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EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, January 20, 1933
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No. 25
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TELLS TALE
OF
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His Testimony cut Short at
Thursday Trial Session,
Will Resume Today
Other two jwho saw Affair
Tell Details; Jurors
Kept Under Guard
A boy of 12 years sat in the
witness chair in circuit court yes
terday at close of the first day's
testimony In the murder trial of
William H. Baughn, charged with
slashing to death Roy Robnett,
Detroit Legionnaire. The lad.
Henley Baughn, is son of the
accused man, and one of the
of ' the three
Henley was one
witnesses to the fatal stabbing
last NoTember 13, and was the
fifth witness on the stand yes-
trdaT.
Preceding him- were Dr. Fred
Tfcnmnftnn of Salem and ur. u.
A. Beanchamo of btayton. woo
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testified to the wounds suffered tuck issues of the 27th legisla
by Robnett; Mrs. Olive Shocker, ture, indications pointed at a pub
sister of Robnett and who took nc hearing of the committee on
Henley Baughn into the Robnett forestry last night,
home last July where he has a large committee room was
since been; and Leonard Noe, completely filled for a lengthy
who worked for Robnett and IIt- session devoted to consideration
ed at the Robnett home. Mrs. 0f the bill that would in a 10
Shocker, Noe and Henley Baughn year period eliminate the ad va
were only witnesses to the epy lorem tax on timber and substl
sode which ended in Robnett's tute a 12 per cent levy charged
death and Baughn's arrest. on the basis of timber value at
Henley's approach to the wit- time of cutting,
ness box, about 15 minutes be- George Gerlinger of Dallas de
fore the court adjourned, brought clared that elimination of the
an evident interest to his fa- property tax on timber would cut
ther, seated across the table to one-fourth the present $3,800,
some 10 or 12 feet away. The 000 yearly levy made against tlm
elder "Baughn leaned forward in ber lands.
his chair, turned his head dTfect- j. Magladry of Eugene averred
ly toward the witness stand and that the measure would take a
followed each word as the bright- heavy tax burden from the shoul
eyed lad gave generally direct an- ders of timber interests, merely to
ewers to the queries of Deputy shift the load on other taxpayers.
District Attorney Lyle Page. He believed that the proposal
This was the only time during would result in lessened cutting
the day when the man on trial of timber through holding inter
showed any marked interest in ests maintaining crons until prices
proceedings. e favorable. This, he said
The Baughn lad had been on would add to unemployment,
the stand but a taw minutes Speakers for the measure, in
when Judge McMahatf summarily chiding Earl Muir and Ralph Mar
caned the attorneys to his cham- tin of Eugene, pointed out that in
bers Only a question or two was some counties timber tax delin
sked Henley upon return of the quencies already amount to 70
Ittoraera Riving surmise to an per cent and therefore revenue
a St on part of the presiding losses would not be felt Repre
ludge to halt the picture of a sentatlves of large timber inter
bcr testifying against his father, ests favoring the measure Includ
DCLl :!."iy l?h tm. hn. ed Dexter Rice of Roseburg, and
w wo S mSittl stand this
Vo v.wv
After sketching his own brief
a. J nAn fa
life story, tne ooy reiaiwi """
t the Robnett home the night
Robnett was killed, conyersa-xou
had shifted to a bill of sale
which Robnett wanted, to get a
license for the old car which fig
ured in the quarrel:
"Bill aaid he'd have to-go to
Goins for the bill of sale and u
would probably cost a dollar or
two. Roy said ne a pj
money; then he wrote something.
. . . Bill aaid he wouldn't sign
It and then Bill began to get
mad. Bill got up out of his chair;
Roy got op. Bill said, 'I won t
i-n It. do you get meT n
wasn't in your bouse, Id beatl
you' or aomethlng like that
At this point the judge in-
rrnntd. and only one or two
-iva ntiMttans were asked of the
boy before the day was ended
at 5 o clock.
twIm dnHnr the afternoon
testimony, onca by the sister and
once by Noe, statements were
made that Robnett, aner ue
been slashed, declared: 'He
came hero to kill me and he
did it." Objection to tnese was
sustained.
