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PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN; Calza, Oiegrv Catcrday tlornlnr. Febreary .21." 1S31 AGR1GULTURAL BILL EDIiCTED Bill to Create Department Out of 14 Separate Agencies Voted CConttiraed from pax 1) th efficiency will be Increased. Virtually all ot the opposition to this bill has originated with self ish Interests. The proposed law has been a success !n states t Vio Wn tried-' am! Is of vital interest to the agricul tural industry or wis siaie. JSanatnr Bmil said that GOT a HTai4i vu intenselv Inter ested In the bill at the time he -wrote hisf message to me legisla ture, and has not changed his -mind regarding its merus. ; -Selfish Interest ' - Denied by Brown - - "I have - been accused of at .nnin. rttAtm tk lob for my self," said Senator Brown, "but . Tint tniA. The law bars me and every other member of this legislature, rrom tcung head ot tne proposea toueuuin- i.,rttniant flreroii'ls SOW ' the dumping ground for cull products, but tnis suuauon w" i.- .A.r.it wm Ttaas this Dill. Forty-one states now have this law and It nas operaiea uwOTa- fully.- . Senator Upton blamed the state grange for much of the op position to the cabinet form of government. meatuiuk at the last election. , -- -7 "TV a sMnt form, of srovern- ment would . hare prored benefi cial to the entire.siaie, ana w not limited to agriculture. There is nothing in thir bill authoris- mni Af the -director. -and he is given unlimited power - In fixing salaries, nuojeci. omj u the review of the governor. Too much power Is Imposed la one man." . . ? Senator Staples said he cen sldered It safer to leave the mat ter of salariea In the nanda.of the governor than with the Ieg- 1 islature. . ... Senator Kuek read several tel- egrams received from Wasco county opposing the MIL Claims Fanners Anxious for it . 'The 'fanners are - anxious for this consolidation." said Senator Wheeler. . "Under this bill we will have an opportunity to try out the cabinet form of govern ment on a limited scale. We are not asking for more funds, but feel that we will be able to re- . turn a substantial amount of money to the state at the end. of the blennlum. " t Senator Bailey opposed the bill on the ground that 11 would , Increase the state's expenses and ; Increase taxation. , "Although I am afraid of this bill I Intend to vote for it.'' said Senator Dunn. "I will east my orote against my better Judgment. . I do not believe the proposed law will result in any good." Senator Eherhard Tead tele gram from the economic leonfer- ' ence at La Grande opposing pas sage of the bill. Eberhard said . this conference was attended by " more than 400 prominent tann ers of Union county. ; RFftTPH IN ffllflF UUIIUI III WMMIlii 1 i .. 1 7 nrr'pin:i nnnounr. mmm mmm w mm a 1 3 m m m ( s I I I tUIMlis li 1 Hill II II I MIWIWII. lliwiwwnia CContlnaae from pas 1! demned Multnomah county's tac- tics. He said the pension fund , . eecuredrf rom a tax on Insurance . premiums would affect rates throughout the state. He lso said it was not equitable to per " mlt such diversion of unds with- out the state having any control ' ot their nse. Senator Strayer termed the firemen and policemen's pension as another variety ot "bug", in . tbis case an guicui nteeuer t on ell the people ot Oregon. . The roll call follows: Ayes: Bslley, Bennett, Carsner, ' Crawford, Dunne of Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Eherhard, . Fisher, Fran Cisco vich. Hall, Mill er, Moser, Staples, Upton. -Nays: Blllingsiey, Booth, , Brown, Burke. Dunn of Jackson, TakasAn Tafias ' TIAAA Kuek, Mann, Schulmerich, Spauldlng, Strayer, Wheeler, , Marks. , ,. wateWmjp cries ii5vjih (Continued1 rrocn pas I.) t A, F. 8- Steele of Portland, vice-president of the Willamette . Association, was tn the chair and address ot welcome was extended by R. N. Walker of Independence, who recalled the days of early boat transportation on the . Wll- lamette. Delegates were present from Balem. Albany, Eugene, Oregon City, Portland. Junction City. Cor vallls and Suver. Those present from Salem were William P. El