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PAGE TWO fflllTIJPLI REMAINS S1E Only Modification Is 1 That No Special Election Will be Called Contlnue4 from pas 1) loway of the tax commission who explained its features; Fred Toose. Sr.; James Burdett, J. H. Bernard. Walter Rasseil. J. M. Vanderxanden, Chester Mulkey, Matt Corrigan of Yamhill county; . W. R. Kirkwood, Coos; J. T. Lieu ellen. Umatilla; H. J. Elliott. Polk: A. A. Geer, Marlon county, -.- These were principally farmers who urged the bill as a relief for nrosertT taxation but wanted the interest deduction provision 11m- lted only to payments; of interest I on intangibles. Charles A. Hart, attorney. L. C. Kewlands. manufacturer, John A. Eentbauer. manufacturer, Joseph Gerber advertising agent; appear ed on behalf of Portland industry tirrlnr tnvr rate Of taxation in order not to drive out present in dustry and prevent other industry from coming to Oregon. I B. Bmith, Portland tax attorney ar gued agalast adding anotner tax, claiming there would be scant re lief to property. . TEST K URGED (Continued from pas 1) rides that no negro. Chinaman or mulatto shall be entitled to the right of suffrage. "The court discussed several similar provisions of the consti tution, and reached the conclu sion that because section 10 of Article VII did not say that the supreme i court shall consist of nly three justices, that this was tot a limitation upon the author ity of the legislature to increase the number of justices to exceed ii "The 'court also discussed the For TEETHING troubles Fussy, fretful . . . of course babies axe uncomfortable at teeth Ing time! And mothers are worried because of the little upsets which come so suddenly then. But there's one sure way to comfort a restless, teething chad. Castoria mad especially for babies and children! It s perfectly harmless, as the formula on tie wrapper tells you. It's mild in taste and action. Yet It tights little upsets irithLanever failing effectiveness. ' That's the beauty of "this special children's remedy! It may be given to tiny Infants as often as there Is need. In cases of colic and similar disturbances, it la invaluable. But it has every-day uses all mothers .should understand. A coated tongue ON SW ISSUE a possible effect of section 3 ot ar ticle VII. and also the provision of the Bill of Rights, to the ef fect that 'Justice snail be admin istered without delay, and holds that the act adding two justices to the supreme court is not in valid. i I-; ... -- "The case was cited by the de fendant la Jones vs. Hoss, supra, to sustain the alllowance of ex pense money' to members of the 1929 legislature. 1 The court held that the Cochrait case was not controlling, In deciding the ques tion before the court. "While It seems from the word- in r of section I of article mi cr the constitution that it was the purpose of -those who drafted It to limit the salary of the gover nor to $1500 per annum, la view of the Interpretation given to sec tion 10 of original article VII of the constitution in state vs Coch ran, supra, as well as the con struction put upon said section I by the legislature and adminis trative officers since 1905. lean not be sure that our supreme court would declare that portion of section S7-S01, Oregon Code 1930, which Increases the salary of the governor to $700 per an num unconstitutional. The court might bold that such section Is not a limitation. ' 1 "Clearly the only means of de termining the question' would be by appropriate proceeding In the supreme court. Whether Governor Meier will cause a friendly suit to be filed to determine the constitutionality of the statute had not been de termined Wednesday night. Regular Session Of Grange Here To be Saturday Salem Grange No. 17 will hold Its regular monthly meeting In McCornack hall Saturday morn ing, beginning at 10 o'clock. The program arranged for 1: 30 o'clock in the afternoon by the lecturer,, J. J. McDonald, fol lows: reading and vocal solo by Mrs. William Burgoyne of Tur nef; piano solo by Miss Margaret Burns: address by Mrs. Edith To iler Wetherred, member of the Oswego grange; and report of thai grange agricultural and home ec onomics committee on Its meet ing at North Howell Wednesday afternoon. calls for a few drops to ward of! constipation J so does any suggestioa of bad breath. Whenever older children don't eat well, don't rest well, or have any little upset, a more liberal dose of this purs vegetable preparation is usually all . that's needed. Genuine Castoria hast Chas. H. Fletcher's signature on the wrapper. Doctors prescribe it L'l'll Prevent the wrinkles