Accident Insurance
Ton cannot afford to b
without the Travel and Traf
fic Accident Insurance which
Is Issued to Statesman sub
scribers for only 91a year.
WEATHER
Rain today and Thursday,
little change In tempera
ture; Max. Temp. Tuesday
45, Mm. S5, river 15.2 feet,
rain .10, south wind.
FOUNDED 1851
EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, January 4, 1933
No. 242
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US KHZ
15 1 TED CITY
ATTORNEY JOB
McKay Gives Message; all
Officials are Renamed
By new Council
Street Improvement With
Charity Labor Draws
Warm Arguments
Prison Camp
Cruelty May
Face Inquiry
ATLANTA. Jan. 3 (AP) A
legislative, investigation -into
charges of cruelty In Georgia pri
son camps was requested today
by 16 prominent Georgians.
The request was made by mail
graphs of alleged torture of pris- Snannaikwan Smoking Ruin;
CHINESE RALLY
F
F
OR H FIGHT
Britain's Gift
To Hollywood
RONTIS UIET
Salem's city council started its
1933 adventures with a ban? last
night the friendly but firm ban?
of Mayor Douglas McKay's gavel
which Dlumped frequently snd
vieorously on the presiding offi
cer's desk, hurried through an ex
tended program of business and
adjourned the. aldermen by 9:00
o'clock.
There were new faces at the
eoundl meeting last night five
aldermen sitting at their first ses
sion and just to see that things
ran smoothly a packed gallery
with citizens standing up lookedl
on while the aldermen aeiiDer
ated. Innovations were few at the
meeting aside from rearrange
ment of the desks and elaborate
looking name plates atop each al-
dermanic desk.
Outstanding In interest to al
dermen and onlookers alike was
the selection of a city attorney.
Chris X. Kowitz winning the post
on the first ballot with eight votes
to his credit while five other can
didates divided six votes between
them. Kowitx, retiring as coun
cilman, thus returns to a position
he once held before, a job paying
In 1933, $180 a month without
any allowance for stenographic
help. Last year City Attorney
Trindle received 1200 monthly
and a $50 allowance for a sten
ographer. -Other nominees for the position
Included Brazier Small. Fred Wil
liams, Francis Fuller, John Minto,
George Rhoten, each of whom re
telved one vote aside from Wil
liams, who got two.
Salary Reduction
Ordinance Passed " '"
The aldermen by acclamation
and without other nominations re
elected Hugh Rogers as city en
gineer, E. C. Bushnell, building
oners accompanied the requests.
The general assembly meets next
week.
The committee requesting the
investigation said charges against
the state's prison camps have re
ceived national publicity and are
"serious enough to justify and
demand an investigation so vig
orous and impartial as to leave
no doubt regarding the facts and
to provide an intelligent basis for
such refors as may be found ne
cessary.
500 Native Soldiers are
Killed in Battle
Japanese Claim Only Eight
Dead, 31 Wounded; Other
Districts Excited
(By the Associated Press)
SHANHAIKWAN. New Bino-
Aiinrnn ar!iint th nnrela Japanese focal point, has fallen
Pnl avstPin th rnmmittee Deiore mree Japanese aiiacn.
says, have been made by John L. which left the ancient Chinese
Spivak. author of "Georgia Nig- city a smoKing ruin, saia uticcs
eor." Th rnmmittffi aava Snivak 1 reaching Peiplng today
nrfisenta allesred photostatic co- Five hundred Chinese soldiers
nies of official orison records, in- were kmed in bluer street ngm
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v -rtjjrir J
dicating the use of double shack
les, racks, barrels and other me
thods of torture.
HUM IS Nl
POLICE
Clil
fng, and casualties among civil
ians, while not estimated careful
ly, were believed to be enormous.
It was understood that tne cmn-
se were gathering their forces at
a point near the city for another
battle, and that three additional
Japanese warships had arrived off
Chlngwangtao, a few miles south
of Shanghafkwan.
Japanese Losses
Relatively Slight
Japanese military communiques
n Tntrrrn M alp-hf JiniTIMR Bol-
Olson Heads Fire Division; Uiers were knied and si wounded
in the gnannaiKwan coninci.
