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) PAGE TEN COAST HIGHWAY Kit ADOPTED 'Roosevelt' is - Deleted in Senate - Vote; Hall - is Chief Opponent Y The senate yesterday approved House. Bill 262 which changes the name of the Roosevelt Mill- tary Coast highway to the Oregon "coast highway. y . The "senate committee on roads ' and highways .reported the house ' Wit" out ' with an amendment changing the' name to the Roose- ' vlt 0gon Coast ' highway but tbe senate defeated this change. On the- final rote 21 ayes against - i nine nays were- cast for the name change. . j. , .The, fight to change the name of, the highway was led by Sen- - ator . FrancjscovJcn . or - .ciatsop county. -.He. declared that - the name - of" Oregon . Coast, highway had been Indorsed. by the state highway, commission, - virtually all of the counties through which it passes and a large majority of ; people living at tbe mouth of the Columbia- river. . Franeiseovich i aaid In changing the name of the - highway, - the state of Oregon 'would receive the advertising to which It la enUUed. "The. present name of the highway means nothing to the people In the east., said Franciscovieh, "as there are a dozen other highways , bearing, tbe name Roosevelt.' 1 If all Says Name ' Given by People senator nan opposea cougmi the name of the highway for the i reason - that It was approved by : the voters at an election held in I this' state In 1919. "The people : voted for the name 'Roosevelt Military Coast highway' ". said ' Hall, "and the name 'Roosevelt' ; should not be eliminated by this senate." Hall also charged that in elim inating the name 'Roosevelt' the state of Oregon would lose much favorable advertising gained through the last 10 years. . Senator Moser favored chang ing the name to the Oregon Coast highway, on the ground that, such action would give ad ditional advertising to the state, and distinguish the. road from other Roosevelt highways to dif- A v w M A . j I w j 1 M I ;r.,".M"rrls r..f wr.vt--I . pfS2? ' wini? ft?n. L"'0r?l w??,ld Lf" . .Tr ..-A- in . ".Tt!llsi?K uicir ruaus. vinis is meiv only road that officially has been - : Hth ;0s6Telt highway' continued Upton. I Senator Staples contended that I ?LW Jl,"..f00i1f t0 'ban8! "lnf9 of the highway, asit would for him to change the ntniiA a Vie sa ' uwmsv va aaaa bwu Senators who voted against the proposed change of the name were Booth, Brown, Dunne, Fish er, Hall, Jones, Staples, Upton and Wheeler. ; Woodward Here To Make Study - Oi Flax Plant Senator Woodward announced yesterday that he rwould probably stay over Sunday in Salem to at tend to some pressing legislative duties, Including a more thorough investigation of flax Industry fig ures being prepared by Secretary of State Hoss. The latter was scheduled to turn over the com alete figures on the industry In recent years, to the Multnoaaah senator, on Friday. - Woodward was called Into con ference with Governor Meier on the matter Friday.. . He has - been consistent in his explanations to the ways and means committee that his probing of the Industry was for the good of the business, and not f or, lhe purpose of em barrasslng state officials. Session Expense : Bill is Adopted In Lower House A second, appropriation meas ure of 1120,000 with which to ' carry on the expense of the 2 f th . session of the legislature, was in troduced Friday, in the house. It bears the title cf House Bill 378, ssad revenues from It will go for secretarial ..hire, . for . per diem payment of members as well as : far' their mileage expenses.. . . This is the second measure in troduced for the payment of the expenses of the session, the first esse being rushed through the senate and the house in the open lag days of the session. It pro vided $25,000 which was used to meet drawing charges of the var ious 'employees;-" : . -r v McKee, National -Legion Official 7s Visitor Here Mark T. McKee of r Detroit, Mich., member of the board of tlractors of the American Legion teaadatlon, was a visitor at the eapltot Friday. He'. was extended the cearteslea of the senate 'and accorded other legislative honors. ' Mr. McKee announced that he was in sympathy with the move to have the .1932 national convention et the Legion held in Portland. The 1931 convention will be held fcn Detroit. " - - . Mr. McKee Is n his way tfr California, where he will attend the wedding of his daughter.' HALL RITES TODAY