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Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, January '.17, 1933
No. 253
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STATE ISSUES
i r f . Endorse Appropriation for
1. II.U1..11I P.muI Chum
riciuuuai uuoiu onun
In Meier's Budget
Advise Educational aid be
Discontinued; Disfavor
Syndicalism Repeal
Tne American Legion of the de
partment of Oregon speaking
through Its' executive council alt
ar the expression of an assembly
of 100 legionnaires from St conn
ties of the state meeting In Salem
all day Monday adopted, resolu
tions: Endorsing the continuance
of the national guard as a unit -In
the national defense organ
lzatlon with the appropriation
recommended in the governor's
bndget.
Opposing repeal of the crim
inal syndicalism act.
Endorsing? work of the child
welfare committee of the le
gion, as now organized.
Favoring continued appro
priation of 910,000 for employ
ment of a service, officer at the
veterans' hospital.
Opposing abolition of the
county indigent fund.
Recommending bo farther
edncatlonal aid be provided for
veterans, and that the commis
sion be abolished.
The resolutions came after the
assembly organized in the morn
ing and appointed Harold J. War
ner of Pendleton general chair
man of the legislative committee.
He appointed subcommittees who
worked through the noon hour,
reporting back in mid-afternoon.
The reports drew extended discus
sion. The one favoring continued
provision for a service officer at
the hospital drew warm fire, the
contention being made that the
legion organization should bear
the expense and nofthe state. It
was developed that through the
work of this officer ery substan
tial sums had been obtained for
veterans in the state and for wel
fare work, which justified support
by the state at large.
Find Bonus Loans
Not Bad as Fainted
The subcommittee on veterans'
aid commission visited the offices
of the commission and spent con
siderable time investigating Its
affairs. The report presented by
Stanley Meyers, Portland, chair
man, stated that while the com
mittee needed more time to com
plete its study, the investigation
made showed the affairs of the
commission far better than re
ports had Indicated, and that its
delinquencies on loans were not
worse than with private loan com
panies. The committee which con
sists of Meyers, E. F. Bailey, Eu
gene; Harold Warner, Pendleton;
Floyd Cook, Lane Goodell, Thos.
D. Stoughton, Portland; Mike
Walker, Independence, and Har
old Sexton, The Dalles, was con
tinned for ten days to make fur
ther survey and report back to
the executive council.
Not much time was given to
speech-making, but Congressman'
elect James W. Mott was called
on. He vigorously assailed the
"propaganda" of the National
Economy league which seeks to
reduce the payments to ex-service
men, and predicted that its activ
ities would weld the legion to
gether into greater political activ
ity on behalf of veterans. Fred
Kidfle, president of the senate,
also spoke briefly. Earl Snell,
speaker of the house, and like
Kiddle and Mott, also a legion
naire, was a guest.
Cost of National
Guard Here Lowest
Jack Eakin, department com
mander, Dallas, presided, and
Carl Moser, state adjutant, Port
land, acted as secretary.
The report of the committee on
national defense declared regard
ing costs of the guard m this
state that Arkansas has the high-
est per capita, cost, $237 as
against Oregon with a per capita
cost of ?5, the lowest In the
United States, the average being
twice that of this state. The na
tional government has expended
in the state in the last blennium
- for the national guard, f 1,0 78,-
440.90. Donald McLeed of Ash
land was chairman of the sub
committee.
Legislative
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enings
Governor Meier delivers sree
Happ
y lal message to legislature on
r"A utility control and seven-point
K utility program la Introduced,
t r backed by the recommendation
. of Utilities Commissioner
r Thomas.
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Bill proposing authorization of
.managerial plan for counties, to
JUne optional with each county, in-
trodueed u senate.
