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SENATE BREAKS
LAKE DEADLOCK
OVER-NITRATES
Muscle Shoals Operation by
Government t Favored in
; Bill Reported out
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Rider Providing Construction-
of transmission 5:
: Lines is Sticker
Washington, Feb.; is (ap
I The 10-year-old deadlock be
tween the house and senate over
Muscle Shoals "legislation "was
broken today, but many congres
sional leaders were apprehensive
that . the i compromise agreement
taced a veto by President HooTer
It approved by congress.
"The bill which, emerged today
from the conference commute af
ter a year of negotiations provides
for' government operation of the
power plant at Muscle Shoals.
Ala., and a lease t the nitrate
plants to private Interests it pos
sible. : i , " -
If the. nitrate plants are not
leased within a year after the bill
passes they would be operated by
the government for experimental
production of fertilizer.; -
The measure also provides for
government construction of trans
mission lines to distribute power
from Wilson dam completion ot
the steam power-plant and con-
structlon of the Cove creek" dam
on the Cllneh river in Tennessee.
The provision for government
construction of transmission lines
is the controversial point which
advocates of the ' measure fear
may prevent its final enactment.
One congressional leader who
has talked frequently with Presi
dent Hoover on Muscle Shoals leg
islation said "There-is not one
chance In a million that he will
sign this bill." i
He predicted a veto which
would throw the issue back into
the next congress and Into the
1932 presidential campaign.
The conference report will be
submitted to the house tomorrow.
Leaders planned to bring it CP
Friday. ;-' foty? 51
SAVS IPUBUCAilS
ASSAULT WEBSTER
WASHINGTON, r Feb. 18.
(AP) Rep. Black ot New York
today gave' democratic version
of republican achievements dur
ing this session of congress.
"The outstanding accomplish
ment of the administration was
an assault on Webster's diction
ary." he said. : "Disdaining the
short and the ugly word "food"
as having no place in American
sociology it struck, 'food from
Websters and with the aid of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ot the
department of agriculture sub
stituted rehabilitation'.;
"Hoover would make mad
faces at congress and then send
Walter Newton, (a presidential
secretary) over to say he didn't
mean It. j -
"A group of weather beaten
little travelers, headed by Rip
Van Wickersham sought shelter
at the White House from the
storm without. They, croaked
and groaned pitifully:: 'Master,
we are wet. Hoover drew him
self proudly to his full height
and a la Mussolini, waved hU
arm over them, saying: 'Breth
ren, thou art dry. Dry they be
came, as dust and- flew away,
never more to be seen by mortal
men. j -
"The word 'panic grated on"
his ears so he : had the cabinet
members, including - the greatest
secretary of the treasury . since
Andrew Mellon, recite la smpa
thetlc unison 600 times . a day
prosperity. " " Thereafter, the
w jrd 'panic was to be known as
'depression and the word 'pros
perity' was to be known as 'de
pression or vice versa;" -r
Population of
Prison is 920,1
New High Mark
Prison inmates at the state
penitentiary totalled 920 today,
the largest number housed in
that Institution since Its origin.
The arrival of three new -men
yesterday brought the! mark to
the .new record. A few weeks
ago the prison population
dropped below the 900 mark but
It soon resumed its upward
climb. ;!'- ' "
Superintendent Henry ' Meyers
said yesterday that the addition
of a new cell block would not
entirely .relieve the congestion.
At present, prisoners are housed
In virtually every available place
in the penitentiary. i
Court of Honor :
" Session is Held
Justice J. TJ. Campbell presid
ed at the court ct honor of Cas
cade council of the' boy scouts at
the court house last night Classes
of boys were Inducted into sec
ond and first class rank and sev
eral received merit badges for
work performed. n ,
Wales Waltzes
With Her Often
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Eleanor Nichols, daughter of
Commander Newton Lord Nich
ols, of Newport, II. C was
..1 chosen for several dances by
the Prince of Wales at the ball
. in his honor at Union Club,
-Panama City. She says Wales
is a charming mam bat bis
brother. Prince George, is
much better dancer.