SILVERTON. Feb. 20 The funeral services for Kels Andrew Hall which was aet for Friday a! ternoon at 2 o'clock from Trinity church was postponed until-Sat urday at - the same hour i and place.. Word was- received late Thursday afternoon that one of the daughters was expected to FLYER ; j Donald Stevens. Department of f Commerce radio ensrineer. v v was I drowned when a seaplane which' wUch I Legislative ' -;-' ,-t-, .... ,-f -...., , - - . . - Oregon's 36th Legislative Session Brings Interesting Personages to Salem THE nearest approach to a pork barrel; seen at the statehoii.se is the lestau- rant conducted in the base ment. Here at noon the digni taries " of both houses meet with the lobbyists and plan af fairs of state over soup, sand wich and pie. One goes -down a conical stairway to reach the subterranean eating -place which la managed by Salem women. Robert Notson, political writer . S .Zl.L-' t". M fTV a AAnn Ian ss t A G A (a Tt aam ha t atna n a v a AW BCCUIB .aw liiiuvi-uio uio a jested the two to stage a" radio interview" on current legislative toP. The problem has been to cut down the material available so It will Jit a seven and one- - i i -. .. . A.n.nr man In his early days and went r t..r. xt. . ' 1 Jn cuege days, went down from An opportunity to be a lawyer, nv. m. .!.' mi HtAu If . Kotson of Heppner, and ' became a ; newspaper worker. . When Marks and Kotson talk to each other, therefore, they both know something of the .other's job,, its pleasures and disagreeable fea tures, f . j - . Reporters like the appearance of - the senator from Clats p county but their remarks about his name are far from courteous. He spells it Fran-cla-cc vich and a layman, who only needs to gar ble it to pronounce it will adm't that it Is even harder to spell. Reporters feel there "ought to be a law" simplifying the names of Astoria s senators. Norblad was an unusual name but Francisco- vlch . ,1 i 1 - e . e ' e The representative from Clatsop, also, has m distinctive ale 1 Mellberg. Mott of Marion lives up to his The .:: ' r':. ; : mt.ljcTTaUYiisToaccoOn. The DROWNS AS PLANE f he was testing leii inia we ! Petomae River near the Anacos- tia Naval Air Training Station. Sidelights name, "Mot in French means word and even genial Jim will admit he uses words, and plenty of them, when free texts, old- age pensions, property tax relief or what have you, are at stake. . Miss Marjorie Flegel who at tended . Willamette . university with the class of '23, was a vis itor at the capitol Friday after noon. . She was connected for some time with the T. W. C. A. in Portland and later served' with the "Y. W.' in Honolulu. It's a perfect place to live," she commented- when asked about her view of the Islands. Recent ly Miss Flegel has been busy at her home while her mother came to' Salem In the Interests of cer tain child welfare legislation. . . W. 8. link, member of the United States National bank at McMinnville, baa been keep Ins; a watchful eye on av nam ber of bills- In the session. Mr. link has been active in the municipal supervision of water and power operation . in the. Yamhill county city for many years. To him goes much "of the credit for the sound, prao ! tical development which the i . blicly owned utilities have made in that city. - 't """' ' Senator Joe Bailey of Multno mah county was a bit flabber gasted Friday whenihe fire men's and policemen's -pension bill lost in the senate. Together with the other members of, the Multnomah delegation the sen ator had worked hard and de bated fervently in the interests of the bill. When the roll start ed, the pension advocates expect ed victory. When the rally - was made they had lost by the small margin of 14 ayes; 1 nays. It took the pension proponents sev eral minutes to recapture their poise. For the first time in its his tory, the Arkansas house of .rep resentatives has named a : girl page. gist of the matter- OREGON STATESMAN, galea. Oregon, Saturday Moralnr. DIVES i Pfrtror shows asllora salTsrln the wrecked plane from the waters of the Potomac. - ; KEIZER YOUIIG FOLK ENJOY MY PARTY - KEIZER, Feb. 20. Emma Jane Browning, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Browning, gave a Val entine party . February 14 honor ing the younger set of the com munity. A Valentine bunt was staged, and many pretty Valen tines found, light refreshments were served. Present were Audrey and Irene Hamilton, Edna Oobert, Betty Jean