These reports also said that quiet
nrevailed eariy Wednesday at
Shanhalkwan.
The communiques added that,
except for a few "mopplng-up"
skirmishes in the western part of
Shanhalkwan. both armies were
apparently resting on their arms.
Reports to Tokyo from Tientsin
were that the Chinese were pre-
paring troop trains to carry Gen
eral Chang Hsiao-Liang's rein
forcements to the front if the cpn-
flict should be resumed.
Here is Britain's newest gift to
Hollywood and a very nice
Sft too. If yon ask us. She la
Iss Heather Angel, London
girl, who Is scheduled to twin
kle In the American film fir
mament, shown as she arriv -d
in New York enronto to the
movie capital. Miss Ansel has
been signed by one of the ma
jor stadloe.
FLOOD DEER
CHECKED WITH
L
DWER
15.4 Foot Stage Reached by
Willamette; Drops and
Then Climbs Again
Sales Tax, Income Tax Measures
Filed and Set for Public Hearing
Tonight as House Rushes at Job
PURPOSE OF JAPAN
Appointments for 1933
Are Announced
EVIDENT
Street corner predictions held
good on chairmanships of the city
council fire and police committees.
which with other committees
were announced at last night's
aldermanlc session by the commit
tee on committees. Dr. O. A. Ol
son named head of the fire depart
ment group and F. E. Needham,
of the police department trio. H
H. Vandevott is chairman of the
committee on committees, David
O'Hara and Dr. Olson are the
other members.
Committee appointments are as
follows
Airport and aviation Vande-
vort, Hendricks, Townsend,
Building regulations Arm
priest, Henderson, Fuhrer.
Health and sanitation Hen
derson, Olson, Armpriest,
Militarists' I n t e ntion to
Invade Mongolia, North
China Says Soong
Corvallis Region hit Hard
With Roads Inundated,
Logs Swept Away
After reaching a 15. 4 foot top
stage early yesterday, the Wil
lamette river dropped to the 14'. 8
foot level later in the mrnlng.
By afternoon It had risen again
to the 16.2 point where it re
mained for several hours.
The flood situation In south
east Salem cleared up yesterday
morning and all streets were re
ported tree of water. Household
ers, however, saw their troubles
only beginning, with pumping
out basements and cleaning up
after the deluge yet facing them.
The temperature earlier this
morning was not down to the
freezing point, as Monday night
when streets turned icy.
Train Service Is
Near Normal Again
Train service was nearly back
to normal last night over both
the Shasta and Cascade routes, it
was reported here. The Cascade
limited and Klamath passengers
both arrived here about an hour
Tate.
Ordinances Townsend, O'Hara
lnsoector. Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, and Fuhrer,
eltr nhvslclan. Batty Cooper, san- " Accounts and current expenses
. .... t- vt ji twtx 1 1-1 .
Uarr insDector. ana Aiaerman u. i uaue, eeuuam, hmusuu.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 4 (Wednes
day) (AP) Sino-Japane8e hos
tilities at Shanhalkwan resulted
today In renewed uneasiness
among Chinese residents of Chap
el, who since the disaster last Feb
ruary have been afraid for their
safety in the huge native section
of Shanghai.
Chapel today was mostly a life
less ruin. Its residents again have
started an exodus into the foreign
settlement, fearing that disorders
are Impending again near here.
A. Olson, member or tn.e couniy
health committee. Aldermen Hen
ry Vsndevort proposed the elec
tion of Joe Singer, visitor, as Ber-geant-at-arms,
and the motion
prevailed.
The- council hurried through a
series of ordinances putting into
Bridge and approaches Boat-
wright, Wilkinson, Henderson.
Fire department Olson, Daue,
Kuhn.
Liehts and electric signs Wil
kinson. Hendricks, Hughes.
Police, traffic regulations and
licenses Needham, Olson ,Fuhr-
HARBIN, Manchuria, Jan. 4
(AP) (W e d n esday) (AP)
The Hlrose division of the Japan
ese army in Manchuria was re
ported today to have occupied
Pogranlchnaya, strategic city on
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effect uniform salary reductions er,
of ten per cent for city officers
and workers. The reductions cor
responded to those agreed upon
when the city 1933 budget was
adopted last month.