VOTE Oil VETERANS
DUE TODAY
Bifl Acted on Favorably in
Senate Committee Over
Hoover's Warning
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18-(AP)
Thrusting aside a presidential
protest, : the senate today swept
the veterans loan "m e a s u r e
through its finance committee
and decided. to vote tomorrow in
an effort to speed the legislation
to the White House. - .
The finance committee approv
ed the house bill authorizing
loans: to veterans up to half the
face value of their compensation
certificates by a vote of 13 to 3
within an hour after receiving a
letter from ihe president vigor
ously' objecting to the legisla
tion.;' ;'-)-;' '' .
Agreement was quietly entered
Into a moment later on the sen
ate floor to take up the bill to
morrow; and its passage by to
morrow; - night without' change
was predicted by Senator Harris
on, democratic, Mississippi, in
getting the agreement for con
sideration. Message Regarded .
As Veto Warning 1
Mr. Hoover's letter to 'Chair
man Smoot of the senate finance
committee asserting the measure
will "not only nullify the bene
fits to the veterans but inflict
Injury to the country as a whole"
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SPECIAL SESSION
TALK IS CURRENT
: Reports of a special session to
consider Oregon's problem of un
employment were current at the
statehouse yesterday but Govern
or Meier, late in the day, said he
had no intentions of calling such
a session. He declared he was
desirous of providing some pro
gram to relieve the Jobless.
; There were also rumors that
tax legislation would require an
extra session but the governor
made' no : statement on that re
port. The present session offi
cially closes Friday night but the
great bulk of the- legislative
measures are as yet unacted and
it is expected ' one week to ten
days will be required after Fri
day to end the session.
Montana Group
Buys Newspaper
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EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 18.
The Everett; News, '. a morning
dally newspaper, has been pur
chased by a group of Great Falls.
Mont., men. composed of Herbert
M. Peet. Leonard G. Diehl and
W. B. Rhoades, A. R. Fenwlck,
president of the News Publishing
company, announced here tonight.
The Montana men will take over
the newspaper March 1. ;
The Legislative Calendar
HOCSE TODAT
, Third reading house bills '
SI, 142, 119, 197. 208, 225.
237, 241, 259. 263, 281,110. :
215, S. 103,-335. 837, 838.
: S48. . . i : ; - .
- House joint memorial IS.
House resolutions 14, 15. 1
Third reading senate bills
. SI, 78. 110, US, 140, 145.
112; 141. ' .
Senate Joint resolutions
4, S, S. ' -
Senate joint memorial 8. '
Special order 11 a. m..
house joint resolution 8. -l
curbing labor - under. "18
. years. i !
HOUSE TESTERDAY
Mott resolution providing
means of prohibiting direct
taxation for state purposes
defeated, 32 to 28. -
THRIFT-MEALS
ARE FEATURED
BY INSTRUCTOR
Attractive Dishes i at low
- Cost : are Stressed Tat
: Cooking School
Two Days More Remain for
- Annual . Event; 2 p. m.
: At First M. E' ; :
Thrlf t -dinners were featured
at The Statesman cooking- school
on Wednesday when Wttla Camp
bell .- and Rita Conner- demon
strated to nearly 300 Salem
women various ways of . making
attractive dishes , , low cost. ,
Vegetables were stressed - In
the Wednesday class and partic
ular attention was given to veg
etable " plate : combinations . that
were both attractive and appetis
ing. One of the recipes that of
fered possibilities for both an
economical and attractive vege-
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Convention
Of Frogs is
Reported On
Fish stories may be common.
weather stories more so, but it
remained for Mr. and Mrs. A, B.
Welsner of North Howell to tell
the prize "frog story" of the
year. According to Mr. and Mrs
Welsner they were driving on the
Salem Silverton highway near
Silverton Tuesday evening : when
they' noticed a great many frogs
on the road.