that tired feet make BEWARE of shoes that tire you vjj out and put wrinkles la your Cii face. Keep your feet youthful, buoyant, happy ... by wearing this amazing shoe. Inbuilt features absorb all strain ... remove every cause of foot fatigue that shows so quickly ia face and figure. New Paris modes. ARCH PRESERVER HOE I mnsiotx The audit of courny BOOKS COMPLETED Nearly two Millions Cash On Hand at end 1929, Report Reveals Audit of Marlon county books for IS 29 was - completed and turned over to the county clerk yesterday. The ST-page report on receipts and disbursements of the various county offices showed a cash balance at the end ot the year 1S29 of $1,197, 242.7S. ReCeipta In the 12 month period totaled 1 2,5 51 r 300.53 and disbursements reached $2,395.23.87. : The auditors, J. H. Roland. F. Douglas Halwey and A. IS. Mess ing, yesterday started work on the 1930 audit, which will take about the same amount of time consumed in the check Just com pleted, six weeks. Summary Made Ot all Receipts -JA summary of the- receipts from all the departments shows the following main figures: tax receipts. $2.09 M 01.0 7; clerk's fees, $16,065.60; recorder's tees. $12,519.07; state appropriation motor vehicle fund, 211MS4.28; state appropriation market road fund. $69,610.48; sale of gravel, $5,619.09. Sale and rental of land and lots, $1,264.02; road work, ma terial and paving, $6,759.60; bond reduction and Interest school districts, $101,603; state appropriation county school, $26,300.64; high School. $16, -009.63; dog tax, $7,166; state appropriation county, fair fund, $2,505.97; prohibition .enforce ment fund, $13,349.35; O. and C. land grant tax. $21,730.37. Distribution Items of major Importance are: general fund warrants. $181,894.29; state tax, $252,243.11; interest on market road bonds, $23,347.50; county school vouchers, $194,018.85; elementary school vouchers, $100,000.17; high school vouch ers. $88,324.11; prohibition en forcement to state $3,999.63; prohibition enforcement order, $2,190.50; roads and highway warrants, $512,088.06; Union high school vouchers, $13,844.78. BY iJ The Marlon county grand Jury yesterday afternoon appeared be fore Judge L. H. McMahan to re turn four indictments, one secret. and to question the judge on in vestigation in regard to the pay ment of the deputy districts at torney from the prohibition1 fund. The indictments were as fol lows: Joe and Ed DeGuire and Stanley . Bowes, possession of still; Grover C. Baker, same charge; Elwood Roy, George Marquart, A. Stupfel and George Williams, also still possession. The answer the judge gave the jury on the prohibition fund In vestigation was in effect that the Jury should not return an indict ment but rather make a report on its findings, should It be evident that there has been violation of the law. ATTEND REVIVAL SERVICE LYONS, Teb. 25 Among Ly ons folks who attended the re viral meeting -In Mill City Sun day evening were; Mr. and Mrs, M. P. Cardwell and family ot route 1, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Vaughn and daughter Bralyn, Mrs. William Swank and Mrs. Floyd Boylngton, The Evangel ist Teddy Leavltt, is a brother of Mrs. Floyd Boylngton. n HERE OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Thnrsday Morning, The Gall Board Bj OLIVE M. DOAE WARXER'S ELSINOKH Today Marlon Daries In ."The Bachelor Father. y WARNER'S CAPITOL Today Kay Francis in "Passion Flower. - - - , , .. , -. . . ; e ft ' ' GRAND ' k--- '-: - Today Dorothy McKalll and Milton Sills In "Man Trouble." V Fridar Charlfts Blckf orl In "River's End - - ; ; ; - HOLLYWOOD ; ' Today Reginald Denny in "What a Man.-.- Friday Hoot Gibson in "The concentratln Kid. "Jerry Laswell, manager : at the Capitol.. announces that Sat urday plght at 11: SO o'clock there will be a midnight perform ance of the musical comedy "Vi enese Nights.' Dinner and card parties may than conclude with a midnight show if the spirit moves them. ' - This policy Is an anticipated one by Mr. Lasswerl whenever he feels that he has an outstanding ly excellent show to offer. The play will again be given Sunday at t o'clock for its regular run. Manager Mclntyre at the Elsl- nore is making real preparations to receive the many friends of Min and Bill" which notables will greet the public Sunday for the first time in Salem. Mln and Bill" have been the talk of the town for some time a$d will recelre an ardent wel come from many a Salem screen fan. "My hardest credit problem was the subject of the Impromptu speaking contest which featured the meeting of the Salem-eredit association held at the Gray Belle Silver