Alderman Vandevort precipaiea
warm argument When he pro
posed the appointment of a special
committee to repair ana improTo
Printing Hughes, Vandevort,
Armpriest.
Public parks, playgrounds and
band Fuhrer, Henderson, Kuhn.
Rules and revisions of measures
Townsend, Hendricks Boat
wright. Streets Kuhn, O'Hara, Boat-wright.
Public buildings and inclnera-
O'Hara, Vandevort
Sewage and drainage Boat
wright, Townsend, Needham.
Ways and means O'Hara,
Needham, Daue.
man David O'Hara, from the north
ward, agreed with Vandevorfs
Idea but V. E. Kuhn, chairman of
the committee on street work,
said he thought the work, if done,
should be carried on by his de-
fhoritjndoe'mone? "ita nec- Pottlsnd MSLTl IS
essary since the street department
was greatly limited in funds. Al
derman S. A. Hughes proposed
that gravel In creeks in the south
port of the city, where overflow
has been bad in recent days,
should be utilized, thus providing
free material and relieving many
Killed; Falling
Log Crushes Him
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. t
(AP) Samuel Rovello, 64, of
property owners of the menace of Q0 8trnck a 1)g He anfl
floods. his brother-in-law, Caesar Bruno
-Pake" Bales is of Portland, had felled a large
Referred to commiueo tree c the 8iope of ft deep raTine
The council passeu ear their home. They cut it in
and second reading an ordinance tw0 4nd one of the lQga cragBe1
maklnf "iaK.e saies uu .i.! '" against Rovello, crushing his
Salem. Under the provisions of
this bill which was referred to
committee, bogus buying cannot
be done at auctions, limiting of
quantities on sales Is prohibited,
changing of trade marks Is made
Illegal, buying of stocks out of
town and Importing them as lo
cal bankruptcies Is banned. Stiff
penalties for violation of the or
dinance are provided.
Mayor McKay opened the meet
ing with an outline of his pro
gram for the coming year, the
outline of which, follows:
1. Water system purcnaseana
E
SCAPE FROM POLK
JI IS CAPTURED
chest.
DALLAS, Jan. I Capture of
L. H. Reamls, who Just about
dusk Sunday night escaped from
the county jail here by breaking
out a bar from the second story
of the jail, was made about 2:30
o'clock Tuesday morning at a
barn near the Kentl dance hall
at Independence.
Sheriff Hooker, two deputies.
three state policemen and the
chief of police of Independence
all participated In the hunt and
capture, which was made at a
farm owned by relatives.
Reamls, arrested and Jailed
last week on a charge of rape
had been allowed to go In th
"bull pen" of the Jail for exer
cise when he made his escape
Sunday. "While the sheriff was
gone, he broke a bar in an eight
by 20 inch window, and Jumped
to the ground from the window.
He was missed shortly, and the
small posse organized. He was re
turned here about 4 o'clock Tues
day morning.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 3 (AP)
Dr. T. V." Soong, finance minister
of the Chinese government, de
clared today that Japan's attack
on Shanhalkwan was "only an
other step in the carefully laid
plans of Japanese militarists" to
invade Mongolia and North China.
The finance minister made this
statement after he had conferred
with General Chiang Kai-Shek,
chairman of the nationalist gov
ernment military affairs eommis-f
sion. General Chiang refused to
divulge what took place at the
conference. He Indicated he was
returning to Nanking, the cap
ital. Immediately.
Meanwhile reports were re
ceived that eight Japanese war
ships arrived today at Chinwang
tao, Chinese seaport, about ten
miles southwest of Shanhalkwan.
Japanese sources here asserted
that the attack on Shanhalkwan
was aimed at the "elimination" of
Chinese troops from that area and
they considered It probable that
permanent occupation of the city
by the Japanese would result.
The Japanese, however, ex
pressed the belief that the hostil
ities would be localized and that
the province of Jehol would not
be involved.