Salary redactions for govern
or, secretary . of state, state
- treasurer and attorney general
. also Cled m senate.
r Sharp Increases In Inheritance
and income' taxes proposed in
'bills filed la house. - "
F. R. Plans
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Hie palatial yacht Nonrmahal, owned by Vincent As tor (left), famous society sportsman, on which President-elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt (right) will cruise hi southern waters for a complete rest before
ne taxes up tus duties at the White House on M arch 4. The cruise is to be one of complete relax
ation and, aside from Mr. Aster, the host, and Mr. Roosevelt, there will be no one aboard but officer a
and crew. The president-elect will not take even a secretary, tt is said. They will start early in
February.
RECORD GROWD AT
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Spanish war Vets Honored,
Many Legislators and
Visitors Present
The program tendered on by
Capital post, American legion,
last night in honor of Hal Hib-
bard camp, United Spanish war
veterans, and legionnaire legislat
ors was attended by the largest
crowd in the history of the post,
according to Commander Allan O.
Carson. The entertainment, ar
ranged for by J. T. Delaney, rang
ed from music by the Salem Sym-
pnony orchestra directed by Dr.
R. W. Hans Salts, to jazz, and
from a Boy Scout ceremoniajL io
negro tap dancing.
After nearly three hours of en
tertainment, the guests and le
gionnaires, with the wives, enjoy
ed a supper. Wives of the Span
ish war veterans and legislators
met with Capital unit auxiliary of
the legion and heard the program
numbers given over for their ben
efit. Leslie R. Hale of La Grande,
state commander of the Spanish
war veterans, addressed the men
briefly, as did Commander LeRoy
Hulet of Hal Hibbard camp.
Special thanks were voiced to
the Portland firemen's quartet for
their clearing other engagements
and coming to Salem. Personnel
includes Capt. Johnson, "Piccolo
Pete" Thompson, "Chuck" Sleed
Schedler, and "Vic the Great"
Brown. Mrs. Victor Brown ac
companied them. The three num
bers played by the symphony or
chestra elicited praise, along
with the entertainment provided
by the other participants in the
program.
Three persons assisted, wno
were not announced neiore mo
meeting: Elva Almsler and V. P.
Tiny" McNamara in a piano
duet, and Ruth Bedford, accom
panist for Ronald Craven, tenor
soloist.
Opening River to
Commercial Fish
Operation Asked
The Willamette river will be
opened to commercial fishing in
Clackamas county from the Ore
gon City bridge to the Multnoman
county line If a measure to ne in
trodnced today by Represents
tives Ryan and Price Is passed.
The tentative bill would call lor
onen season from January 1 10
April I, period during which steel
head run In the stream. An emer
gency need for employment
should overcome any objections
of conservationists, sponsors of
the measure declared.
School Transport Under
Lower Per
Thomas E. MeClean, contractor
with the Salem school district to
provide bus transportation for
rural students, will bear the brunt
ot the lessened transportation al
lowance occasioned by a recent
decision of the Marlon eounty
boundary board. This act be
came effective January 1, 1938,
and euts $1 per pupil on transpor
tation allowance to and from
school.
Approximately 400 students are
thus transported. The former al
lowance amounted to $40 per pu
na making a total of 811.000.
The $5 slash therefore means that
MeClean must operate tor . soma
$2000 less yearly.
Principal Fred wqU ot the Sa
lem high school was requested by
the boundary board to make out a
on a basis of $40 per pupil and
report tip to the first ot the year
thereafter figuring at $15.
When approached on the xnat-
tsr MeClean replied that as -yet
Cruise Before
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Fire Losses
Here Reveal
Rapid Gains
Salem's losses by fire in 1932
increased seven and one-half
times over that of 1931, accord
ing to the report made by Chief
Harry Hutton to the city council
last night. Last year losses from
buildings damaged or destroyed
totalled $96,683.28 of which 876,
424.78 was covered by Insurance.
In 1931 this loss amounted to but
816,312.50 with 115,362. paid by
the insurance companies.
