, 1. SERVICE We guarantee our ' car rier service. If your paper : does not arrive by 6:30, call 5oo and a copy will be delivered at once. THE WEATOER : Unsettled with rains to- ' day, Xbnrsday y probabljr fair, moderate tempera tore; Blax. Temp. ' Tuesday 47, Mln. 27, rtrer 2.7 feet, .north wind, f FOUND C D 1 S3 f EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, February 25, 1931 . ;f , ,""1. .t a a anaaaa i i ' " t ' .- " J" - - - ' w - w v v v AFT ST LOBBY If snatorffjot $100,000 or so From Sugar 'Firm is - Published Tale Mame not Mentioned; Fill! Investigation ' Urged; ; Nye had Report v WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 ( XV) ' The senate's strife torn lobby committee was revived - today to Investigate published reports an unnamed .senator bad received from $100,00 'to' $150,000 from a domestic sugar company while considering the Hawley-Smoot tar iff bllL : ' ; The committee was called to meet tomorrow after Senator Da vis, republican, Pennsylvania, for mer secretary of labor, asked Chairman Caraway for an imme diate and complete investigation of the reports. A full lnoulry also was demand- ed on the: senate floor by Sena tors Borah, : republican, laano; Robinson. . democrat, Arkansas and Nye, . republican. North Da kota, after Borah read a story published in. a New York newspa- per. .'".'- Nye. chairman of the campaign funds committee, said his commit tee had made a partial invesuga tlon of the reports, but had aban doned Its Inquiry when it found no evidence of money being con tributed to the senator's campaign fund. Name of Senator ' Not Mentioned ' - Not once during the senate de- i bate was the name of the senator Involved mentioned. Davis, a member of the Hoover, : Coolidge and Harding cabinets, who was not a member of the senate when the tariff bill was be ing considered, told newspaper- - men he had asked Caraway for an Immediate Investigation. . as one senator, demanded that the charges be gone Into to the fulest extent." Darts said. told Senator Caraway X would get the witnesses he wanted. The - sooner they get to ltlhs better off we all will be." Borah said he was sure the sen ate would want charges investl ' gated, pointing out that.no name was mentioned. 1 Robinson, democratic leader. joined Borah's demand for an in quiry. 'Certainly the charges should not go without notice' he said. -; '' ""' " 't-': Nye told the senate he did not want the conclusion ' drawn that his committee made a '"fall and thorough investigation of the charges." OLEO TAX BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE By a vote of 54 to . the house yesterday passed its bill No. 21 imposing , an excise tax of . 10 tents a pound on all oleomargar ine sold -In the state. The pm .prohibiting use of oleomargarine or aay butter substitute in state Institutions,; was referred again to committee. Opposition to tax -on oleomar garine was lead by Representa tive Bynon, who , characterized oleomargarine as "lean and wholesome food. Representative Tompkins, defending the : meas ure. , said It would tfrotec't " the very valuable dairy Industry, im- prove general farm conditions and provide an Important, source of state revenue. - , The house also passed a meas ure - establishing grades for cream. The measure had hereto fore passed the senate and . now goes to the governor tor nis con sideratlon. Pluvius, Delays : Walker Risko Fistic Affray V MIAMI, ria., Feb. 24 .(APJ The first - of Florida's winter heavyweight steeplechases stum bled over the last hurdle old man weather today and' prompt ly took the count. ,. The fistic festival, featuring & ten round bout between Mickey Walker and Johnny Risko, and scheduled for tonight at the Madi son Square garden arena, : was washed out by a heavy downpour of rain and -postponed until to morrow night . - . Pacific Breaks Into Win Ranks; Overcomes Lead TACOMA. Feb. 24. (AP) The Pacific university Badgers broke into the win column of the Northwest conference basketball tonight by taking a 4$ to 4fver dlct over the College of Puiet Sound here. . The Loggers had a 21 to If score at hair time but the Badg ers narrowed the lead down to , nothing in the second half ad ' ,!vrtook tn local t the .