"It is not difficult to divine the
motives for this latest drive," Dr.
Soong said. "Jehol, the gateway
to North China and Mongolia, has
long been coveted by the Japanese
militarists, but attacking that
mountainous province in mid-win
ter presents difficulties. They
hope that pressure upon Tientsin
and Peiplng through Shanhal
kwan will result in surrender
without fighting.
"Thus 1933 begins as 1932 be
gan in the shadow of Japanese
militarism cast over a world In
desperate need of peace."
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. S
(AP) The threat . of serious
flood conditions in western Ore
gon following heavy rains of the
nast week appeared to be check
ed today with a decrease in the
rainfall.
The Willamette river, rising
rapidly under the strain of the
he?.vT downpour, wis expected to
reach a stage of 20 to 21 feet
at Albany tomorrow. Danger of
a flood stage at Salem was re-
norted to be apparently past.
The Yamhill river rose at Mc
Minnville to 42.6 feet today, but
it was predicted the waters wouia
recede today.
TnTlllamette river rose only
.4 of a foot at Portland today,
or to 8.7 feet above normal. Most
of the tributaries of the Wil
lamette were reported to be fall
ing today.
Roads In Vicinity
Of Corvallis Blocked
Stage service between Corval
lis and Eugene was closed at
noon over the West Side Pacific
highway with water blocking the
road between Junction City and
Monroe.
Hopyards east of Corvallis
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Salient Features in the
Tax Measures Placed
Before House Tuesday
v SALES TAX
APPLICABLE TO ALL RETAIL SALES whether for cash, trans
fer, barter or exchange. To be placed on sales only to "ultimate
consumer" bat to Include tangible personal property and services.
without any deduction for expenses, losses or materials.
TAX TO BE EFFECTIVE AFRUj 80, 1933, ana to continue o
months to July 1, 1933.
RATE TWO PER CENT on gross sales, ngurea eitner in caan
or accrual basis.
TAXES to be paid as a "privilege license". Taxes payable each
month on all retailers or service operators who do 100 or more
gross business monthly.
EXEMPTIONS: Sales of motor vehicle fuels, all wholesale
sales. Insurance premiums, banks subject to excise tax.
PENALTIES five per cent of tax for delinquency caosea oy neg
ligence; up to 100 per cent of tax for fraud. Tax Is lien on prop
erty and subject to state warrant If not paid.
TAX COMMISSION of state to administer tax, hear moot cases.
Circuit courts may be appealed to.
ENFORCEMENT of proposed law cannot be restrained by court
Injunction. Advertisements of merchants saying "we assume tax"
banned under heavy penalty.
PROCEEDS of tax to go to wipe out state levy on real property
for 1933; excess If any to go to wipe out two-mill elementary
school fund levy; excess over this to provide millage for state vet
erans' commission.
Estimated revenue annually $3,000,000.
INCOME TAX
State Income tax proposed to add $500,000 revenue to present
tax.
ProDOsed tax amends existing laws.
Rates on proposed laws: 2 to 7 per cent, tax going up one per
cent each thousand dollars of taxable Income and 7 per cent on all
sums above top.. Exemptions: $1000 single man, $2000 married
man, $400 allowance for each dependent.
Present law: $1500 exemption single man; $2500 married man;
400 each dependent. Rates one to 5 per cent.
Income tax which failed November 8, 1032: Only exemptions
on tax paid: single man $10 exemption on tax paid, married man
$20, $4 for each dependent. Rates 1 to 8 per cent.
LOWER
BRANCH
W HE AT
UOTT
Taxation-Revenue Group to
Consider Bills Today,
Executive Session
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'FLU' EPIDEMIC IN
SCHOOLS ON WANE
ORGANIZES FDFi '33
E. W. Carver Wields Gavel;
Pay Cuts Postponed;
Officers Named
1E1: TWO DEAD
Workers in Kincaid Fields
Fired on; 12 Wounded
In Wild Skirmish
Dr. W. Wisecarver Dies
Bank Holiday Continued
Brakeman Hit By Boxcar
Newberg's Banks Merged
WAS BROTHER OF RAT
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan.