Mrs Shocker, after detailing
Baughn'a visit to their bouse that
night, the attempt ot her bro
ther to get him to sign a of
tale for the car which sold for
t told, how Baughn got mad,
and asked her brother to fight.
T?nhn led the way outside,
backing out ot the screen door,
and atruck the first oiow, ai i,goo gathered at tne armory
Robnett's bead, as they went here tonight from various parts
through the door. She followed. 0f Jackson county at a meeting
Tbe men scuffled on the porch called by the Medford post of the
a few seconds, then Jumped to American Legion to protest
the ground, falling. She con- against what It described as "vi
tinued: clous propaganda" against coun-
"Then Roy called, TBabe, he's ty officials,
knifed m; be's knifed m.M ... By a standing vote the partic
I ran Into' the bouse and yelled ipants adopted a resolution en
to Noe . . nd tried to find doming all appointive and elect
something I Picked up mop lve officers in the county,
and ran to Baughn as he stood The meeting was understood to
at the side and back ot Roy, be an outgrowth of a recent at
Tiaahln biro. I hit Baughn over tack on District Attorney George
vi ,,. times Baughn A. Codding. County Commlasion-
.Tni ..V ,nn too'."
sha told of breaking the mop ov-
.J of rannlns: to
The door where Noe stood with
gun, taking the -gun rrom mm
after ordering him not to ijort,
throwing a, Dowe PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19-
be retreated from the yara, ana AP)The SQ0W ,torm that took
then going to Lee Joner n0Me'Oreeon by surprise Tuesday night
seamy icr
tr-rr T. m7nrrATK
tottt.ANTJ. Ore.. Ian. It
(AP) High school teachers will u a definite change in the temper
referee high school games tn the latere.
pnrtini tnterseholastlc leagued -Approximately 1.500 men were
i,vthn race because of a
difference In tbe fee the Oregon I the civic emergency committee of
Offlcials association asks and the flee, about 1,000 being hired by
4nn-i- vf th achoalal th it-r and the remainder by in-
are wlllinr to pay.
Committee Whacks
$744,994 From Pay
Of State Employes
But Ways and Means Figures Must go to Vote
In Senate and House; Woodward Scale
Is Modified in Final Program
STATE salary reductions expected to effect a saving of
$744,994 over the 1933-34 biennium budget submitted by
Governor Meier were approved last night at a meeting of the
joint committee on ways and means.
Cuts to be sustained by state officials and employees
will range from 5 to 50 per cent if the senate and house vote
O
T
Speakers on Both Sides of
Question are Heard at
Committee Session
Passage of the timber yield tax
Dni wm ,e one of the nfn and
other speaker was John Schroder
of Tillamook county.
o
Retirement Ot
Teachers at 70
Urged by Board
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19.
Ap) Tne BChool board of tbe
Portland district at a meeung
nere tonight adopted a resolution
v four vote9 to two calling upon
tna legislature to amend the
teacher tenure law to provide for
tne retirement of teachers at the
Hare of 65
-e DoaT(i members voted to
I exclude the press from its meet-
lng wltn teachers to discuss tne
- D0.ed amendments. "William
j. MacKenzie. school board mem
U,er left the meeting in protest.
"ir the press, me represent
t!-M ft the nubile, are to be ex
ciudea from this conference," he
declared, "then I go, too.
BIO MEETING HELD
MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 19. A
J crowd estimated by police at
ers Ralph Billings and R. A. Neal-
on and County Clerk George Car-
ter. led by L. A. Banks, editor of
d-
mbuu
JOBLESS GET UNRULY
routed today by rising tem
peratures and clear weather.