Soon "they were In a veritable
sea of frogs, some alive and
many crushed on the road by
passing cars. Had it been "rain
ing frogs?" They could not tell
but at any rate tor 16 or 20 feet
along the. road there frogs were
thick, hundreds of them of all
sizes. Many of the croakers were
blinded by the lights of ears,
many were attempting to reach
the side of the road. " I
Inquiry among old residents of
the district has failed to reveal
the story of a similar condition
in past years. ? S "
SKOOTirJB SUSPECT
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. IS.
(AP) Portland police today
were looking for John Bowles,
25, divorced husband of Mrs. Ar
lene Bowles, 19,- who , was shot
through the hip here Tuesday as
she was approaching her apart
ment 'home, i' '
Mrs. Bowles, who was not ser
iously Injured told police she had
no idea who had fired the shot.
Her mother and sister, Mrs. Ma
de Hart and Miss Vivian Hart,
however, told police ihey, be
lieved Bowles, actuated by jeal
ousy when he learned his former
wife was to marry William John
son, truck driver, had fired the
shot. They said he previously had
attacked her. I ; :
Miss Hart ' and Johnson, who
had been held as material : wit
nesses, were released today.
Depositors of
Dalles Bank to
Accept Proffer
THE DALLES. Ore:, Feb. 18.
(AP) A committee of depos
itors in the French and company
bank today accepted a proffered
cash settlement of $17,760 as a
final accounting of funds alleg
ed to have been misappropriated
during liquidation of the bank.
The-offer was made oil behalf ot
bondsmen for Frank O. B ram
well, . former state superinten
dent bf banking.
Final liquidation of the bank is
expected within a few days and a
suit filed by A. A. Schramm,
state :. banking superintendent,
asking restitution from Bram
well and his bondsmen, will be
withdrawn. -.
Enabling act passed to
permit city of Portland and
Multnomah county govern
ments to consolidate If de
sired. " SENATE TODAY 1
. Third reading senate bills
227. 202, 193. 274, 286. 28T,
284. 87, 115. 17, 148, 11.
Third reading house bills
74. 285, 9. 172, 282. 59, 92.
House joint resolution 9.
- Special order 10 a. m.,
house bills 3, 4, free texts.
- Special order 10:20 a. m.;
senate bill 143. barber code.
: ; SENATE YESTERDAY. W
Defeated "basic-science
bill by 16-to-14 vote
Referred barber code
'amendment back to commit
tee. -
FORMER
Avers Einstein
Stole His Idea
dro, CaL, real estate man. Is
- suing Dr. Albert "Einstein on
charges of naing his Ideas ta
the famous Einstein relativity
and "unified field theories,
basing his claim oa a pamphlet
of which he is the author. Ed
wards' theory is that "all con
- atrnctlve activities are' the .re
sult of harmonised universal
rhythm-
PROTEST CUTOFF
JS
Hotel and Restaurant men
Fear Deflecting of
Highway Travel
Although no official action was
taken br the Salem Hotel and
Restaurani Men's association, con
sensus of opinion of that group.
In session at the Marion hotel last
night, was that the 12th street
cut-off to the Pacific highway.
when paved, should be used as a
thoroughfare for gas tanks and
trucks almost exclusively. .
' In a discussion of the matter,
the hotel and r restaurant men
pointed out that this cut-off, if
allowed to become a main-travel
ed route for tourists, would cut
the down-town section out of
trade from the! tourists.
An advertising campaign' for
Blossom day that would be of
benefit not.jonly to the associa
tion members but to the enure
city was advocated by John
Blakely. He also suggested a sim
ilar excursion campaign for Dec
oration day - and the Fourth of
July. ... ...
Dr. David Bennett Hill show
ed three reels of motion pictures
of Oregon scenic spots, including
views from and of Mt. Hood, of
the coast sites, ot Crater -lake, ot
Mt Jefferson, the Columbia river
highway and ether places.
Dr. Hill pointed out. in making
a plea for greater advertising of
this state, that Salem is the hub
of seven great highway routes
spreading over the state. He
pointed out also the advantage to
the city in getting a name for It
self aa the state's "scenic hub.