- close of the game. TARIFF GR DRY REVIVES QUIRY Highest Court Finds 18th Amendment kis ly oper Justicei Roberts' - Opinion Khds judge Glark in ; Error a& to Jnteipretation of Article; i ! Five of Constitution - . rl T17ASHTNGT0N, Feb. 24.(AP):With vigor and em TT phasia the supreme court today upheld the constitu- In a clearly worded and the validity of the amendment" against the contention of J? ederal J udge William Clark naa oeen improperly raunea. v The . decision, announced by the court's youngest member In years . and : service, - Associate Jus tice Roberts, transferred the per ennial battle over the liquor .laws to the field of revision or repeal . It placed the entire question upon the j shoulders - of congress and lent an added significance to the much discussed -and much disputed, report of the Wicker sham commission. The Clark decision was based upon a .contention . that the amendment to be valid should hare been: ratified by state -pop ular conventions rather than by the state legislatures. Counsel ! supporting - Judge Clark'a position argued the fifth article of the constitution differ entiated - between ' amendments making changes in governmental machinery and those affecting the liberties of the people. Amendments of the latter cate gory it was contended must be submitted by , congress ' to state conventions. Early in his opinion. Justice Roberts ' said attorneys support ing the Clark ruling were asking the court to held that Article t "means something different front what it plainly- says." j "The United States asserts,' he added, "that Article S is clear In statement, contains no ambig uity, and calls for no resort - to rules of construction. - A mere reading demonstrates that this is true.! : ' ' ' in IbUUI for en son PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 24. CAP)" j Jesse LeRoy Jones. Portland, was convicted by a cir cuit court jury here tonight of a charge of assault and battery up on his seven-months-old son, James Newton Jones. - Jones was arrested last August after neighbors, who said they could . hear Jones- beating the child, had called police. Dr. Morris L. Brldgeman, who exam ined the baby two 'days after the arrest, testified the child was suffering from contusions and scratches and - was undernour ished. Probation! officers and others testified Jones beat his son because his crying annoyed him. . !:.. . : Jones admitted from the wit ness stand he cad : gjven the child a few "spats" but that they were not loud enough, to have been heard by neighbors. The child is In a baby home here. ' - " . ' . ffii ra lei'is nucT: LOS ANGELES. Feb. 24. (AP) Mary Lewis, Metropolitan opera star,- was charged with "be coming Intoxicated and violating the' morals clause of "her con tract" In an answer filed In su perior court today by Pathe Stu dios. Inc., to her suit for $22,500. Miss Lewis, In her complaint, declared she entered into a $25, 000 ' contract with the motion picture company and received but $2,500 of the amount. ' . Consummation of the' contract attracted wide- attention at the time it -was made. It prorided Miss Lewis was to receive $25. 000 as the star in a motion pic ture. .. 1 ' ' ' . ' In the answer the film studios said the $2,500 was loaned to the singer to enable her . to es cape interviews by newspaper men after she allegedly "became Intoxicated. In violation f of the contract.' m nniniinrrn -VlUItU mm The Legislative Calendar, SENATE TODAY Third reading, senate bills 32, 311, 317, 327, 32, 220 259, 331, 272, 248, 31. 260, 294, 314, 234, 315.318. 319. . Third reading, house bills 120, 77, 125, 99, 139, 317T 320, 204, 333, 43. 322323." 160, 301,343,35$, 357,359. 359. 3$0, 31, 362, 3$3,34, 365. 3(6. 369, 376, 317, 10. 150. 