I The Unitea siates weamer du-
I IVttli HV10 iVyvt Mwyvwwap
I more snow may fall before there
tllnlaced for special work through
IdMduals. Police were called at
InflBER YiHJI TAX
BILL FIGHT LODWIS
favorably on the ways and means
recommendations. The commit-
tee's cut-schedule represents a
modification from the proposal of
Senator Woodward.
Only person affected by the top
reduction is Dr. W. J. Kerr, chan
cellor of higher educational in
stitutions, who receives $12,000
yearly. The 6 per cent cut will
affect all employes getting less
than $100 a month. Percentage
reductions on salaries between the
extremes uniformly Increase with
higher pay checks.
The ways and means reduction
scale If applied to departmental
requests for the current biennium
would make a cut of $1,811,349,
according to figures presented.
Reductions in the budget ap
proved by Governor Meier for the
state Insurance department in
cluded approximately $6000 in
salaries and wages, $1200 in gen
eral operating expenses, $100 for
printing reports, and $350 for
capital outlays.
The committee also adopted a
report recommending amend
ments to the existing Insurance
code which would produce addi
tional biennial revenues estimated
at $356,000.
Recommendations follow:
Assessment against domestic
(Turn to page 2, col. 7)
F
Henry R. Crawford was elect-
ed president of the Miles Linen
company at a recent meeting of I
W HDO
MILES LH
1
directors which was" preceded by mercial vehicles "sufficient to
a stockholder's session. Mr. pay the Interest and amortiza
Crawford succeeds the late James tlon on investment that has been
O. Heltiel.
Directors elected at the stock-
holder's session were Mr. Craw
ford. Wallace McCamant, F. W.
Ashley and Carl E. Nelson. The
directors chose Mr. Winsor as
vice president, and reelected Mr.
McCamant as secretary and O. J.
Peters as treasurer.
The Linen Thread company,
headed by the Barbour interests
of New York, was designated as I
sales agency for the Miles com
pany.
Japanese Force
Begins Cleanup
In Jehol Sector
Trwn To- 9n FrM.
V nX t.-.-L ,..
f' v". -:;,7'
JH,J;tE
clearing operations In southern
;riB""t-y"l - I.:.:
ooraer vj
lores, v.,,-..,.-.--, -
me cavairy urigut uiv.l v-
eupied Chiumenkow a pass tn
me great wan oi am ""'"
north ot Shanhalkwan ana
. mm - m n - a -v m . l n
nearby Tunganpao, has been go-
in northward along tne ooraer
since January 15, dispersing lr-
regular Danas en rouic.
Officials All Endorsed
Murder Charge Unproven
Snow Routed, More Due
Home Loan Chief Named
one time to restore order when
some 1,000 men, eager for em
ployment, tried to crowd Into the
registration office that could hold
only about 100.
-T-mw-r m rrt ' 'n
iLr';" .
M jT'Jun Ai 'Zi
i""074 ;nH w ita?r
Portland, was WU J jr
in circuit court here tonight on a
enarge oi ursi uegreo muiun 1
?5bJ LBS5-n2S:
uuu auw " " - " ' " -
and to minutes.
Rlnrb u hot while he was in
the apartment of Laughlin's es
tranged wife, Mildred Laughlln,
24, of Portland.
BTEWART SELECTED
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 19.
(AP) Charles H. Stewart, execu-
tlve vice president of tbe Portland
Trust Savings bank, was elected
executive vice president and man -
ager ot the 11th district Federal
Home Loan bank district ot Port
land at a meeting ot the board of
directors bere last Monday. L. H.
Hoffman of Portland, president of
the Portland Institution announ
ced today. The selection bad to be
connrmea oy me central, of fiee ln
Washington, D. C, before direct -
vrm umrw were ai uoeny 10 ois-
ciose me result.
uoirman said bis selection as
president, also at the Monday! bar early today. The boat is be-
nwuBj, vm tunuriuwi Bj wasa -
taswB ki am tu- wiui.