Losses of contents in buildings
attacked by fire last year were
even higher and further out of
proportion with 1931. For 1932
they were $116,872.40 as against
$12,132.50 in 1931. Insurance
companies last year made $96,
392.38 of this loss good, while In
1931 they paid back $11,132.50.
The total loss for 1932, how
ever, was a little less than half of
that for 1930, when the city wss
struck with an epidemic of disas
trous fires, including that which
razed the Larmer warehouse.
Fire alarms last year totalled
411, an increase of 83, while calls
out of the city numbered 24, one
more than in 1931, and false
alarms dropped from 12 In 1931
to six in 1932.
Last summer the fire depart
ment personnel was reduced from
45 men and officers to 85.
PEDESTRIi KILLED
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16.
(AP) Eric A. Pederson, 87, of
Portland, died in a hospital here
tonight from injuries suffered
when he was struck by an auto
mobile on the Pacific highway two
miles south of Aurora.
Police reported the elderly man
was walking along the highway
and was hit by a car driven by
C. T. Murnane of Salem. He was
given first aid by Mrs. Gerald
Smith of Woodburn, then taken
to Portland by ambulance. State
Trooper Farley Mogan investigat
ed the accident. He said Murnane
was not to blame. No arrest was
made.
Murnane's claim that Pederson
was walking In the center of the
highway was borne out by the
fact that the left, or inside head
light of his car was smashed by
the impact, state police here re
ported. Murnane said he could not
see the aged man because of glare
of approaching ear lights.
Pederson was taken to Multno
mah eounty hospital by Golden
ambulance of Salem.
Capita Basis
he had made no arrangements or
plans in conformance with the re
duction. He stated that the bound
ary board was given authorltv bv
law to set the transportation ap
propriation and that his contract
was dependent upon the board's
dedaian. TT at at a1 fnt-fhar Al
though this situation will un -
doubtedly nlaee me tn a hole. t
had Intended should the leglsla -
tore not repeal the transporta -
tlon law, to go to the board and
oner to work at a redaction.1
Should the legislature repeal
tne law,- the situation would im
mediately be settled, for the on
pils or their, parents would then
bo forced to make arrangements
for transportation." Almost as bad
a situation would result. MeClean
believed,' were the tuition law to
be repealed, because it state ap
propriations, which amount to ap
proximately $100 yearly per pu
plL were dropped, parents would
find it almost impossible to send
their children to school.
WHEN CAR STRIKES
Jjiaugural
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TIMBER YIELD TAX
MEASURE STUDIED
Method of Retrieving Much
Of Delinquent Amount
Is Viewed by Bill
The house committee on forest
ry met Monday night for the first
of a series of meetings to con
sider the timber yield tax meas
ure Introduced by Rep. Donald J.
Ryan of Clackamas county.
The session was devoted solely
to unraveling of technicalities of
the measure. Its sponsor claims
that adoption will enable the state
to retrieve a large portion of $6,-
500,000 in forest property taxes
now delinquent.
Under the proposed measure a
10 year transitional period would
be entered by the state to elimin
ate the present ad valorem levy
on timber and substitute a yield
tax to be collected at time of cut
ting timber. The present property
tax would be cut 10 per cent a
year until reduced to 6 cents an
acre called a "forest fee."
The yield tax after adoption of
the measure would start at 1
per cent and Increase one per cent
a year until it reaches 12 H per
cent.
A major provision of the bill
would enable timber owners now
delinquent in tax payments to en
ter into contracts with county
courts to pay oft delinquencies in
a series of 10 annual Barmenta.
Thlrty-five ner cent of revenn
from the yield tax would be t-
portioned airactw t mnndu
whlch collected. Sixtr nr fM
would go to the state general
runa ana irom there reapportion
ed to counties according to their
ration of timber In relation to the
state supply. Five percent of the
I tax Is calculated for operation ex
pense
UP: 19 REGISTERED
Winter again was full nnon
Salem and vicinity this morninx
ss the thermometer fell steadUy
irom a maximum of 45 degrees
Monday to 19 at 1 a. m. today.