lis, H. R; Crawford, C. E. Wilson,! Kelther Brown, W. W. Chadwick, Kawell Williams and Ralph Klet slng. The latter two are officers ' In the Salem Lions club, which group, as one ot its major activi ties, this year, is pushing the can alisation project. ElUa,v Craw ford and Williams each spoke briefly. - ' DELIISTHii;! Continued from pag t . making careful study of ths - diet and care of. children's teeth, and that much work is being . done to educate the public along these lines. Never in the history of den jUstry has there been such w4de spread feeling of coopera tion and 1 a desire for the ex change of ideas as there Is. to day." Dr. Fleetwood said, Add' lug: "A plea Is being made by students and teachers of dentis try to stay closely to some ot the fundamental which have been slighted. -; Dentistry -well done Is an exacting science. My attitude toward modern dentistry. Is that we must be conservative at all times-, be thorough and make changes - In fundamental princi ples slowly. : ... p : Dr.'B. EvJJscher, professor at the University of California school of dentistry, spoke chiefly of the child and dentistry. He said In part: , "Modern medicine and dentis try are constantly applying bet ter and more improved methods of Investigation to the health problems which come under its Jurisdiction. Oral deformities and diseases of the tenth do not Just happen over night. They develop slowly, often extending over a period of yeers, and long before parents can recognise them, -an j alert practitioner can apply ways and means for ' pre vention and cure. "There I are many kinds of dental abnormalities. Some min or ones, fortunately, can be cured at almost any age; others are really; grave and serious, are difficult to control and at times Impossible to correct. . Thought ful parents are more and more availing themselves of the best that sclenee has to offer and this means: avoid delay. "Twenty-five and more years sgo. Just A few parents accepted dental service, snd children who then had' appliances placed on their teeth for the correction of dentofacial , deformities, were usually 14 years of age, or even elder. Today, very few children are placed under treatment at 14 years, because fully SO per cent of those who -seed It should be gin before they are nine." . Wlver of visiting dentists are being Accorded various entertain ment under guidance of a com mittee consisting of Mrs. H. C Epley, Mrs. David B. Hill. Mrs. Estill Brunk, Mrs. D. X. Beech ler and Mrs. W. A. Johnson. PAIR RESra TO DEftTH If! C II A I H NEW CASTLE. Pa.. Feb. 20 (AP) Their last hope of a re spite denied lste today by Gov ernor Plnchot. Mrs. Irene Schroe- der and W. Glenn Dague, con demned to die in the electric chair Monday for slaying a highway of ficer, were to be taken to Rock- view prison and its death chamber early tomorrow. Dague was shaved at noon and both prisoners were . issued new clothing. The doomed pair will be - rushed to Rockvlew by auto mobile, and it is likely the. Jour ney to the prison will be over the road where Corporal Brady Paul was killed. December 29, 129, as he sought, to question them about a holdup at Butler. Mrs. Schroeaer, who had as tonished visitors with her calm aloofness began to show signs ot breaking down. She paced her cell nervously last night and to day teemed uneasy. She shock off her gloomy attitude, however. long enough to appear, cheerful la a final meeting with her aged father, Joseph Crawford and her five year old son Donnle. - Dague was reported by the Rev. H. O. Teagarden, his spiritual ad viser, as ready to make some startling ; statement prior to his execution but there was no Indica tion as to what .he might say. It was also reported that Dague was writing a confession, but tbis was unconfirmed. Two Are Killed In Wane Crash Caused by Fog Mi . r WINNIPEG, Man., Feb." 20. (AP) In I the second fatal air crash In the hlstorv of the wt. ern Canada Airmail Service, Dr. Kicnara is. AJieyn, S3, Winnipeg, and G. Lewis, Vancouver, B. CL, were killed Instantly tonight near Portage La Prairie. The Moose Jaw bound mall carriei, caught in a sudden fog About .7 S