96, 276, 296, " SEXATE YESTERDAY Reref erred measure for appointing senate and house vacancies to committee. Defeated, 16 to 14, Ben nett measure : for changing time for primary election. Reconsidered and passed new game code. : " Voted to accept farcTlng . passage of Crawford-Bailey " Rat tied unAnlmnua nrtinfnn It nolnw1 of New Jersey : who ruled it dawes wmm TERM Fiery Ambassador Quashes Rumors he Will Quit Within two Years LONDON, Feb. 24 (AP) General Charles Q. Dawes, Ameri ca's fiery ambassador to the court of St. James, who has won his way Into the hearts of the British peo ple, plans to serve his full term of two more years here, he told the Associated Press today. . The ambassador thus silenced rumors he would return to the United States either for political work or in connection , with the world's fair at Chicago. He and his brother made themselves, re sponsible for the opening of the exposition on time In if 3 3 The general who has a host of friends here, seems perfectly sat isfied with his present : lob al though It Is reported to be cost ing him $$100,000 a year oat of his own pocket. Gets Along Well t With Britishers Then the desire of the former vice president to ' remain here suits the British people perfect ly. England for the most part has expressed a frank liking for the American ambassador. At first the people were non plussed by the general's . frank and fiery style of oratory- which was something new to England, But long ago he took his place among the real personalities of Britain and he and his "up-slde-down-" pipe are In constant de mand. ' - From a reliable source though not from the -ambassador himself It Is said Dawes' personal ' ex penses here amount to $100,000 annually and possibly more. While the general publie thinks the government pays. most of the expenses of ambassadors, ' as an actual fact the country's eontribu tlon is but a drop in the bucket compared with the total expense In capitals Uke London, Paris and Berlin. - Geoduck on 'Protected; List Sure! OLYMPIAl Wash.. Feb. 24. - (AP) The raw -limiting the catch' of geoducks to three a day was passed by the house to day but here s how: ' ' . : An amendment' declaring the pronunciation to be "godueV was beaten. , Another making it unlawful, to chase them with hounds was defeated.----"'':-".- "';..' 4 Another permitting them to be taken-- with shotguns .and . rifles was lost. '..-';: '? Other amendments to Include In the law "mountain oysters." mem bers of the democratic party and "lam. fnlra wo,, tumfon , m Finally the measure protecting the shell fish was. passed but only after a "call of the house" had been ordered and the doors lock ed. Even at that 60 members Tot ed against it and theti had their votes changed to "aye." - l CONTICT RECAPTURED '' PHOENIX, Artx., Feb. 24. (AP) - Hayward Lewis, negro, one of 15 prisoners who escaped from the Arizona state prison Sun day, was captured In Phoenix to night.';;; ;l'r' h; bill for centralliatlon of all state income In general -treasury : j ' HOUSE TODAY : ; Third reading, house bills 378, 352, 144, 60, 63, 153, 238, 379. 381, 383, 384, 385,: V 186, 388. 387, 393, 294, 288, 345. ' - ' " ' Third reading, senate bills 77, 108. 137. 138, 102, 14$,; 189, 190, 292,-209, 210,228. .86. 211, 171, 78. i- nOUSE YESTERDAY ! Passed bill putting excise tax of 10 cents a pound on - oleomargarine sold in-Oregon. . . I- -; Passed 8 per cent intan gibles and 8 per cent excise law. V,:, ;-rr . U S BILL THOilSOfJ TO" FACE HEHT Chicago Mayor's Victory h i Conceded Early; has : : ; G0,000 PIuraIity " . r - .. ... : Heavy Vote for Cermak has -V Indication "t of. Strong ' :;;.Su'pport In Finals ' i CHICAGO. . Feb, 24 (A P) The old maestro of political bal lyhoo, William Hale . Thompson smashed to victory' today In the republican mayoralty primary. "Big BUI" drew a plurality of $0,000 over Judge John H. Lyle out of the hopper of 600,000 re publican votes.; t , . . . - At th same time, indications of a close fight In the forthcom ing election were seen in the heavy vote cast in the democratic lorimary. r f ; v . " ? v - With only 1,350 precincts of 2,987 tabulated, Anton J. Cer mak. had received an average of about 100 votes per precincC If that ratio is maintained in the rest of. the city It will yield him a projected vote of 285.000. Cer mak was running about $5 to ahead of his only, opponent, John B. Devoney. - Thompson lumbered into the lead from the start and less than two hours after the polls closed the Dally News, supporting Al bert, conceded the nomination to the incumbent and predicted he would win by 50.000. Thompson Lyle by 0,000. himself said he expected to beat Eiurs LAW IS BUfir REPEALED OLTMPlX Wash.. Feb. 24. (AP) The Einstein law was re pealed and a "governor's mes sage" deplored at the biennial