(AP) Dr. Ward J. Wisecarver,
development. W. are obliged to 5. of McMinnville. died la a hos-
vieorously and honestly prosecute pltal here Saturday. He was the
IS cs. of the City of Salem In brother of Ray Wisecarver. who
li! i. d when w hn won was a candidate for secretary of
1 '.eonlred the locH Inl th November election,
and have CW oiyt- wisecarver was prominent
tern through Pchase ttigMiWj. McMlnnTlll. fraternal and
to 'Jrttz i"les. He is survived by
cord ng t "; hU ,idow, Mrg. winnlfred Gil
practices at the lowest possible Wlaecarvsr. a daughter. Mrs.
- - wlI,1,,,T,a1 ... Mary L. Phslan of Stockton.
" Economy in ;1jJ calif., and two sisters. Mrs. John
penditure To avoid a . further McMinnville and Mrs.
deficit on account of delinquent ' Ti.Tt.. o--
taxes, each department of the city
should, if oosslble, spend less than OPENING PLANNED SOON
Its budget allotment. Committees PENDLETON. Ore., Jan t
of the council, the council aa a I (jlP) Jack Allen, newly-lnstall
halt and the various department I ad mayor, today Issued a procla-
aeads, should carefully study mation continuing the Pendleton
ways and means of reducing ex- bank holiday which started Oct.
eendlturss In each department it.
with a view of returning as much I Officials of the first Inland
as possible to the general fund at National bank are continuing the
the end of tho year. I work 01 signing aeposuors 10
. etudv of other forms of city I agreements so that the bank
$ overnment.-Owing to the growth may reopen for normal business
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of currency and the Reconstruc
tion Finance group.
INJURIES FATAL
THE DALLES. Ore.. Jan. I
(AP) George Swan, tS. Van
oouver. Wash., railroad brake-
man, died at a hospital here to
day from Injuries suffered when
he was struck by a box . car and
knocked under the wheels of a
train at Wlshram.
His right arm and light leg
were severed, and ha suffered in
tarsal Injuries.
EFFECTED DURING HOLIDAY
NEWBERO, Ore.. Jan. S
(AP) Officials of Newberg's
two banka announced today that
the institutions have been
merged, the United States na
tional bank absorbing the First
National bank.
The First National bad depos
its of about $200,000. The
building and other assets will be
liquidated In the usual way, the
Officials said tor the benefit of
Stockholders. The announcement
stated that the merger was ef
fected during the holidays.
Indication that the influenza
epidemic is subsiding somewhat
was noted yesterday when 82
students who were on the absent
list when school closed December
23, returned to take their places
at the high school. Absence 01
only 90 students was reported
vesterdsv as compared to over
200 on several days last montn
Nurses reported that by noon
yesterday a large share of pu
Dili In the other schools in tne
city had returned to school after
sickness had necessitated their
absence.
Dr. Vernon H. Douglas, with
the help of three nurses, was
busy checking those who wished
to return to their studies. After
an aDsence oi inree or mw
davs readmisslonsllDS from the
health deuartment were neces
sary for reentering school.
. . . I 1 WO UW BkUUCUU "SIS w-
uansimas receipts at ine io-1 . . , . . . . . . ,,,1 oll(,
kui puBioiiice iae pasi season i-- ., ,n . p.rPi,h inn-
were not nearly so low as might , w B Seyeral of tbeee are th,
be expected during the present Lnrlldrn of wislators who have
iae urnes. uanng me io aays A e,i n ttmrA th.
irom wecemoer iu io id, mciu- .oo.inn
(- n 10 I t J 111 1 I
taken in as compared to 115.
71.25 for the corresponding
period last year.
Total receipts for December
1932 amounted to $24,391.86 as
compared to $23,451.21 in De
cember 1931. The quarter end
lng with December last showed
65.117.68 or nearly $4000 over
i POSTAL RECEIPTS
oy
SILVERTON, Jan. 3 (Special)
Appointments for the city gov
ernment for 1933 featured tne
first meeting of the council under
Mayor E. W. Garver tonight. Of
chief Interest is appointment of
Ray Morley as water commission
er succeeding Dr. C. W. Keene.