These routes, a few of which
are not entirely completed, in
clude: The lower Columbia riv
er highway, the Champoeg trip,
the Columbia river highway, the
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LUPER HCUT
APPEARS CERTAIN
Declaring that the return of
money to the state in the case of
Rhea Luper, former state engin
eer, , made no difference in , the
offense. Circuit Judge L. H. Mc
Mahan yesterday asked the Mar
lon county grand jury to indict
Luper for larceny of state funds.
The request was not cloaked in
these terms, but rather did the
judge instruct the grand- jury
that under tacts in a presentment
of the grand jury to him recently
regarding a state official placing
money out on Interest, showed
that the John Doe of the present
ment had violated a law and the
offense was an indictable one.
The facts of the presentment
were similar to the ones sur
rounding the Luper case. Luper
resigned after paying back to the
state certain moneys which he had
previously failed to turn over to
the state. ; . -
He Catches no ;
Fish; Car Does
KAUKAUXNA. Wis., Feb. IS.
(AP) Frank - Hageny drove
hla sedan out on Lake Winneba
go today with intention of fish
ing through holes in the Ice. The
ear ' crashed through." Frank
crawled to safety and went home
Ashless. When the machine was
retrieved, he said, a big pike was
discovered Inside.
Betty Compton ;
Weds Secretly
-NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (AP)
The Dally News says Betty Comp
ton, musical comedy star, and Ed
die Dowllng, youthful employe of
a motion picture company, were
married secretly recently. The
wedding was "disclosed today
when they sailed for a honeymoon
in Havana. '
TH
slash iitLioo wmmmomitm
cnnPH cnunni C Need Here is Slated
I IIUIil UUIIUULU
FUtlDS, EFFORT
Schulmerich Opposes Rapid
Increase in Higher
Education Cost
Bill to Move Governmen
Offices tol Portland is
r Defended! by Moser
til -V. ;r:
t Lonoinr' off approximately SI.'
400,000 from the appropriation
sought by the state ;-board' of
higher edacatldi4 for the current
biennium. was suggested uy senj
ator Schulmerich, who appeared
before the joint ;ways and means
committee of tha legislature here
last nignr, -
""Such a reduction would not
hamper the activities of the high
er "educational institutions," said
Schulmerich, "as virtually all ot
the amount could be eliminated
from, salaries. Swages, research
and traveling expenaes.,
Schulmerich submitted figures
in the AimmlUM showing that in
1927 and 1928 the university of
Oregon and Oregon state college
expended for salaries and wages
the amount of 31,989,134, while
for the current- biennium there
Is asked a total fof f 2.867,212 to
meet these demands. It also was
pointed -out by .J Schulmerich that
the five higher educational insti
tutions are asking for traveling
expenses in the amount ot 1350,-
495 for the current biennium.
Shows Traveling .
Expenditures High
Other figures compiled by
Schulmerich showed that .travel
ing expenses of he Oregon state
college In 1925 and 1920 aggre
gated S22.000. while in 1930 and
1931 there is asked for this pur
pose S224.748. i A total of 396
full-time instructors are now em
ployed In the two largest educa
tional . institutions, schuimencn
said. Schulnrerich further point
ed out that telephones for the
five institutions under the board
of .higher education cost the tax
payers 154,000 biennially.
"What would you! think, ot
paying a domestic science teach
er 15000 a yearrfor nine month's
work?" asked Schulmerich. "This
is the salary demanded by the
domestic science Instructor at
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LA GRANDE J Ore.. Feb. 18.
(AP) Mrs. Emma Fowler, for
mer La Grande city treasurer wno
was arrested on a charge of lar
ceny of public money, today gain
ed an Indefinite delay or the time
she must enter her plea.