miles west ot here, broke up In landing and burst Into flames. The man was saved, reports here said. -uoi a. u. Forrester, of the Western Canada-Airways, was in jured, but will recover, physi cians said. Dr. Altarn. kiaiIImI officer tor, the Airways, known as tneTiying doctor." was enroute to examine - pilots for the com pany. Lewis was bound for - Ra. glaa, Sask. : - : Bride of 63 to Assist Yarrow When He's'Old' j 1 TRENTON, Ont., Feb. 10, (AP) Samuel Yarrow at the age of 94 will lead his. "mall order bride of 3 to the altar on Monday , and his eight chil dren, 47 grandchildren, SS great grandchildren and tire great great grandchildren will help him celebrate. ' Yarrow i lived , with his first wife for 40 years, long enough to i have a diamond. -Anniversary. They bad IS children.: . His sec ond wife lived nine years and died last October. Speaking today of his third romance he said: "She's younger than I am. she'll be able to look after . m el when I get old. BUCIQONES 'St e-VOSaiWND AJ1-U1XTNG VfOTIRN? A: BC KiAHorrt MM ITER CHIEFS REJECT OFFER Company and Councilman Now Attempting Move 4 Toward Arbitration V CContlnued from pAge 1) . in hopes of expediting matters and saving expense. The city group advised the wate? company offi cials the - figures which they thought "represented the very maximum which they could sub mit to the people; and this amount the company would not accept, claiming It represented too large a loss for them to take.: ,1 The city offer was ; a little fa excess of a million dollars, accord ing to report. , , ; ;4 Company Step " ! ? Into Arbitration ' The conference, which was re sumed Friday afternoon to hear President Elliott's report, then took up the matter of settling the plant valuation by arbitration. The company agreed to prepare An outline : of an agreement which will be submitted to the city of ficials and gone over by them and City Attorney Trindle on his re turn to the city Monday. - The basis of arbitration would be as outlined In Friday's States man, the city naming one repre sentative, the company a man, and the two selecting a referee. These would determine the valuation of be placd on the plant, which would be binding- on the company; and the council would submit the mat ter to the people for authoriza tion of the purchase. Meantime the company would proceed to complete the' filter plant under the Joint supervision of city and company, insuring tne city properly- filtered water, by midsummer. DEMTMMI f BEFORE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. fAP) Leelslatlon to accelerate deportation of undesirable aliens and to exclude alien communists from the United States was re ported favorably today by the house immigration committee. The measures are In line with the administration's plans for a nationwide campaign to rid the country of undesirables. 1 The communist exclusion measure was bv Ren. Bachmann. republican. West Virginis, while Chairman Johnson of the com mittee sponsored the other bill. ' The Bachmann measure would exclude alien communists by placing them under tne same oe portation law as anarchists, i It was one of several bills . recom mended by the . fish communist investigating committee. .. Under the Johnson proposal the method of handHna- denorta- tion eases would be simplified oy permimng prosecution 01 an illegal entrant in the federal dis trict court where he was appre hended. . t Under existing law, he has to be prosecuted at the place where he entered. . . Data Used For Dr Report- is Handed Senate WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-(AP) A vast conglomeration ot sur veys and testimony the material upon which the Wlckersham commission prepared Its conflict ing prohibition reportwas dump ed before the senats today at its request, . t - Ranging from the Investiga tions into every known liquor system throughout the world to surveys of liquor conditions In 32 states, the material neverthe less constituted but a part of the commission's data. . It was transmitted In response to a resolution by Senator Tyd lngs, democrat, Maryland, an anti-prohlbltlonist, asking for, all