Other members of the commission,
which will appoint the water su
perintendent shortly, are J. A.
Camnbeil and Dr. A. W. Simmons.
New councilman to replace Ex-
Councilman Garver, now mayor, is
Hneh Ranee. Dr. P. A. Loar was
named city health officer, and
Custer Ross was retained as city
attorney.
The police force continues: Ar
thur Dahl. chief. C. A. Higgin
botham and L. S. Kennedy, dep
uties.
Conrad Wants Flat
10 Per Cent Reduction
On the boxing commission are
L. C. Eastman, A. W. KieeD, ur
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I
12010
Case Against L.
Kitchen Going
To Trial Today
Heart Infection
Adds to Danger
To Congressman
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan.
(AP) The condition of Re
presentative R. R- Butler of ore-
eon, who Is ill In the Providence
hnnlta1 here, was rendrted to
day by his secretary, Miss Ethel
Johnson, to be "fair," although
an additional comnucation nas
net in.
The nneumonia from wnicn
Rntinr has been suffering, sne
aid. has resulted in a heart In
fectlon. She added tnat ne naa
spent "a fairly quiet oar' toaay,
namara action brought by Wl-
that of the preceding year. Total ley tyeathers as administrator of
for the last six months was
$125,859.04 while receipts for
the final half of 1931 amounted
to $104,034.69
Postmaster John H. Farrar ex
pressed the belief that although
the volume of mall handled the
last half of this year may aot
the estate of M. B. Weathers
against Loren Kitchen and Lee
Galloway will go to trial before
Judge L. H. McMahan in circuit
court here this morning
Plaintiff is seeking $10,000
damages for death of M. B. wea
thers last March 6 in an automo-
first of July more than made up
the difference In receipts taken
la.
have been as treat as last year. U.,- -,Mnt which comnlalnt al
the increase In postage since the leM wu ivL9 to- negligence of
defendants. Tne accident oc
curred at the intersection of
High and Liberty streets.
Lomski is Freed
Oi Theft Charge
Silverton Claims
1933 Baby Record
ILVERTON, Jan. I Ifl
verton claims the first 19$$ ba
by for Marion county, apparently.
Little Dorothy Lou, seven pounds
of femininity, arrived with the
new year for Mrs. Florence Ros-
elL The father was killed re
cently in eastern Oregon.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. $
(AP) Leo Lomski, called "the
Aberdeen assassin" when he wears
boxinc cloves, was acquitted of
petit larceny charges In conneo
tinn with theft of a 10 gallon milk
nwflmber 22 at Satsop. His
romnanlon. George Anderson,
pleaded guilty and was fined $26. terms,
TATLORSVILLE, 111., Jan. 3
(AP) Two persons were killed
as bullets splattered through the
streets of nearby Kincaid tonight
In a renewal of the Central Illi
nois coal mine wage war, alter
nately subsiding and flaring since
last September.
.Twelve persons were wounded.
The dead were: Vincent Rodems,
Springfield, a working miner, and
Mrs. Emma Comnlato, 51, Tay
lorsville, who apparently was
struck by a stray bullet.
Working miners emerging from
the No. 7 mine of the Peabody
Coal company, found picket lines
confronting them. Someone fired
a shot. Others followed.
The Kincaid shooting climaxed
weeks of violence In the area.
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Community Clubs
To Back Up Tax
r jt r mrougn iirst ana t
Keduction League two major tax bins
House May Vote On
Delegates to the Marlon county Measures Thursday
federation of community clubs
Tax Commission Prepares
Proposed Laws, not to
Be Their Sponsor
Moving rapidly, the house of
representatives of the 37th legis
lature of Oreeon, yesterday pass
ed through first and second read
ing two revenue raising bills for
the state, referred them to Its
committee on taxation and reven
ue snd adjourned until 10:30
o'clock this morning.
The first of the bills Is a gen
eral tax on all retail sales and
services; the second is an income
tax measure. The two measures
were introduced by the house
committee on taxation and reven
ue, E. A. McCornack of Eugene,
chairman. Frank Lonergan, speak
er of the 1931 house, moved the
rules be suspended, the bills
placed on second reading and re
ferred back to the committee
which introduced them. The mo
tions prevailed.