Mrs. Fowler was to have plead
ed today but her attorneys filed
an affidavit of prejudice against
Judge J. W. Knowles. Judge
Knowles announced he would no
tify the chief justice ot the su
preme court at once that another
judge may be appointed to pre
side In the case, r
Mrs. ; Fowler's? attorneys also
filed a motion to quash the In
formation filed ! against her by
District Attorney! Carl Helm, Ac
tion on this ruling will rest with
the judge- appointed to hear the
case. s
Shortages: in Mrs. Fowler's ac
counts, city officials said, amount
ed to S11Z.252.0. - -
JUDGE PASSES ON
Judge H. H. Hewitt of Albany,
aged 84. died at his home In that
city v Wednesday f night at 7:10
o'clock.' He was a member of a
pioneer Willamette valley family
and was circuit ! Judge about 20
years ago In a district which In
cluded , Marlon, Polk, Linn and
Tillamook counties. He had pre
viously been district attorney.
He was a graduate ot Willam
ette university with baccalaureate
and master's degrees and In 1928
was conferred an honorary L. L.
D. degree." ' s -"
Judge Hewitt is survived by his
widow and a daughter, Mrs. Olga
Bushnell of Toledo: and by tour
brothers. Dr. Lb J. Hewitt and L.
L. Hewitt of Portland, M. C. Hew
itt of Rosevllle, CaL. and Harry
H. Hewitt ot La fGrande. He was
an uncle of Dean! R..R. Hewitt of
the Willamette law school. Fu
neral arrangements have not been
made. .
Sheriff Smells -
Mash oriVisitor;
Findti 3 Stills
BEND. Ore.. ,'Feb. IS (AP)
William Delude, rancher, plead
ed guilty - today i in justice ' court
to charges of .possession -of stills
and was fined S300 and. senten
ced to 30 dsys in JalL .
Delude was arrested yesterday
by Sheriff - McCauley who - found
three . itllls . under carpenter
WOMAN GETS TIME
TO MAKE UP MIND
POD
T
shop on the ranch.
For This Afternoon
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Showing Will be Made Before Public Service
; Commission as to Need of "Purifying
Water; Company May Oppose . : c
fTHE public service commission hfearino; on the water fil
A ter will be held ati2 o'clock this afternoon at the hear
injr room of the commission in the state office building. The
mayor and members of the utilities committee of the council-
will b$ there and representing the water company will be
President Elliott and Manager Delaney. The commission
wan near rrom tne city and IromO
local , people on the ..need & for.
early completion of the filter in
order., to Insure plenty ; of good
water ;pezt summer.
" The water company is expect
ed to resist any order for com'
pletlng f the - filter unless It is
sure of getting its money back
In case the city takes over the
plant,
- President II. R. Crawford of
the chamber of commerce col
lected Information from the Sa
lem canneries as to their busi
ness to submit to the city council
to . show the Importance of the
Industry to Salem, and the neces
sity of making sure that the
water supply is dependable. The
following Is the information
which will also be given to the
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sncu CASE
TE
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb.; 18
(AP) Two days having been
spent in selection of a jury, tak
ing ot testimony in the trial ot
Ber"B4tloff." 37, charged S with
criminal syndicalism, started in
Circuit Judge W A. Ekwall's court
here today.
Among nationally known com
munist leaders who are here and
may be called by the defense is
Tetta Stromberg, . 20, northwest
organizer for the international la
bor' defense.1 Miss Stromberg Is
under a ten-year sentence to San
Quentln prison following convic
tion in California under the Cali
fornia ?retfTlag" act She te- aS
liberty under 310.000 ball pend
ing hearing of her case on appeal
to the united States' supreme
court.
M. R. Bacon, special Portland
police officer who joined the com
munist party here last March to
obtain, information, was the first
witness called by the state. He
testified' the party has elaborate
plans for the overthrow of so-call
ed "capitalistic" governments, in
cluding that of the United States,
and . planned to. accomplish its
purpose by meana of force - and
violence. He said the organisa
tion had international headquar-
Adams Elected
Head Silverton
Commerce Body
SILVERTON, Feb. 1 8 Earl
J. Adams was. elected president
of the' Silverton chamber of
commerce when the annual elec
tion was held at - tonight's meet
ing. . Walter Arbuthnot was cho
sen vice president, George Hubbs
secretary and Clifford Rue treas
urer.