non-secret data. J f ":, Fight Looms in House on Bill To Tax Tobacco A fight looms in the house to day when the tobacco tax bill comes up fort bird reading as a special order at 10:20 a, m. The taxation and revenue committee reported the measure unfavor ably to the house and the debate in the morning will be on the substitution ot the minority for the majority report. The tobac co tax was designed as one means of reducing the general deficit of the state treasury. ; The hydro-electric commission bill, which was reported out fa vorably on the floor ot the house Friday, Is expected to be on the c-lendar Monday. It Is thought there, will be little opposition to Its passage. Thinks Slavery Won't Be Bad; . Offers Himself BERKELEY,' CaL, Feb. 20 AP) SlaTery is better than Job- GRAND Sun - Mon. - Tnes. EDMUND vi LOWE and DOLORES DEL RIO in; The BAD OIIE Board Br OUTO ZX. DOAC e THIS CZLA3TD Today Buck Jonei fa "8hadew Ranch". 0 WARXER'S CAFUOXi Today-7-"Whlte Cargo,. - HOLLYWOOD e Today Charles Rogers In rFoflftw Thru" , ,. . 1 WARNER'S KLSINORE Todar Winnie TJxhtner and Joe Brown In "Sit Tight." Mickey Mouse . NOTES by ZOLUH VOLCHOK M. M. C. - Next week " - we are going to laxe much pride in presenting our own Mickey Mouse orches tra on the stage. The orchestra with Its little practice has pros pered very well, nder the direc tion Of Professor Vnarr and Rill B raxes u. Last week two new members signed up. They are Herman r Domagall and Myron banner. . - . - Those fa the orchestra that were not here last week, be sure and come this Saturday to the Capitol at 10:20 o'clock to have your pictures taken for the Ore gon statesman. ... . M. M. O, ' The Mickey Mouse club is now going to hare a matinee for themaelTea wtnr Ritnrili miinu tog at 11:00 o'clock. . It's been A lone time sine wt have had anybody on the honor roll, bnt veaterdav m. rnunU of mothers phoned and said that two boys bad bandaged a boy's arm when It: was broken, and Wished to have them nut en the honor rolL The boys are Steven Kerner and Richard Barton, M. M. C. The old Mickey Mouse veil this 6ke - Handy Dandr Sweet as candy Happy Kids Are We Enie Ickey Minnie MIcker x t M-O-U-8-E Wow. M. M. C. The contest for the nrlzes this week will be based on theseJ songs: Three Little Words, "Betty Co-Ed," and "Here Comes the Sun. M. M. C. SPECIAL NOTICE ' The Tirorram arranrnd tnr fha Mickey Mouse club meeting Sat urday will Include comedies, car. toons and the seventh chapter of tne Mickey Mouse club serial SDeclal . attention la called tn the feature picture that will be presented. for the Mickey Mouse club . . . due to the nature of the theme of "White Cargo, wnicn opens today at the Capitol, the chief has comnlatad ir. rangements to hold over the comedy adventure drama "Cap tain ADPlelack. for the MIcker Mouse show only. lessness, David Schalchi, 14, be lieves. 4 He walked' Berkeley streets to day stopping pedestrians and of fering them a card on which was written: "Wanted, a master, by an able bodied young man. Good refer ences. Willing to work. Will sell himself into slavery for his keep. I have got to eat. State best price. At 2:00 P. IL wiNrauaMsuxaDLHorr blooocd SliE MAKES CHAMPION WAZSTUEXS ..AND JOE E BAOWN MAXES HE rLfLid"uJ U JOE E.DR.OIVTJ Uobwt Bonwi.. IXa Gears (WarlA HmjiiglH Wmtiint Cfcwpi V A' - Vim r Bto.ViTii Plnfflioe . Dfrectt krlJbrS 4 I ft CEP&IilDS mSCLOSEIB . . . : .... . - -- - - Directors, In Statement, ask Jhat na Par.!D Prevail Over Situation Doors bf the Farmers 8tate bank at Independence were closed last night and basinets of. the In stitution placed in the hands of the state superintendent ot banks, A. A. Schramm. The action was taken by the board of directors ai a meeting last night to discuss conditions. , ' . Deposits of the bank were about 1210,000, consisting of 1115,000 in Individual deposits subject to check. S38.000 in time certificates and $57,000 savings. .Capital stock is 125,000. Q. 0. Irvine Is cashier of the bank, one ot two In Independence, snd Glen Smith is assistant cash ier. . t Directors Make Statement Following decision to close (he bank, four ot the tire directors