Smith, .Myrtle Harold, Lois and .Betty Pierce, Pearl 'and Thomas Brantner, Arthur Bllven, Robert. Hunt, Howard MeCall, Gordon and Donnie Beecropt, Mil ton Savage and Emma Jane Browning. . FAIRFIELD GRANGE US GUESTS FAIRFIELD, Feb. 20 Fair field grange members and their friends and families enjoyed an evening of entertainment Friday, These on the social committee were Mrs. Frank Cannard. Mr. and Mrs. Fern Runcorn and Ruth Palmer. The first part of the enemy was devoted to community sing ing, followed by dancing. At a late hour a pot luck sup per was served. . On the regular grange meeting night which will be Wednesday, February 25, visitors from other granges are expected to be pres ent. HUBBARD. Feb. 20. Mrs. Waldo F. Brown, chairman of the Hubbard health committee, was accompanied to Salem Thurs day by Frieda Phillips, Marjorie Moore, and Alblna Tellek, grade pupils of the Hubbard school, to attend a dental ellnle.. Another trip will be necessary to com plete the dental work for the lit tle girls. . MEY DILLS: BEFORE HOUSE Dull , Friday Session . Sees Appropriation ; Bills Ap -: proved by. Votes With the senate furnishing H the fireworks for the day, mem- bora of the house cat through a dull session 'Friday and saw near ly a score of measures given fav orable .consideration. - --' - ' -? 't Chief among the . bills passed were .12 appropriation , measures providing for operating costs dur ing .the next blenninm of various commissions, courts, state boards and the national guard,' the; total of the outlay being 1 1.7 50,000. ' ! 'X group of bill's originating in the senate; and ", passed J by ; that body, : were given the, favorable v6te of . the house. 'Among these measures were , measures .prorid-. ing ror. tne acquisition, of forest lands," establishment of a six cent' mileage -rate or ' state - officials using, their! own cars' n state bus lness: enabling county courts to lease county owned - lands; pro-; hlblting-the: throwing. of rubbish upon. . public ' thoroughfares; six, measures clarifying certain sec tions of the Oregon code pertain ing to elections and , ballots. Transfer- of Water IUaiita Allowed - . The house passed two of Its own bills during the afternoon session.1- One authorised county court , to transfer water rights while a second related to the conduct of elections In irriga tion districts. v r The house gave Its approval to four resolutions - and memorials already - passed r by . the senate. These pertained to the rights of the accused" in' original prosecu tions: reports of expense of state officials; a memorial to the post master general for the improve ment of air mall service in Ore-" gon and the method of punctua tion to be followed when used to refer to the' title of a new law. Damage Claims Of Yamhill Men Before Solons Payment by the state of M3K8 damages held due farmers in Yamhill county for, destruction of their , clover crops; in 1928, by reason of an order from the state board of horticulture, Is asked In an appropriation bill Introduced in then lower house Friday. The amounts to be paid the 24 farm ers concerned range from 1 10 to 11170. The . destruction of the clover crops was brought about by a nemetode discovered In the clover and causing the crop to be Quar antined and plowed under. Hide Dealers Probe Sought - The senate Friday 'adopted a memorial introduced by Senator Bennett urging congress to con duct an Investigation of hide deal ers. Bennett alleged that the hide dealers had formed a monopoly in restraint of trade. Copies of tbe memorial will bo cent to Oregon's delegation in congress. . Rest Day Bill : - Is Withdrawn !. Senator Dunne yesterday with drew his bill providing that fire-' men In cities of Oregon hating a population of 100,000 or more, A- 1 i ;. February 21 1331 I TniX.WINlWG LEAP O - : ; ; . '' vKkimxA rr 1 Casper Oimoen, national ski ii , champion,-of Canton. S. D flies through spaee ever the heads of mectatora la his tiue-winnin; Twin Record Broken by Three Pairs in One Family ' WALDO HILLS, Feb. 20 -j-Numerous Interesting articles re garding' twins in certain com munities hare appeared in the paper lately but none more in teresting have been told than this one from Evergreen school dis trict, ? " I For years this school has al wayshad at ' least one , set of twins attending. They came from shall have one day of rest in sev en. Withdrawal of the bill was said to bo satisfactory to the fire