tragedy" of a session of the state legislature tonight when the third house convened. ... - The fnn-maklna" event of the legislative session was held before a crowded - house chamber ' and galleries. State officials were par odied and the proceedings of both houses were re-enacted in hu morous style. - "I know nothing about taxa tion problems," said the "gover nor." The Einstein law was debated and frequently amended before be ing defeated. An address of ex planation in many-syllabled words. part in German, had the "mem bers' guessing. i One bill, by a "Mr. B. N. Hicks." would prohibit everything that is hot now prohibited. An amend ment excluding the terms of the Volstead act was adopted. A "motion picture" of the leg islature "at work" revealed a cage of monkeys behind a screen and Rule 20,000" was suspended to permit the women to smoke dur ing the session. , ! T To determine features desired in a regulatory billboard ordi nance for the city, a public hear ing before the building code com mittee and the " zoning .commis sion of the council will be held at the city hall tonight at 7:30 o'clock, according to Dr. O. A. Olson, chairman of the . building code committee. .' At this meeting, local citizens will be given opportunity to ex press their views on the merits of .billboards or on their ; unde sirable features. 'The toning commission Is called. to hold Joint session with the building regula tion body in order that -its plans for the elty may be observed in the . billboard ordinance . which will be drawn up and submitted to the city council In the near future. Griffith Sued ' For Large Sum; Attack Claimed LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24. ( AP) David Wark Griffith,-ret- eran motion picture director, was sued for $600,000 damage today br Fern Sterill. actress, who has played some small .parts la mo tion pictures. f .c: The girl charged Grirnth maae unwelcome advances to her in an apartment here last June 25 where she had "gone to see him at his request regarding a part In picture, "Abraham Llncoin," then in production. - - Miss Steril asked $500,000 ac tual damages and' $100,000 ex emplary damages, ; Griffith was reported to ro in New- York.ii ,W-: r: ' VANDERBrLT TWINS NEW TORIT. Feb. 24 (AP)- Twin'danchters were born tonight (to Mrs. William H. "Vanderbilt, wlfe of the capitalist. BILLBOARD-ISSUE nine T01H aBauanawaua He's Winner in Noisy Primary- 1: 'BIG ; BILI'- THOMPSON- FIVE-POWER PACT I - IW PROBABILITY Italy and France Expected njoi Agree; Henderson ''- ; Leaves for Parley . ROME. . Feb. 24, (AP) Transformation or the London naval three-power pact into a fire power . treaty, - with Italy and France adhering, appeared a dis tinct probability tonight. I Word that the British foreign minister, Arthur Henderson, and' A. -V, Alendaner, first lord of the admiraltss had left for Rome to present here a conditional accord reached In Paris was hailed with satisfaction In circles conversant with Italian official views. In these same circles it was considered that the basis" of the Franco-British accord, as far as it was known in Rome, was general ly acceptable to the foreign office. As R. L. Cralgle, British admiral ty expert, initiated the conversa tions and as . Italy has been con stantly in touch with V them through diplomatic channels it was taken for granted . that the British officials were coming to Rome because they knew a settle ment was possible. - What was known ' of the parte agreement" was said to harmonise with Italian policy, and a few per sons thought the question of de tails would not be permitted final ly to obstruct such important aims of the attainment of. a fire-power pact and speeding np of the labor of naval disarmament.