present at the meeting. last night lsued the following statement: - "The directors of the Farmers State bank of Independence re gret very mucfi that It has been necessary' to place their bank in the hands of ,the state banking department, "Owing to present conditions In a farming community this was the only action we could take. .Depos its have dropped continually for the past year. Farmers have made no money and the local business man has not prospered. Our ef fort to take care ot our customers under present conditions has been the cause of our failure. "Rather than try to continue and allow some depositors to draw their funds, we have taken this action trying to be fair to all of Our depositors. "In new of the confidence we have enjoyed, we believe the bank patrons of this community will not become panicky and cause unnec essary burden on any other bank ing institution. . , Signed, . H -C. W. IRVINE. President C. J. DeARMOND EDWARD REX Q. A. WELL8. He Objects to , Rudy Vallee so She Shoots Him KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20 (AP) When William Welch came home after an unexplained ab sence of a month and raised ob jections to his wife's listening to Rudy Vallee on the radio she borrowed a revolver from a neighbor And shot him. "Why don't you get a good program for a' woman to listen to?" Welch, A plumber, demand? ed when he heard the crooning voice of the orchestra leader. Then the argument was on un til a bullet settled It last night. Welsh was In a hospital today in a critical condition. Mrs. Welch war Arraigned on a charge of assault with Intent to kill and held under Sz.OOO bond for a preliminary n e a r 1 a 9 March 4. Tumbling Team Of Salem High In Exhibition . . -1 The Salem high tumbling and pyramid building class, under the direction of Charlie Gill of Wil lamette, put on an exhibition of pyramids on the parallel bars be tween halves of the Salem hlgh Chemawa game at Willamette university Friday night, The pyramids were executed to i f When 1 TVTnhle thakesMThe n hole town shivers Popular Prices - M the count with a whistle sounding to indicate the time for changes. This class Is a new feature of the Salem high physical edncatloa de partment under Vernon Glim ore. Much finish and smoothness ef performance was noted in the ex hibition and a credible showing was made. ILIECOKG FIB OPffi',1 PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 10. (AP) Known on two continents as "the friend of kings," Samuel H11L builder and philanthropist, today was recovering slowly from a severe illness that necessitated a major operation yesterday. He has been In a hospital here since February. 9. t t The nature of the operation was not revealed, but It was known Hill suffered from a st6mach And intestinal .disorder. Although his heart action weakened during his long confinement In bed. Physi cians decided yesterday the oper ation could be performed success-' fully. The hospital said today his condition was favorable,! and he had spent a "restful day., - A son-in-law of the late James Hill, pioneer builder of railroads, Samuel Hill , is Internationally known in the construction and engineering fields. He was decor ated by France, Rumania, Belgium and Japan during the world war tor his services in road building and transportation supervision. ' In 1922 he was host to Marshal Jof fre when the French hero tour ed the United States. Several years ago when Queen Marie of Ruman ia visited this country. Hill enter tained the royal party on the Pa cific coast. Queen Marie dedicated the Rumanian room of Mary hill castle; Hill's international museum on the banks of the Columbia river. - Fred W. German Freed of Blame In Fatal Crash PORTLAND, Ore., FebJ 20. (AP) A coroner's Jury today exonerated from blame Fred W. German, Multnomah county com missioner, who allegedly drove through a- stop, signal light here February IS and struck and fa tally Injured Louis Lamport, a pedestrian. The verdict' said the death re sulted from an unavoidable acci dent which "was caused by the way the signal lights work". The witnesses. Including Ger man, testified at