Grille on Wednesday. Five members who each spoke two minutes, were entered in the contest. Judges were Dr. Henry Morris, Emma Broderlck, man ager of the Bend Retail Credit association, and Newell Wil liams. First honors were awarded to E. W. Baldaree and second place to Ralph Glover. Otto Paulus explained house bill 399 which would regulate the filing fees in Justice court cases. The association went on record as unanimously favoring the bill. . Marcla Helen Stimpson sang two numbers, accompanied at the piano by Clarence Wenger and Miss Stimpson led the group singing. Everett Dot&on announced that an opportunity to offer solutions to the problems raised i by the speakers would be given at a later meeting when more time for each speaker would be allowed. An Interesting statement has been made publls concerning the advance of the health slogan, "prevent disease rather than cure it," an aim that has been felt in Marion county especially through the work of the Marion county health clinic This statement is the notice of a lease having been made for a period of ten years for huge office space in the Nelson Tower build ing in New ork City in which will be housed "the National Council of Health, and the auxiliary or ganizations of child health, heart, public health, social hygiene, men tal hygiene, public health nursing, prevention of blindness, preven tion ot tuberculosis; the National Social Work council and a group of 22 auxiliary national agencies; and eight other national health groups. In all there will be housed In this building 41 national health agencies working out all over the nation to "prevent disease." . GRAN D Today Only It's Family XlgM CREDIT H HEAR OF HAI PROBLEMS HEALTH AGENCIES ME CENTRALIZED niirn r niinjmrr DIO lUUuHIIUl SETS FULL AfMIT (Continued from page 1) income of the higher educational Institutions from state sources has increased lespTthan a million dollars since 1922.1 In 1922 this income was 25,573.000, as com pared with $6,118,000 at the present time. The income from student sources increased during the same period fom $29.000 to l,eS3,5ffl. Federal allotments to the institutions increased 85 per cent, during? the - past -is years. v 43ammons declared that salar ies paid at the Oregon education al . institutions were lower than those In most other stages. Senator Woodward submitted a proposal whereby the American Maintenance company offered to Janitor the state capital build ings at a saving of from $19,000 to 212.000 to the taxpayers. Woodward said the buildings were not properly cared for un der existing conditions. ; ., The committee . disapproved a bill by Senator Bennett authoris ing the printing, of currency to pay off the state debt. . A bill by Senator 4 Upton ap propriating $7500 to cope with the grasshopper menace in Klam ath county was approved. The appropriation is for one year. Approval also was given a bill carrying an- appropriation of $500, to aid the state labor com missioner v la collecting: wage claims. ; - "!,: -." The committee refused to re consider its recent vote to con solidate the department of child labor inspectors and; industrial welfare . commission with the state labor bureau. ? SPECULATION RIFE il COMMISSIONER (Continued from : pas ' l- " when he . pointed out defects in the Meier one-man commissioner program when the matter was considered at a public hearing. Holman for the time being has been given a job, as reward for his election service, on the Port of Portland commission. It has been hinted he would resign, this if ho could get the commissioner job at Salem which is one to pay $7500 instead of 1 mere honor which Is the sole recompense of a port commissioner. LHJeqvIst probably leads all the list of men discussed for the job. He has had much to do In framing the new utility regula tion and has an extensive back ground in rate-making cases. He would need, however, to abandon for the time being: an excellent law practice If he took the post. Governor Meier has kept very quiet to date on his appointment plans tor the new job. He Indi cated yesterday that the Job ! was as important as any he had to consider since its holder was the keystone of his utility program. The man should have either le gal training or legal comprehen sion in the matters involved in rate-making, the governor said. He declared he would make the appointment soon after the sen ate and house oncurred on the amended Lawrence bill and he signed it. SICK CHILD IMPROVING SILVERTON, Feb. 25 Bar bara Jean Palmer, the seven year old daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Er nest Palmer, who was taken 111 