-. SENATE WILL VOTE UPOII MEYER CASE WASHINGTON, Feb. 34 (AP) The long-contested nom ination of Eugene Meyer of New York to be rovernor of the fed eral reserve board will be voted on by the senate tomorrow at 4 p.m.. indications tonignt were ne would be confirmed wttn many votes to spare. The nomination, pending since early December bat held up by a committee investigation, reached the floor for debate today. Alter a speech of more than two hours by Senator Brooknart. republican, Iowa,' against confirmation, the senate unanimously agreed to vote after four more hours discus sion tomorrow. Senator MoNary. of Oregon, the assistant republican leader, pro posed the Tote agreement while Brookhart was in the midst of an assault on Meyers service on the war finance corporation and farm loan board. . .The Iowan will re sume his speech tomorrow, - fe-- ,;v-, ' '.V- '. Jury Duty Held Equal of Fines For Violations -:" - . - -. ; OAKLAND, Feb. ti (AP) r Jury service saved six motorists from $12 in fines today in pouce court. - , " ; . Anthony - Poall, charged with begginr. : demanded -, a - jury . trial and the judge ordered the first two rows of spectators, into the ury box. Proceedings were brief. The: complaining witness, a pa trolman, failed to appear and the case, was dismissed.' -iNow we will proceed with the remainder of the docket," said the judge, '"how - many of yon Jurymen hold -tref fie tagst" Six admitted they had tickets or parking too long. The judge excused them adding that "Jury service entitles you to at least $z each. . so our - accounts " are all qnare." New Game Code I Given Approval The new same code.-amended to overcome several protested ob- ectlonal features, . - passed tne senate late Monday without op position, when it was brought np for reconsideration." The bill was defeated last Saturday. AsJ amended and passed the code re places th Id law, and will be come effective at tne usuai ume, if . the house : concurs : and the measure is signed by oorernor Meier.' - - i . . II RATES iUI Telephone and' Power Probe Recornniended- to Ways ; : and Means Group - - v. - i i. xtra - Appropriatiori ' ; Weed H $50,000, v is Assertion : ; Of L; Liljeqvist " If the. people of Oregon desire a fair and impartial investigation or tne rates of the Paetfie Tele phone A Telegraph company and the Northwestern leetrlc ; com pany. It will be necessary for the legislature to appropriate $50, 000. in addition to that asked by the publie service commission for the current biennlnm. This was the announcement made at meeting of the "Joint ways ana means committee here last night by L. A. Liljeqvist. re presenting Governor Meier. Lil jeqvist pointed out that the pub lic, service commission had asked for an . appropriation ' of $27,947 for the' current biennium. exclu sive of $95,000 received In fees and from other sources. "The people are demanding that the valuations of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany and the Northwestern Elec tric, company be brought down, to date," said Liljeqvist, "and this cannot be done without funds. The governor is merely askina- that he be allowed to carry out . 1 1 urn to page 2, col. l) PATROL SYSTEM IN The Salem school board held a quiet meeting last night, with the principal item of business open ing of bids on 760 cords of wood for the next year's supply. The proposed building nrolect for -Highland - and -.. Englewood schools was brought up, .hut any further action .deferred until next meeting when --complete survey of population conditions In the dis tricts and adjacent districts will be ready. A survey by the state traffic rfAnart.TnftTir ah. trafffA mnnittnnm at the local schools was read by the city superintendent. The sur vey recommended that no park ing signs, school signs be and school boy patrols be installed on the - thoroughfares about . nearly every school In the city. The board accepted the suggestion on ing signs, school signs and will further consider the patrol system. , - Eight wood bids were received. the three best on second growth fir being referred to the supplies committee ' with power to set. These bids were: Ivan Bellinger, ft.47; cnaries A. Johnson, $4. 50; and Union Security company, 14.45. - - SEATTLE ALDERMEN ALL RETJOMin ATE D SEATTLE, Feb. 24. (AP) Returns from 110 of Seattle's 406 precincts in the primary election today indicated all three incum bent councllmen would win places on the general election ballots. Voting was the lightest In recent yearrs,---.