STATE HE
POLICIES TOPIC
IT MEET HEBE
Integrity of Oregon, Issue
With Securities men;
Would Lift Debt
Would Stimulate Payments
Of Taxes, Possibly by
Raising Penalties
Precautions aimed at preserv
ing the financial Integrity of the
state and promoting conditions
inviting to outside capital were
formulated by the legislative
committee of the Oregon council
of the National Securities asso
ciation which met at the -cham
ber of commerce here yesterday,
Fifty-six business and banking
leaders from most of the coun
ties north of Dmjglas attendel
Pointing to heavy bonded la
debtedness, decreasing tax -pay
ing capacity of the people, and
the state deficit, the preamble to
the committees general resolu
tlons declared that "it is the
paramount duty of our people to
remedy these conditions in order
to reserve the financial integrity
of Oregon" and her subdivisions
Remedies urged by resolution in
clude:
Wrald Stimulate
PtajTnent of Taxes
levies sufficient to meet bond
payments and Interest charges.
Laws to stimulate tax pay
ments, either by restoring the
heavier penalty on delinquent
taxes, or providing cash discount
for prompt payment.
No new bond issues until tax-
levying bodies can demonstrate
capacity to pay commitments al
ready Incurred.
Drastic temporary retrench
ment in governmental costs by
lopping off all agencies that can
be dispensed with "during this
crisis."
Turning to highway depart
ment finances and considering
the $3,500,000 in bonds matur-
ing within the next 14 months,
the committee advocated:
Imposition of charges on corn-
and will be Incurred by theJ
state In widening the paved or
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
BUT CLOTURE FAILS
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19 (AP)
The senate broke the back of
the filibuster against the Glass
bank bill today, but left smarting
wounds in democratic ranks that
may give the Roosevelt adminis
tration plenty of worry
It rejected 58 to 30 a motion by
Democratic Leader Robinson to
I w.w mo iifciu uuiuio iuio uui
iting debate and then entertained
I the packed galleries with a torrid
row that quieted only
when a republican Borah of
Idaho put through an unanimous
consent request to do what cloture
wonld have done restrict discus
Th nn,h.t .t w that
th t toniht m coastlne
- w -
smoothly along toward votes on a
.-H. f1 .Qv
.-,-,, 4t,
r-
h t !th Tron.t it win h
sent to the White House this ses
sion
Olympia Solons
Invite Salem's
To Fish Parley
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 19.
(AP) The Washington leglslat
ure today invited the Oregon leg
islature to send a committee to
olympia to meSt with legislators
nere tor a discussion ot fishing
regulations on the Columbia
river
The house completed action on
the matter by passing a resolution
thered by Sen. Fred Norman.
Th6 u,t conference was held two
' ln portUnL
Carter Guilty;
I Mm m
Lfinipnr.i Asked
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SEATTLE, Jan. 19 (AP) A
conviction of first degree murder,
accompanied by a recommenda-
I tkm that the death penalty should
not be Imposed tbe second such
ending to a murder trial bare
I within five days tonight ended
I tbe trial of Richard Carter, 20
1 year-old youth accused of slaying
I bis foster mother.
Unknown Vessel
Aground, Report
I EUREKA, Calif., Jan. 20
1 (API Coaat ri .1t4- tn
me rescue ot an unidentified ves-
i ! renortrf hn- Tt-nt iif
1 a mile nth th. nnrahnldt
i ueved to be a shin , engaged in
i coastwise trade.
FILIBUSTER
In Court Again
Over Slayings
''''''''BS-PB--P
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Above, Jack Halloran. wealthy
Phoenix, Aria., lumberman, on
trial In that city as an acces
sory in the slaying of Hedvig
Bamueison and Agnes LeRoi.
Below, Sirs. Winnie Ruth Jndd.
sentenced to hang for Mrs. Le
Roi's murder, who Is a witnesH
- against Halloran.
