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PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Friday Morning, November 7, 1930 H TAX LIS W BEOIITEO Amendment by Legislature Is Kay's Proposal to Make all Valid Amendment of the state Income taT law approved at Tuesday's election to embrace the levies In eluded la .the excise and intan : sible tax, Itfi, la the most feaa , 1ble way of. eoping with -the tax problem resulting from recent decision ht the state " supreme court holding the Intangibles tax law unconstlutional. .Yhls ' was the announcement made Thursday br T, B. Kay. tate treasurer. Kay declared tbat such action would remove the probability that the income . tax law approved at Tuesday's election Is unconstitutional, and erae any doubt as to the legality f Its companion measures. The amendment should b made by the legislature, Kay said. Experts Attack On Income Tax Kay said he had been advised that an attack probably would be made on the income tax law which provides for corporate ex emptions similar to those author ized in the intangibles tax act. The state treasurer advocates in cluding the; essentials of the in come tar- law. Intangibles tax act and the excise tax law into one act. "They are all taxes upon var lous kinds of Income," Kay said, "and there is no reason why they should not be included in a sin gle bill." Kay said that any attempt to enact separate; though compan ion measures, - covering three forms of income taxation, would Invite court attacks and invalida tion of all three on the grounds of discrimination. The combined act should raise approximately $3,500,000 annually. Kay de clared, i The state treasurer refused to comment on the proposal for a special legislative session. He in dicated, however, that a new act covering the essentials of the in-: come tax law, intangibles tax act ' and excise tax law could be en acted at the regular legislative session in 1931. or DLII County Recorder Notes Increases Mrs. Mildred It. Brooks, county recorder, noted in the "Yester; ..days" of The Statesman that the recorder's office ia October, 1905, reported a good month's business with 419 In fees collected. And Mrs. Brooks opines that's a small month's work. .For the SO days Just passed, she handled instru ments In which tiling fees aggre gated $987.40; and in September the fees totaled $1,224.45. The average for the month has been $1,000, she says. DlflL SYSTEM lW 'IP LVDI Air til 10 LAI LHIIILU Visitors to the telephone offices here are now being shown the new dialing system to be installed in Salem next spring. In plain ; . r. tint antnmatle sir asl re ceivers and as the party learning the system uses the dial, me im pulses are automatically distri buted. a curnrldnrW larra nnmber of visitors already know how to dial, telephone officials say. They an tic! Dale little trouble in- changing over the system in Salem. April 4, 1931 has been given as-1 Be date fo rthe beginning of the date for the beginning of the While iom reduction in 'phons girls is anticipated, a large num Kr wilt atill K rMnired to han dle inquiries tor Information, and to conduct the long distance, easi ness which will not use the dial system. Installation of the new equipment for the dial system here is under way. Willamette Minstrels A RIOT OF FUN! 30 30 Presented by Willamette . Men's Glee Club Gorgeous Settings , Excellent Staging tad LAUGHS - GALORE Frid. Nov. 7, 8:15 WALLER HALL Ticket 50c Reservations Now Tfte Spa Eaton Hall Delolay-Rainbow Play Mj' In "The Importance of Being Eraest" HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 7 Seat Sale at The Spa, 50c and 35c GOVEBIIEfJT SEEKS TITLE TO LAKE BED Suit to fluiet f'le to beds of Malheur, Harney and Mad . Lakes has been filed - in the United States supreme court br the fed eral government. The state of Oregon was named as defendant In the action. A copy of the com plaint was received at the execu tive department here Thursday. These lakes and lands adjacent thereto originally were owned by tbe federal government, bat In 1908 were designated as a bird reserve by order of ITesident Roosevelt. The reserve was known under the order as the Lake Malheur reservation. ; The federal government eon tends that these lakes are non navigable. The state asserts title to the lake beds on the theory that: the-lakes are navlxrable. The brief was referred to At torney General Van Winkle, who will defend the state's position. Reform League Files, Election Expense Figure The Court JKerorm League, through W. F. Woodward of Port land, expended fl.9SS.S2 in op posing the so-called r two ? Judge bill which was on the ballot at last Tuesday's election. An Item ized account of the expenditures was filed in the state department Thursday. . - Other expense accounts filed the same day follow: J. K. weatnerrora, aemocrar., for representative in the legisla ture for the second district f 2S.02, and Kate Bonham, democrat, for renresentative in the legislature for the 18 th district, $25. BRACELETS PLACED UPOII MUUI William Q. Patterson, veterin arian, put up sufficient tight when he was placed under arrest yesterday for traffic -violation to necessitate Constable Walter De Long using handcuffs to bring him Into Justice court, where he was booked on an open charge. He was in the county Jail late yesterday pending a hearing. Patterson, driving into town on Commercial street, was guid ing bis ear on the wrong side of the street when be met an auto mobile driven by Constable De Long, DeLong swerved his ear to the wrong side mt the street, making an attempt to evade Patterson who was thought to be turning his car Into a side street. In stead, Patterson turned back Into the street and collided with Long's car. DeLong partially' opened the door of his car and queried: "Doe, why are you driving when you hare been drinking t Patter son is said to have answered by putting his foot on the throttle and starting to drive away. De Long gTabbed him and threw him back over the seat and with the assistance of a passerby, the handcuffs were placed on the of fender. Pickens Denies Failure to Aid Pearl Pickens, 21, Gervals youth, entered a plea i of "not guilty" when haled into Justice court Thursday, charged with failure to stop his auto and ren der assistance after' an accident. The complaint was first sworn out for "John Doe" pending Iden tification of Pickens. He collid ed with a car driven by Max Crowder on the road to Sllverton. MIMEIS APPEAR TONIGHT AT WALLEB "Willamette Minstrels" will be presented by the men's glee club tonight at 8:15 in Waller hall on Willamette campus. Re served seats are on sale at The Spa, in Eaton hall, and before tbe production. This presenta tion Is directed by Professor Cameron Marshall. Solo work in this black-face comedy will be done by Howard Millet, Lawrence Deacon and Joe White. The Sigma Tau quartet will also offer some se lections while the Delta Phi trio furnishes the feminine attraction of the evening. Specialty music will be completed with a trumpet solo by Wesley Roeder. In addition to the presentation of familiar negro songs, both spiritual and of the plantation- cotton field type, there will be a number of specialty acts. Running through the entire production will be a clever pat ter between the traditional "end men?, campus comedians, and tbe interlocutor, Clark Wood. Two pianos and the pipe or gan will furnish the accompani ment! for the songs. Bob Meigan and Dick Bowman will be at the pianos with Prof. Marshall at the organ. , Importations in the way, of BOlllHgS sou iuiuui aie ie- tured from a specialty concern in Portland. The main part of the chorus will wear tuxedos. The entire company will be in black' face.1 - "'ii , . Altar society meets SILVERTON, Nov. 6. The Al tar Society of St. Paul's parish met at the homo of Mrs. Delia Mc Grath Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph Schneider is the president of this society. Fifteen members, were present for the Wednesday afternoon meeting. 11 - .... 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