--: ,;. -v.' ; Councilman Otto A. Case had a marked lead for first place, Ralph D. Nicholas,' former! councilman. was second, and Councilman E. L. Blaine was running' third. Oliver T. Erickson, president of the city council, and V. C. Webster, who supported Case in his5 publie utili ties stand," were running a close race, with Erickson, slightly out In front.'' D. C. Conoveif, real estate man, was in sixth plaice. Six nom inations are to be made. There are 11 eouncilmanle candidates. " . Einstein Smoke Cigarette? Nope, Just Fills Pipe PASADENA. CsW Feb. 24." (AP) The Ice cream was served and speeches about to start. Al bert Einstein drew his pipe, look ed, around at the ' women guests and laid it aown.n He whispered to the president of the chamber-of commerce by his side. : Gasps of astonishment went up among the scientists as he accepted a clgaret and Fran Elsa - with amased 'eyes was speechless. .Einstein;, never had smoked a clgareL r -.;' ' . But nonchalantly he broke It in two, tore off the paper, put the tobacco In his pipe and soon was blowing rings. Fran Elsa uttered a sigh of relief and his secretary went out to get the pouch of pipe tobacco left in the automobile and Einstein's eyes twinkled. . , : KOLOFF BEATS KRUSH r TACOMA. Feb. 24 (AP) Dan Koloff, the Balkan lion, de feated Boh Erase, ; Portland, in the main grappling match here tonight, two falls out of three. v COST WILL BE HIGH, GLAlPiiED SCHOOLS OS IaMei,Iteii Wzter Valuation: Agreement Will M Be Drawn ooon City Attorney TrindJe and Wal ter Keyes representing the water company , have; conferred over a proposed agreement ' between the elty and the company for deter- mining the value or the-plant. No text has been. prepared,-but it 1 expected that a draft of an agree ment will probably be made to morrow. . . j Mr. Trlndle was out of the city Tuesday, so negotiations ' .were held: up pending his return. He is expected, to be at his office POLICE BILL DUE Will be Adverse, Indicated Monday Night; Saving f Governor's Claim An unfavorable report I on the state constabulary bill 1 expect ed in the senate this morning from the senate revision of laws committee despite an extended conference held yesterday after noon by members of the commit tee and Governor Meier. Sena tors Strayer, Hall and Franeisco- vich are known to oppose ; the passage of the bills. - Senator Bailey Is undetermined and Sen ator Eddy, whose name the measure carries, will present a minority repo-' - asking that the state police measure pass. . - Governor Meier told tne sen ators that the measure would save a Jarre, aum of money an nually for -the state, a sum he (Turn to page 2, col. 3) SPOKANE, Feb. 24 r(AP) Police said - tonight that a mur der and "dozens" of other crimes most of them robberies, have been spired by. a roundup , of 14 men and women, some of them former convicts. The roundup, which covered many parts of Washington and into northern Idaho, has been un der way for several days, and de tectives intimated that more ar rests were expected. . The murder .was that of Henry G. Anderson, a druggist, who was shot December 18 by one of two men who entered his store apparently to rob it. Police said Martin Casey, 18, had confessed j a part in the crime ana naa im plicated two others. George Madison,-21, and Michael Deasey, 25. Madison, police said Casey told them, fired the shot that killed Anderson.- ; - - Most of the other crimes said to hare been solved were robber ies. Three separate gangs operat ing, during December and Jan uary were said to be Involved, and police -said they believed the leaders, as well as most of the members had been taken in the roundup. . - --. v'.' :'" Manganese Ore Producers Fail To Bar Imports WASHINGTON, 'FebT24 (AP) Efforts of producers of American manganeseore to have Russian manganese , barred from the United States failed today when the treasury ruled that evi dence produced did not show the Russian shipments violated the antl-dumplag act of 1921. - " In a formal order to custom collectors. Secretary Mellon said issuance of an anti-dumping order against manganese ore from the republic of Georgia in Soviet Rus sia was not justified. . Mellon said the treasury had made an extended- investigation Into allegations of the American Manganese- Producers association that ore is being dumped into this country and had given care ful consideration to evfdence re ceived from ; Interested persons. . Trolling Boat Captain Admits Hauling Liqiior PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 