The clear sky which hung over
the city Sunday night began
clouding up this morning, bearing
out the weather bureau prediction
of unsettled weather and occasion
al rains today.
For Wednesday, however, the
forecast is for dear skies and low
temperatures.
BEND, Oto.. Jan. 16 (AP)
Forces of winter sneaked Into the
Bend country last night behind a
camouflage of budding pussy wil
lows, and threw a rampart of
snow, the heaviest in more tnan
four years, eastward from the
Three 81sters foothills across tne
Desehutes river.
Eight inches of flurry snow.
holding only .81 of an ineh of
moisture, tell here last night.
PENDLETON. Jan. 16 (AP)
The temperature dropped to 17
degrees above zero here last
night There was a heavy frost
this morning.
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Cut State Cost
n..t-ll. T
weather-beaten Senator Wheeler
as state pay euts of from I to 60
per eent were discussed at the
ways and means committee last
night.
. "It seems to mo that state sal
aries are too low,, he dryly re
marked. If they were high
enough, and the same graduated
scaie er enia were eontinnsd ana
applied, we could do asray with
salaries entirely,
25 per Cent on big Estates
Provided in Bill Filed
In House Monday
Income Measure is Similar
To one Turned Down by
Voters Last Fall
Sharp increases in the state in
heritance tax and a moderate
raise in income taxes, authorisa
tion for cities to operate tele
phone systems, and prevention of
domestic agricultural "dumping"
are objectives sought by sponsors
of three of the 13 new bills intro
duced to the house of representa
tives Monday.
Four measures included in the
house total were placed by Otto
K. Paulus, Marlon county.
If a measure Introduced by
Rep. Frank H. Hilton of Multno
mah county, is adopted as part of
the revenue raising legislation to
be passed by the house and sen
ate, estate and inheritance taxes
in Oregon will shoot up from the
present maximum of 10 per cent
to 25 per cent. Estate levies
would begin at $7000 at 2 per
cent and continue to one-fourth
of an estate's valuation it more
than $1,600,000.
Income BUI Similar
To One Defeated
An Income tax that In its rev
enue raising effect is practically
ed at the November general elec-
tlon, was introduced by Repre
sentatives Graham and Eckley
and Senators Fisher and Hazlett.
The bill provides for $1000 ex
emption for single persons, $2000
for married couples and the pres
ent $400 exemption for depend
ents. The measure is different
from the general election mea
sure mainly in that the "Wiscon
sin clause" exemption provision
wording of the defeated bill was
changed.
The proposed blU would re
quire paymenta from 1 to 8 per
cent os taxable income, calculated
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IN L06 RATE CASE
Directors of Salem chamber of
commerce at a meeting held Mon
day, voted to intervene and act in
support of a hearing to be held
February 8 before the Public util
ities commissioner in the com
plaint of the 8paulding Logging
Co. rersus the Valley and Silets
Railroad company.
1 me spauiaing iokstuib com-
pany's miU in Salem was closed
jreoruary is, lsax, ana n u
claimed that one of the reasons
was the high freight rates charg
ed bv the Valley and Silets Rail
road company, which prevented
the mill from shipping logs to Sa
lem at a price that would enable
the mill to compete witn otner
mills,
The Snauldlng company has
large holdings in Polk county that
require shipment over the vaiiey
and Silets railroad and soutnern
Pacifie railroad companies, a to
tal haul of about only 48 miles.
In the hearing to be held betore
the nubile utilities commissioner
the Salem chamber win oe rep
resented.
FISHERMAN DROWNS
TILLAMOOK. Ore., Jan. 16
I AP) The body of Terry Long,
28, was found in Tillamook bay
Sunday by Bob Burness, Myron
Rsndall and Ray White, flsher
mn. Tn had been missing since
Tuesday. His boat was found Sat
urday anchored near ine nn
flats.