Directors elected were P. A.
Loar. M. L. Conrad and Maurice
Ames.
Barbers Oppose
Bill in Senate
The members of barbers local
No. 29 of Salem went on record
at their regular meeting Wednes
day night -as opposed to senate
bill 143, relating to the barbers'
examining board, "with or with
out any amendments." according
to Clarence Townsend, secretary
of the locaL Notice ot their stand
was being mailed to all senators.
The bill was expected to corns' be
fore the senate today. .
sniwr
n
Health Contest Figures
Show Salem Has Chance
Salem apparently has a good
chance of placing high in the Inter-chamber
nation-wide health
contest-for 1930, according to
Dr.- V. A. Douglas, county health
officer, who- will today send off
final figures for this city. Re
sults of the competition. In which
hundreds of cities are entered,
may be expected in the late
spring or early summer, i,.
The report Is for Salem alone.
and not for the rest ot the county.
Some ot the things shown in It
are: " - -
An average ot 3.000 gallons of
milk, 8 S per cent ot which Is
pasteurited, is consumed in Sa
lem dally; et the raw milk, 100
per cent is from tuberculin tested
cattle. Klaely-nine per cent of
the total Is from tuberculin tested
cows. '. :. - '.; . ' :
In the prevention of disease
353 .preschool children have been
given toxin antitoxin Immunisa
tions by public . health depart
ment and 135 by private physi
cians, or IS per cent of the, pre
SUIHI IS SUED
Polanski , Declares . Hummel
Was Negligent and Also
Exceeded - Instructions
Damage suit for sums totaling
155.635 was filed against R. F.
G. Hummel yesterday by R. F,
Polanski, . who charges careless
ness and negligence in operations
performed upon .Polanski by
Hu,mmel.
Polanski also charges that the
psyslclan, to whom he was sent
following an illness early last
August by his own doctor, I. A.
Sanders, performed two . opera
tions without his, Polanskrs, con
tent.
The complaint sets forth that
Dr. Hummel diagnosed Polanskl's
ailment as malignant tumor on
pus pocket of tbe abdominal cav
ity and said an immediate opera
tion was necessary to save his life,
The operation was performed that
day, carelessly . and negligently,
the plaintiff says. In that no phy
slcal preparation was made' Cor it.
Second Operation
Said Not Ordered
Defendant conducted operation
in such a manner as to cut, slash
and puncture plaintiffs bladder.
and after a full examination. Dr,
Hummel determined that there
was no tumor or pus pocket, the
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STABILIZATION OF
T
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (AP)
Tbe senate foreign, relations com
mlttee today approved a resolu
tion to ask President Hoover to
enter- negotiations - with - other
countries looking toward stabilis
ation ot silver prices. '
The .chief purpose of the mea
sure fa to seek a suspension of
Great Britain's policy of dumping
silver from India on the world
market. .--
It suggests ' that President
Hoover negotiate with other gov
ernments to obtain suspension of
their policy of debasing silver
coins and selling the product on
the world market. .
It also suggests the president
call an International conference
to reach an agreement on the use
of silver as money. ,
Eugene People
Hurt in Crash
Near Chehalis
CHEHALIS, Wasn., Feb. 18
(AP) Four persons were rushed
to a hospital here today following
collision between two automo
biles on the pacific highway at
Jackson Prairie, southeast "of Che-
halls. . -
Those injured wer M. T. Ben
nett, Eugene, Ore., badly bruised
back: Mrs. L. E. Hodges, Eugene,
bad cut on right hand;. Nick. An
tone, Eugene, severe cut on right
hand, and Mrs. w. L Hargels, Se
attle, slight bruises. .
school population ot the city has
had immunisations.