with broncb.il pneumonia Friday of las week and who has been in a critical condition since, was somewhat improved Wednesday morning and it is thought that she will bo fully recovered within a few days. , ' HOLLYWOOD; Home Of 25c Talkies LAST TIMES TODAY A Fun Feast Reginald nr. WLDATT Also TaDting Comedy and Paramonnt News FRIDAY-SATURDAY and ,4- . t I --, p. A' A. A February 26, 1931 is FIRST PRESIOFJ Senator B. L. Eddy paid an eloquent tribute to George Washington- In an address before the Salem rotarlans yesterday noon. He was "a pillar of law and or der" in the senator's estimation, and 'stood like a rock for sound principles of government." r'A -:-: The 'speaker reriewed briefly the early life of Washington not lnf that hla heredltjj' and environ ment while not ' extraordinary, were of. good quality and determ ined; the fiber ot the man. Wash ington was a man of detail, handl ing affairs of state and ot his farms with care. While Jefferson trifled with revolutionism through . his residence In France and sym- ' pathy with the French movement, Washington while a ."constructive apostle of Liberty" opposed the ; excesses of the French revolution. Dr. vMark Flndley gave his "thumb-nail" autobiography, tell ing of early struggles from his sod house -home in western Kansas, 1 his earning his way through col-! lege and his practice In Grants Pass and Salem. POWER PUT FOR STATE Purchase of a plant with which state institutions . and buildings can be furnished electrical cur rent for heat, light and power was approved yesterday in a bill passed by the senate. Senator Burke, author of the bill, defend ed it on the grounds that it was a move in the interest ot economy and would make the new plant 1 possible witnout cost to tne tax payers. Burke declared the measure authorised the board of control to divert sufficient funds from the biennial outlay, for power to permit the down payment on a Diesel engine power plant or a steam generating plant. Subse quent payments would be made over a six-year period, the sen ator said. He declared that the proposal had the approval of the state board ot control and that engi neers estimates showed a saving of $20,000 annually In the cost of buying the current. . , Co-starring' IARIE DRESS L E R WALLACE1 BEERY better than Ids "Bntch in "The BIgr House AUTAJJUHS i STARTS SUNDAY E WARNER BROS, n L S IN O R E Hi TR BUTE 0 n I j - Y 1 S l T BIARIE X i ONLY KATHLEEN NORRIS COULD l DATS the rnnntir Is - 0a present such a V i-VjWft Dramatic Romance Lovable !. . Defiant ?( XNyA Daring ; . . ! !. ' Tariii is Filed On Coos-Curry ; Telephone Rate . The West Coast Telephone com pany has tiled a tariff with the public service commission remov ing a practice of long standing in Coos and Curry counties, which required all telegraph and long distance service from Bandon, Marshfleld and other points to Go, Beach, to have added to the) regular tolls a minimum charge, c r n HAWKINS and ROBERTS, Inc. SOS OSXGON BUTXDINO--rnONE 1S2T Crashes through with a load of laughs with Ralph Forbes C Aubrey Smith MAKE m : ED 2 MnnDEiKBiKi'ir sihtow SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11:30 P.M. Of . Warner Bros. Glorioos Talking Screet' Achievement! ' VSeimimesG 'JDsEatJc" Box Of Hce Opens at 11 P. M. STARTS SUNDAY WARNER BROS. m On a telephone call from Ban don or Marshfleld to Gold Beach there was an extra charge of 10 ' cents for the first minute and one-half and five cents for each additional minute. On; telegrams there was an extra charge ot 10 cents for the first 10 words and 5 cents for each additional, word. The 1 elimination of these addi tional charges will result In a re duction la telephone and tele graph toll, members of the pup lie service commission said. 'Nine Wisconsin legislators were born In foreign countries. J)LAI1 'We invite your application for a real estate loan, feeling con fident of our ability to com pletely satisfy you In such im- portent details as quick ao tlon.. efficient handling and charges. Straight er 2denthly rayment LOANS INVESTMENTS INSURANCE .The Belasco Stage Triumph STARTS TODAY and , ; Unusual News Vitaphone Varieties "One on the Aisle h ''Horseshoes WARNER BROS. IS TOUCHED EVEN YOU Wfcol wotos so cruel ...what words so sad... as those we know for things that ore gone? If they hod loved when they could... as they should... they would not be toying "What might have beenMM Popular Prices . General Admission ; ! Adnlte 40e Children lOe GAPITOL AND WOULD 8 V, m : ill with KAY FRANCIS CHAS. BICKFORD KAY JOHNSON LEWIS STONE and ZASU PITTS ! Tomorrow " "THE A River's End" !v TODAY! i! ,t! L I