Late Sports
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16
(AP) Roy Rob of jacrson,
Mich., defeated Walter Acniu,
Dayton, O., Chinese grappler, two
falls out of three In the main
event of tonight's wrestling maten
here. Roy weighed 157 and Achiu
1E6.
Roy took the first tail m 11
minutes with a reverse back slam.
Achiu evened the count by pin
ning Roy's arms across his own
neck for a 'self strangle" hold.
The Chinese won the tall In 1$
minutes. The deciding ran went
to Roy in t minutes with a re
verse headlock.
Cyclone Burkhardt, 156, wien
lta, Kansas, defeated Sailor Tom
my Ryan. 160. Corvallls, on a toul
after each had taken a fall la the
seml-wlndup.
Art O'Reilly. 189, Eugene, ae
feated Louie Weikum, 140, Ore-
I .t-A T-nnta. W knm. 140. Ore-
gon City, taking two falls out of
three in the hi t hour prelimin-
isry.
La 'GRANDE. Ore., Jan. 16
(AP) The Whitman university
five defeated Eastern Oregon Nor
mal k .. tn their baa-
ketball game here tonight. Mills,
i wniunan iorwaro. wa iugu um
vidual scorer with 15 points. At
halt time the score was 28 to 13.
Oregon isn't Alone
In Seeking
42 Sfa
Other six Legislatures
Not in Session; Similar Problems Face
All; Make Government Simpler
By HOMER McCOY
CHICAGO, Jan. 16 (AP) A record breaking legislative
hunt for revenue is on in 42 states.
The assemblies of the remaining six Virginia, Ken
tucky, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama are not
in session.
One hand on the public pulse, the lawmakers are seeking
to answer the people's demands O
to eat, if unable to work, to live
In a less complex political unit
and to pay less for that privilege.
With the other hand, they are
preparing for or grinding through
the legislative hoppers measures
designed to revise taxes, relieve
unemployment and reorganize
governments along simpler, less
expensive lines.
This was revealed today In a
survey completed by the Associat
ed Press.
To save a dollar here and spend
it there, with regard for the ex
igencies of the time that is the
trend shown, the moves to shift
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FOB DOCK IS TOLD
p:v fft nMflin R F H aid
Proposed; Inspector's
Pay may be Raised
Spending less than an hour in
the eouncil chamber, city alder
men heard a new proposal tor
financing the municipal dock pro
gram, last night put through first
and second readings of a bill to
Increase the building inspector's
salary, refused to appropriate
$100 for support of the League
of Oregon Cities legislative lobby,
heard appointments to city boards
and hurried through a list of re
ports and petitions.
Sponsors of the municipal dock
plan proposed is for the city to
obtain the Reconstruction Fi
nance corporation loan at 5 per
cent for 25 years. Officials of the
Salem Navigation company, in a
letter to the eouncil. estimated
that the dock would cost from
$50,000 to $75,000 instead of
8100.000. and that rent, interest.
Insurance and payments on prin
cipal of the loan would, under
a plan of Increasing annual in
stallments, amount to $4200 the
first year and $7800 at the ena
of the 25th year.
If the bill turned over to the
ways and means committee is
finally passed by the council, the
building Inspector will receive
$2000 straight salary and up to
$400 more from fees collected,
Under the original schedule for
19S3. he would ' receive only
81800.
The council unanimously elect-
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HOUR PLANT IS
Safe at the GUmore distribut
ing plant south of town was vis
ited Sunday night by roooers
making the second attempt In
three nights. Sheriff A. C. Burk
reported yesterday. Petty cash
totaling $6.97. was taken Sunday
night, along with the face of the
safe itself.
The plant manager had taken
away a large sum Saturday night,
as an attempt to break the safe
was made Friday night, but noth
ing secured. Friday nignt inieves
took about $160 from the Rich
field gas distributing plant, and
inasmuch as no return was made
there Sunday night officers are
inclined to blame the same work
ers.