Vaccinations against smallpox
hare been given 605 school chil
dren by the public health . doc
tors and to 25 school children by
private physicians. All told, 04
per cent of the school children
have been vaccinated, either the
past year or in former years.
Immunisations for school chil
dren number 845 by public
health officers and 25 by private
physicians. Sixty-five per. cent of
the school children of Salem have
been Immunized In the past few
years. f
ThO public health nurses have
made -1.292 visitors t visits to
school chlMren in the home. The
number ot caces of more con
tagious diseases contracted in
;J30 by Salem folk fellow: ty
phoid, none; diphtheria, 21;
scarlet" fever. 15; measles, 28:
Whooping cough, 104: smallpox,
3; tuberculosis, -21. There was a
carry-over of 21 cases from for
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IS
Taxation Committees,
t Governor Agree to L!ov?
For Popular Express
On Intangibles taxV
... is sa'
erf
Increase to Eight per Cenf
On Excise Also Approved;
Corporations Included in
i
- Revised Measure
A special election to be heit
late this spring at which Urns
citizens could vote on the new ln'
tangibles tax which will call ifost
an eight per cent payment oa in
tangibles Income, was agreed
upon last night at a joint meet
ing of the house and senate com
mittees on taxation and assess
ment. The special election was
approved by Governor Meier in a
statement made to. the commit
tee. Tbe committees agreed io ex
tend the proposed' Intangibles tax
to certain corporations so the ob
jections raised in the supreme
court decision "declaring the old
act unconstitutional, will not be
raised again. Banks and like in
stitutions of competing capital,
would be exempted on the pro
posed Intangibles tax.
The commission plans to leave
the income tax at the present per
centage level but .to
advocate
that the excise tax be
increased
j to eight per cent.-
The Intangibles tax
for 1929,
iiemiy 99uu,uuu oi wmcn was
collected and is now held by the
state treasurer', would be held by
the state, pen dip g appeal of the
law to the United States supreme
court. If the legislature approves
the decision of tbe house and
senate committee. If the higher
court upholds the validity ot thm
law and reverses the I state su
preme court the state tax com
mission would be obliged to -collect
the balance of the 1923 In
tangibles tax. If the law is held
unconstitutional br the blsher
court, the joint tax committees
recommend thst a law I be draft
ed providing for refund ef tbe
collected tax to the tax Da re r
with interest at six per cent from
the time the law Is enacted.
CHEYENNE. Wro.. Feb. IS J
(AP) Governor Frank C. Em
erson of Wyoming died tonlghtj.
une governor's death followed
an Illness of only fire days. He
left bis office for home with a
slight attack of Influenza last
Friday, an ailment developed Into
pneumonia. '
Earlier in the day the belief
bad been expressed by his physi
cians that he had rallied slightly;
Announcement of the-gover-
nor's passing was made shortly
before 9 p.m.
He was the second Wyoming
governor to die in office within
period of about seven f years.
Governor William B. Ross died in
office in 1924. i
Verdicts Both
Ways Returned
By, Court Jury
Two forms, one containing a
verdict for defendant against
plaintiff and the other a verdict
for plaintiff against defendant.
were returned by the Jury whic!x
sat in the case of C. H. MayfieLl
vs. Pacific Greyhound Lines. Both
verdicts failed to provide mone
tary damage against either party.
It is presumed the Jury return
ed such verdicts to make it cer
tain that neither side should my
anything: in the suit, which wo
heard before Judge McMahan yes
terday. Mayfield sought 3222.75
damages as result of a collision
at Capitol and Center streets.
Harry V. Doe was foreman of tke
ury. '
Ignites Match,
Looks Into Gas
Drum , is Killed
TTILLSBOItO, -Ore., Feb.
fAPl Peter J- Trontler. 27 a
World war veteran, was killed in
stantly on the Alex Scott farm
near Gaston ludiy when be lit a
match to took let? 13 eld gas
oline drum, supposedly empty, j
Troutler had boon trrplcye J by-
Scott for about a yar. Ha is
survived by one sister, wl-.ose
name and address Scctt did not
know.
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