men affected. j VISIT STATE OAPTTAL JEFFERSON, Feb. 20 Mrs Ethel Gulvin, . teacher of the Looney Butte school and her pu pils', - spent Tuesday in Salem, visiting Industrial .plants and state offices. . -The group went NOWI 12v -v Ilere'a good nwsor th home dressmaker ! A line of new prints In full 36 Inch widths, guaranteed washable fast colors and in aQ the pretty patterns such as miniature florals and modernistic designs .i . , Pretty reds, blues, lavenders, greens, tans, orchid, peach, black on white, arid many others These are sturdy fab fics . . . they launder exceedingly wen and are ideal for home frocks, children's dresses, smocks, etc Now only 12 Vie per yard. (Ask about Miller's dressmaking contest): Emphasizing Youthful Lines New Coats $(D).85- . . - - ."",--.'; , With the arrival of: many newi Spring fashions ota downstairs apparel sections are replete with wraps that are smart to wear and practical for chilly days and cooler nights. The new lines are most flattering . ; . slimness it - achieved as if by magic New necklMes show the elon ; gated collar in a variety of fashions. Cuffs are elabor ate to the extreme . . . and, we direct your attention to the f abrich which, wt beUeve, adds most of all to down ; right chic- ... ; You are especially invited to try these on today and see for yourself that what we've said in this ad is perfectly true! . Others priced $12.50 and S145 MILLER'S BASEMENT -o X ' . " ' 4 -' : 1 'J ' mm leap fa the New Tork State ski- " Jumping championships, at Salis- V inry Falls, N. Y. 1 the families of Bailer's, " Kauf man's Dick's, and Knight's. - Now there are two sets In school and both from the same family. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Von Flue. Marie and Lucille are in the first grade,' Alfred and Aldene In the fifth grade. But, to make the story more interesting there are Laura and Lorene, aged four years, ret at home, i through, the legislative halls, the supreme court building, the state library,! the circuit court, tie Capitol Journal plant, the wool en mill and the paper mill. Hen ry Pocan assisted in taking the students on this trip. Children in the party were Edith Eulrlch. Ardls Eulrich, John Flnlay, Edgar Husted, Ar thur Balnter, James Anderson, Robert Pocan and Robert Gulvin. Prints At stairs V 1 Down FOIffl YEITO flffiL Dili 1,10 DDlVJi "Is there any man in this . house who can explain this 'the-' ory of play' whichis1 a part of 1 the , educational curriculum?" queried" Representative Arthur ; McPhlllips Friday morning as he, vigorously opposed the . passage of Senate Bill 150 In the house, the measure providing for a , fourryear normal school stand-; ard elementary teachers' traiuisg. aahma . Tr a maasitra " f si (ha wwssw - - jauv tuMui sa w bunk, ' declared the . represent- tl". ,.:; V . . .. . ; i '-: With -McPhlllips, two . repre sentatives, Temple- and - Macpher-. edn, in their, opposition to the. measure as imposing too great a law on the. taxpayers of Oregon... ; Tho bill .lost 44 to 13, with three yeDresentatives ' excused:' The ' measure , would have - gone into . effect January. ; 1, . 1934,. making 'the t four-year : protisioa' necessary fatter January 1, 19 3$y ? Representative. Dorothy' Lee of. Multnomah county, led the fight -tor .ithe report of? the minority. report, holding it was la the la-, teres t of children to have fewer but better trained teachers. ' . li HILLS CLUB : E KEPT BUSY WALDO HILLS, Feb. 20 Tho Waldo Hills club bouse is a busy place these days. Saturday even ing the Willard Women's club have Invited their husbands and friends to a card party at the club house. Friday and Saturday evening, February 27 and 28, the drama tic club of the Waldo Hills Com-' munlty club will present their I play "Crooks for a Month." Miss Lois Riches is director and the cast Is as follows: Mrs. , Frank Bowers, Martha Ooodknecht, Mrs, Helen Muiky, George - Gilliam, Waldo and Victor Rue, Rob Riches and Eddie King. OCT - QF HOSPITAL , SCOTTSillfcLS, Feb. 20 William McKillop who has been in the. Salem General hospital the past week, is expected to be able to come home this week. Mr. Mc Killop while splitting kindling, a stick of wood flew up and hlt,him In the ball of the eye, and it was at first thought he would lose his eye, but by special care they have been able to save it. Dr. Brown is. his attending physician. Miller's moo Store ONLY PER .YARD I A arrive from the east.