The sheriff's office Is work
in with state police on the
thefts.
Meier Message Plea tor
Tightei Utility Control
Adoption of legislation to end
"frenzied holding company fi
nancing' was advocated , to Ore
gon's 90 state senators and re
presentatives in a message Mon
day by Governor Meier.
Thai chief executive in a mes
sage presented before both
bouses' supported the seven-point
program ot Public Utilities Com
missioner Charles M. Thomas to
giro the utilities eommittlon en
larged powers. Governmental su-
- at m. ' . A niA. . A
I DerVlSIOn OZ PUDUO UUU cur-
poraUoiis. parUrolarly la the le
suance of securities, is souxm
a & a - m.
for tha state.
X number of recommendations
bv the governor included one
that the Oregon legislature mem
orialise tha national congress tor
Immediate enactment ot appro-
prlate Jegislatlon on utilities eon-
alsox asked
- i . w
that the payment ot service fees
to a aoldinr company by a util
Revenue
Would be too but are
OFFICIALS FAVDriEU
Governor, State Secretary,
Treasurer and Attorney
General Mentioned
Two brief sessions were held by
the state senate Tuesday, during
which 14 new bills and two reso
lutions were filed. The senate
then recessed until 10 a. m. today.
Members spent most of the after
noon with committee hearings
and the conference of unemploy
ment.
Probably the most Important
bill provided for material reduc
tions in the salaries of the gov
ernor, secretary of state, attorney
general and state treasurer. Un
der the proposed new salary
schedule the governor's compen
sation would be reduced from
$7500 to $5500 a year, while the
salaries of the secretary ot state
and state treasurer would be cut
from $5400 to $4500. The attor
ney general would receive $4500
instead of $5000 as provided in
the existing laws. The salary bill
was sponsored by Senator Burke.
Managerial form of government
in all counties In Oregon is pro
vided in s bill Introduced by Sen
ator Upton. Provision is made in
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BILLS FOR RELIEF
OF JOBLESS FiEO
The joint unemployment com
mittee of the Oregon house and
senate held its first meeting Mon
day to consider two bills and two
resolutions on this subject which
have already been introduced.
A bill by Senator Spaulding au
thorizes the state to borrow $10,
000,000, to be loaned to employ
ers for the payment of wages.
These loans would draw interest
at the rate of five per eent and be
limited to a period of fire years.
Senator Lee has Introduced a
bill providing for a "back to the
land" movement. This bUl pro
vides that all lands reclaimed by
the state and counties through
tax foreclosures shaU be made
available to ,the unemployed.
Resolutions discussed at the
meeting provide for the appoint
ment of a new joint unemploy
ment committee of the two hous
es, and that all state armories and
Camp Clackamas shaU be opened
for the shelter and comfort ot
those who are in distress because
of financial conditions. The lat
ter resolution wss introduced by
Senator Spaulding. The two bills
and resolutions were referred to
sub-committees, with instructions
to report their findings later in
the week.
Lockman Coming
To Indian School
TOPPENISH, Wash.. Jan. 16
(AP) Promotion of Dr. W. L.
Lockman, physician of the Yaki
ma Indian ageney here, to a sim
ilar position in the Indian school
in Chemawa, Ore., was announced
at the agency today. Dr. Lockman
came to Toppenish 15 months ago
from the Fort Belknap ageney in
Montana.
ity on a percentage basis cf the
gross revenue bo prohibited.