the inauest. Those who -saw the accident said he drove through the intersec tion against a red signal light and his speed was - estimated at 2 to 45 miles an hour. Attempt Made To Assassinate Albanian King VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 20- (AP) An attempt was made to night to assassinate King Zog of Albania as he was leaving the op era house. - The king was not hurt, but a member of his staff was killed. Two men fired a number of shots At the king. Both Assailants were captured by the police. King. Zog. has been in Vienna for the past few weeks under the care of physicians who have been treating him for irritation of the throat caused by excessive smok ing. , : , - HOLLYWOOD! 25c Home of vt Talkies LAST TIMES TODAY Slicker Mooso Matineo 1:30 Saturday - f MRU with Charles Rogers . Nancy Carroll : Zelma O'Neal ,- -; Jack Haley " I .' All-Technicolor i Also Rin-Tin-Hn In vThc Lent Defender" I and iDckey Moose la "nirthday Party COMING SUNDAY m Mtiuaevw-rSlricTuai r 1 ! The Love-Laagh 1 1 1 Scree Treat of 1 f f the Teart ' ' II r DIH-KlliED i;i 10 uphisil' LIMA, Peru, Feb. 10 (AP) One - American, Reginald A. Skid more of Bethlehem, Pa., was loont these killed during severe fighting which .followed upon an attempt to overthrow the provi sional government of Luis . M. Sanches Cerro today. The revolt, which began at 4 a.m., today., was Quelled by late afternoon but with the loss of 60 or more lives including those ot 40 loyalists and 20 Insurgents. The rebels were overpowered In a heavy battle after they had fled from Lima to Callao and taken refuge in the old fortress of Real Felipe, now used as the customs hOUSe. ' ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (AP) A manual- of American railroad ownership was laid be fore congress today by the house commerce committee - with . a recommendation; for legislation to put under : federal control holding corporations engaged in acquiring domination over oper ating railroad systems. Chairman Parker summarized the findings of the long investi FMLDOL OF BAILS FAVORED -Trust Service Exclusively The Ladd & Bush Trust Company does not receive deposits. Its entire organization and facilities are de voted to one special object: EFFI CIENT TRUST SERVICE. Ladd & Bush Trust Company Officers and Directors A. N. BUSH, President. '! J -i-'! WM. S. WALTON. Vlce-PrWjJr L. P. ALDRICH, Secretary. JOS. H. ALBERT, Trust Officer. rl EXTRA! SPECIAL 1 EXTRA! MICKEY MOUSE CLlJB MEETS AT 10:45 A. M. Two Hoars of Fan and Entertainment Held over for M.C.C. meeting ' CACTAIN APPLEJACK" . Comedies Cartoon Contests I : M! y t : V 'Mr. Doors Open at 1:45 P.M. Note: This Picture Recommended for Adnlt Minds Only! EXTRA - CHARLIE CHASE FOR LAFFS "... la - HIGH CV Metrotone Talkina: News! Unit """ gation by declaring that 14 rail road groups some of which are unified railroad systems control 210.000 miles of the 260.000 of first class railroads in the coun try. The -attendant report asserted that the holding company has become "a convenient instrumen tality in the terrific struggle 0f railway giants ot the east over coveted property" Incident to the proposal to put all of fie major eastern railroad systems into four companies. To some degree the ; consolidation movement had extended as well ' into the West, It wss said. j In : spite of recent concentra tion of railroad ownership, the investigation determined that 840.000 Individuals and tlons held railroad stocks in the major group which the report described. Butler Offers To Lecture For Philadelphia Aid PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20. (AP) Major-General Smedler Darlington Butler, who says the people of Philadelphia always stood up for him -when he got Into what he has called "Jams" and "messes," is going to help the' unemployed of this city. Today he announced that If the navy department would -grant him a leave of absence he would speak anywhere in the country where admission was charged and would give half of his earnings to the committee for ; unemployed relief In Philadelphia, I 71 Wfy ONTHESCOEEi; n 1 x ( n , i "1 ' j ; -.V Yi rim:. L 'A I I