24. (AP) Captain John . Olsen, master of the trolling boat" Main, pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges of possession and transportation of liquor and of importing liquor without oe- .l.rln. lila rarrn with an V CU8- trimy rutnl Jndre Me-1 Nary fined him $1000 and sen-J REPORT On STATE CRIMES SOLVED III OTIC HHP tenced him to str montns in jau.iorm oa eieuuiis tuufttrjen ii not .vit r i j ;.Yct, Committee lVsOve Show ... f . V Some Senators1 AsserO Failure of Refund : Is Sorry Move l A publie hearing to be held fa the senate chambers tonight en all matters relating to Oregoa'a Intangible ' taxes, past,-pret and future, was Sgreed upon last night by the joint taxation asd assessment committee. The pub lic hearing, which indicates senti ment, on Intangibles tax matters is by no means crystallized ' Into ' any one form, comes after the house has passed an Intangibles tax bill and bids fair to be the prelude for several more extra days for thejsessjon. : . Points objected to In the pres ent Intangibles tax program aid 1 to be discussed tonight Include: 1. Disposition of the 1929 tav, partially collected and on hand. 2. Determination or the proper, percentage for the hew tax 3. Advisability of a special elec tion on the new intaaeibles tan Much Criticism j' For Not Refunding Senate opponents of the bill passed' by the house said last night that the intangibles tav supporters .were open for ail manner of criticism In not re funding the 1929 tax. These par ties will come before the hearts f tonlght and urge that the $894,- ooo now on hand go back to tb taxpayers, thus wiping the slats clean and starting anew the is tangibles program. The same group is of the fixed opinion that eight per cent oa the net income from intangitlts is too higb.Jdey.wni. argue. te. night at the hearing that the iia- . mediate imposition of tbis't&a will drive money from Oregon. The Question of the advisabil ity of a special election, said' ts . cost $100,000 will be raised. It was talked at the state capitol last; night that the present Intan gibles tax bill would be amended to provide that if a referendum was Invoked it would necessitate -a special election so the law could be either killed or enforced this year. In event -the referen dum was not Invoked, there would be no vote upon the meas ure by the people. In all events, Intangibles tax discussion will be warm and all sides will be aired and the pro gram which seemed so smoothly c Ironed out is somewhat wrinkled as the upper house attempts te nt the taxation clothes prepared by the lower house; to the husky . child known as state finance. TEXTBOOK BILL IS LAW; MEIER SIGL'5 The free -textbook bill, which passed both Louses after a hard fight, was approved late yesterday by Governor Meier and will be come a law within 90 days after the legislature adjourns. The act provides that all pupils In public elementary schools in Oregon are to receive free text books, with the restriction that not more than $1.50 be expended per child per year. Educators es timate that it will take at least - three years for the districts to provide free text books for all children. Cost for the books will be paid directly by the district af fected. The original bill provided free textbooks for high schools but this feature was stricken from the measure in house committee. . . Finds Americans - Extreme Prudes ; On Sex Subject SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. Z4. (AP) Dr. Magnus Hlrschfleld. GermanScientist of international repute, said here today that sex ideaaTol the American people are based on old taboos and that prudery andNhypocrlsy in this country are too great to permit frank consideration of sex prob lems. -' if Hlrschfleld apologized for his criticism, saying he had a great admiration for the American peo ple and sensed a great desire on their, part for more knowledge. "But the same as prohibition, the Anthony Comstock laws against Information about sex and birth control have had broad consequences." he added. "It Is not the right way. .- Berore X came to America I was more for prohibition. Now I sea It Is great corruption." With Havelock Ems ana au- rust Forel. Dr. Hlrschfleld heads the world league for sexual re- t