Giant financial erashes in the
public utility field hare been due
primarily to frenzied financing of
noiaing- companies and the "ac
companying evils of watered
stocks, false financial statements.
colored reports and market Jug
gling to wheedle the public Into
baying atflity, securities.- the
governor said. -
In my judgment the eollapse
of Insull and other . utility mag
nates who adopted this holding
company system ot financing
marks tha last phase ot a long
period of unrestrained exploita
tion of America, Its resources and
people. .- -
"Incidentally, these utility tail
urea throw., an ironic light lon
the much heralded argument ot a
few 'years ago that government
could not bo Intrusted to manage
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Five to Sixty per Cent cut
Suggested in Report by
Senator Woodward
Delegations of Taxpayer
Heard; Urge no Higher
Real Estate Levy
Possibility of a saTing to the
state in excess of $506,04
through salary and wage redue
tions for public officials and em
Ployes under a revised classifi
cation of the sUte's operating
personnel, was Indicated by Sen
ator Woodward in a report filed
Monday night with the Joint war,
and means committee of the le
iislature. Reductions recommended by
Woodward ranged from five per
cent for employes receiving op
to $100 a month to 60 per cent
for any salary in excess of $1000
a month. The budget for 1933-34
shows that the only salary that
would be effected by the 6
Per cent reduction would be that
of W. J. Kerr, chancellor ot
Oregon's higher educetional sys-..m-
Kerr receives a salary ot
$12,000 a year.
Under this schedule the com
pensation of Henry M. Hansen,
dei0 onasei airector, would be
reaucea 4 0 per cent, while other
salaries in the higher brsckets
would be cut proportionately. Sal
aries of Justices of the state su
preme court would not be affect
ed under the Woodward proposal.
Objections Seen by
Senator Staples
Senator Staples declared the
report submitted by Woodward
was superficial in many respects,
and had not been signed by oth
er members of the sub-oommittea
appointed to standardize the saV
srles and wages of state em
ployes. It was my understanding.
Staples continued, that the func
tion of this committee .was to
standardize salaries and wages of
state employes, and then apply
any reductions that we mlaht
deem advisable." The committee
was instructed to erooeed wJfk
its standardization Drornm
A careful analysis of th tat
deficency on December 31, 1932,
together with a painstaking ex
amination of the state bsdget
for the years 1933-34 was urged
by representatives of various tax
payers' organizations who ap
peared before the ways and
means committee. They request
ed that any new tax levied by
the legislature be distributed so
that real property would not ha
compelled to assume additional
burdens.
Among those who offered these
suggestions were J. H. Burdette.
president of the Oregon tlzpay
ers equalization league; Elliott
R. Corbett, representing the
Multnomah tsx economy league
of Portland; Chriss O. Ben, mera-
oer or the legislative committee
of the Portland chamber of com
merce, and D. M. Webb, an offi
cer of the Taxpayers' learue of
Portland.
Senator Staples presented a re
port covering the activities, fi
nancial status and requirements
of seven state-aided institutions.
These Included baby homes, in
stitutions for wayward girls, ma
ternity homes, and other similar
welfare centers. Staples pointed
out that the. requirements for
these institutions during the
1933-34 biennlum had been esti
mated at $320,000, but were re
duced to $270,000 In the budget
prepared by the state budget de
partment and approved by Gov
ernor Meier.
The eommlttee suggested that
it might be possible to reduce the
per capita state-aid for these in
stitutions from $20 to $18 per
month and from $16 to $14 par
month.
The ways and means committee
approved a report recommending
a reduction in the budget for the
superintendent of public instruc
tion from $39,000 to $34,000. The
committee will hold its next meet
ing Thursday night, when other
reports win be received.
The Day in
Washington
By The -Associated Press.
Senate agreed to limited de
bate for early vote on passime.
Philippine Independence . bUl
over President Hoover's veto
when Senator Low (D. La-,),
relaxed fifth day flUboster
against Glass banking reform
bia.
Senator Sheppard (D. Tex,
defended prohibition on Its thir
teenth anniversary, and Repre
sentative Scnafer (R, Wis.),
sought another house vote on flat
repeal.- -
'-''Bourn passed senate bill f or -$75,000,000
in 193S crop pro
eduction loans as senate agri
culture committee deferred ac tion
on bouse allotment bill an
tn after eonferenc . between .
.President-elect Roosevelt and
Senator Smltb (IX, 8. a), ;
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