This afternoon the house tax
ation and revenue committtee
will consider the bills In execu
tive session and members of the
taxation committee of the senate,
if appointed by that time, will
probably sit with the house group.
Public Hearing la
Scheduled Tonight
Tonight at 7 o'clock a nubile
hearing on the sales' and income
tax measures will be held in the
house chambers at the capltol.
Both measures have been pre
pared by the state tax commission
at the request of the administra
tion and certain legislators. The
tax commission yesterday said it
would not serve as official spon
sor for the measures and as yet
tne bouse committee has made no
recommendation upon them.
Delegations from the state
grange and from union labor as
well as delegations representing
taxpaying groups wanting relief
from a property levy are expected
here tonight to argue against and
for the proposed new tax bills.
The two tax bills were In the
hands of the state printer last
night and were to be available for
senators, representatives and the
public when the legislature re
convenes this morning.
Onlookers at the first meeting
of the legislature yesterday were
pleased with the speed with which
both houses moved.
The house fairly well completed
its organization, elected a speak
er, named major appointees, ad
opted rules, heard the governor's
message, saw major committee as
signments made and then put
through first and second reading
voted to cooperate as far as pos
sible with the Marion county tax
reduction and conservation league
at their meeting at the chamber of
commerce last night. This action
followed explanation of the tax
group's plans by Henry Zorn, pres
ident. A committee was appoint
ed to confer with tax league
leaders.
Dr. Phillip Parsons of Univer
sity of Oregon addressed the
group concerning the contest be
ing participated in by clubs
throughout this county. Clubs
from all sections of the county
were represented at the meeting.
If tonight's hearing Is not con
tinued into Thursday It is likely
that the house committee on tax
ation can report Thursday and the
members of the lower house can
then debate the sales tax nd in
come tax measures. If adopted
the bills will be sent immediately
to the senate for the deliberation
of that body.
Witb Representative McCornack
on the house taxation and reven-
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Emergency Farm Relief
Bill is Ready for House
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 (AP)
Aa emergency reiier dim at-
signed to Increase farm Incomes
by hundreds of millions of dollars
through the establishment of min
imum prices on major agricultural
commodities was ready tonight
for house consideration.
V A 14 to $ voU ot approval sent
It from the agriculture committee
to the floor, where debate la to
begin Thursday.
The bill closely approximates
th dameatle allotment clan dratt
ed by farm leader sat a pre-nou-itv
meeting attended by Henry
Morgsnthau, Jr., advisor of
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its tpon
ore hallave It to embody the
president-elect's ideas.
Chairman Jones, author, ex-
nlalned that under the bills'
any urns wneai, couon.
The Day in
Washington
(By the Associated Press)
President Hoover assailed
democratic opposition to hi
government regrouflmg pro
gram. House agriculture committee
bill.
President Hoover asked con
gress to appropriate $900,000
for United States parti crpatlou
la international disarmament
and economic parleys.
Widespread need was described
to manufacturers committee eon
slderlng La FollettVCostlgan
$500,000 bond issue relief pro-
pocaL
Senator Borah (R-Jdaho),
planned legtslatfcm for reduc
ing purchasing power of dollar.
Congressional democratic lead
.r, hii meeting preliminary to
Representative Clarke (R..N.Y.), New York parley ritt PKsHwt
will file a minority report. - Elect Roosevelt Thursday.
and tobacco are below the pre-war
basis, an adjustment eharge is to
be levied on the processing of the
commodity sufficient to bring the
priee up to pre-war levels on that
portion of the commodity which
goes Into domestic consumption.
These premiums win be paid
to producers who comply with the
requirements,' Jones said. The
plan la put Into effect gradually
as to hogs. It provides that.only
those producers wa voluntarily
reduce their acreage or production
shall be beneficiaries of the pre
miums.'
Only two democrats Nelson of
Missouri and Beam of Illinois
voted against the bin In commit
tee. Three republicans Hanger
ot Iowa, Ketcham of Michigan and
Hon of Kansas supported it.