the reaolatlnu
to adjourn, but it was necessary
to run over only a vefr few min
utes. The house -adjourned t
10:20 p. m., 16 minutes after the
senate adjourned.
Constructive Work
Of Session Reviewed
This session of the Iectslatur
has been flayed and laahort h.
people all over Oregon, Just as
have all sessions In the past, but
when the smoke has cleared, and
these people have had an oppor
tunity to study what has been '
done here, this past 50 days will
go down in history as among the
most constructive ever spent in
Salem by a legislature," declared
Speaker Hamilton, Just before he
struck the gavel for final adjourn
ment. Speaker Hamilton pointed to
the constructive work access,
pllshed by this session, declaring
that upon this foundation a sub
stantial and highly beneficial pro
gram could be rounded out by the
next meeting two years hence. He
spoke especially of the tsx pro
gram as worked out upon the
basis of the recommendations
made by- the property tax relief
commission.
Thanks Members
For Cooperation
Members were thanked by the
speaker for their cooperation ard
assistance during the 50 days, and
several members also spoke la ap
preciation of services of others.
John Carkin of Medford. under
whose direction the tax program
has been worked out, spoke brief
ly, giving the credit for the ac
complishments of the group ef
whieh he was head to those asso
ciated wltb him.
The house had little to do ea
this final day, and except for a
slight flurry caused by introduc
tion of H. B. (03, by Kubli, which
would have placed the Income tax
measure on the ballot, little warm
debate was noted. ' This measure
was indefinitely postponed.
During the day the house kilted
S. B. 219. which would hav m
vamped the statutes relating u
practice of medicine and surgery,
first killed and then passed H. B.
x, wnicn regulates certain rim.
es of Insurance, sent a telegram
of : congratulation to the new
President ; Herbert Hoover aad"
then spent the rest of the dav n.
curring m amendments, and ta
merry jests and fun. ,
During i the day several nut '
bills and i resolutions were Intro
duced,; and the climax of these
was reached Monday night when
H. B. 1(5, the famous "secesawa
1st bill of Tillamook county, was
orougai oat. it was .finally hu
morously placed in several com
mittees. . - .
A feature of the eloalnV
minutes was a ; V'Swede-i inn-
sonatloa by Representative Chlnd-"v
gren, who came decked out lnjbl '
the regalia to go with lila qualat:
and very funny dialect, j Repre
sentative Goldstein delivered
East Side"; New York camoairn '
speech that was also enjoyed.
Aer ; tne adjournment man
members clung about the state- ;
housed saying good by andarraag.;
ing ? for meetings in the f ntnvs N'
with new made; friends and old -
acquaintances, t - v ' -
Gandhi Arrested
'AiJridian Patriot S
ReportllndieateB
' LONDON. Mar. 4 f APlThs Y
Times-says that Mihatma Mohan
das K. Gandhi had seen arrested '
in Calcutta.-'' i
Gandhi long has been a leader r
of the nationalist moement In In. i
dia. He has advocated passive re- '
sistance by means of boycotts oa -English
products 'and similar me
thods to attala an ? independent '
government for India rather than
the use ot force. On January 21 he
aid that he hoped for Indian home
rule within a-year. - ;
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ctor Olson
Resigns Position :
Leuls Olson. ' inspector in the
Salem polite department of which
he has been a member for a aum- ,
ber of years, turned la his resig
nation to the city council Monday
night. It was accepted. No ex-i r
planatlon was made of his reslg- -nation,
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