Packing of Bodies, Letters
To Husband Topics she
Will not Discuss
PHOENIX. Arix., Jan. 19
(AP) Condemned to hang In
the "trunk murder" case, slender
young Winnie' Ruth Judd stood
on self-asserted constitutional
rights today to halt her cross-
examination as the state's prin
cipal witness against John J.
'Jack?? XMUolfca, wealthy lum
berman., atcuaedf as an accessory
in the ease.
She refused to ten of the
packing of the bodies of Mrs.
Agnes LeRoi and Hedvig Sam
nelson in trunks and suitcases.
before they were sent as baggage
from Phoenix to Los Angeles.
She would not divulge the con
tents of two or more letters writ
ten to her husband. Dr. William
C. Judd, as she prepared to flee
from Phoenix.
Her testimony already had
been challenged in its entirety
In a motion by Halloran's coun
sel to have it stricken on grounds
that she Is not a voluntary wit
ness, is unable to comprehend
the oath, "wilfully Is concealing
(Turn to page 2, col. 5)
PROBE IS on
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19
(AP) An investigation into the
disappearance of Lee Schleslnger,
prominent Portland merchant and
sportsman, will be launched im
mediately by Sheriff R. E. Mc-
Crite of Clark county, Wash., he
announced today.
The sheriff said he was positive
that Schleslnger was not in his
automobile when it plunged into
the Columbia river at the foot of
a Vancouver, Wash., dock Decem
ber 23 where It was found the
day following in 18 feet of water.
"I know the currents ot the Co
lumbia river like a book." the
sheriff declared. "I have known
many to go Into the river ln the
vicinity of the sand dock at the
foot of Reserve street, and the
body was ln every case recovered
within a radius of 50 feet of the
dock.
"Furthermore I am convinced
that Schleslnger did not drive his
machine over the edge ot the dock
by accident, and by facts I have
discovered, I believe suicide out
of the question."
The Day in
Washington
By the Associated Press
President elect Roosevelt
held conferences with demo
cratic leaders. Secretary 8tlm
son and others.
Senate broke filibuster against
Glass banking bill by adopting
unanimous consent request to
limit debate after defeating clo
ture proposal.
House adopted resolution to
permit Preeid at Hoover to
place an embargo on exporta
tion of arms.
Democratic controlled house
ways and means committee de
cided to consider proposals for
eliminatinc - double taxation by
state and federal governments be
fore new revenue legislation in
Will REFUSES TO
QUESTIONS
K
special session.
IlER-HOLil
SCRAP DROPPED
BYU1WMAKFRS
Governor Silent on Refusal
Of Investigation of
Board of Control
Senate Adjures Officials
To put Aside Personal
Peeves for Present
Any further attempts to inves
tigate a reign of terror" in af
fairs of the state board ot control
rest on the initiative of State
Treasurer Rufus C. Holman.
When Informed that opinion of
the house and senate Thursday
was contrary to legislative in
vestlgatlon of the control board.
Governor Meier declared he had
no statement to make as to fur
ther action.
"What remains to be done Is
up to the treasurer," he said.
uregon s legislators have no
desire to become embroiled ln
difficulties of the board, it defln
ltely developed after reading of
reports of both houses' commit
tees on resolutions. Each com
mittee's recommendation that no
action be taken was adopted.
Request for an examination In
to activities of the high state
board resulted Tuesday after
wordy altercation between Gov
ernor Meier and Holman. The
verbal battle began ln reference
to a list or legislative sugges
tions Holman had circulated
among lawmakers. With other
advice, the treasurer recommend
ed Investigation Into a terrorist
reign and "secretiveness" ln con
nection with the board. Upshot o
the meeting was that the gov
ernor, treasurer and state secre
tary unanimously voted to have
themselves investigated by the
legislature.
Houses Too Busy
With Other Problem
The house resolutions com
mittee presented two reasons for
not acting on the board's request
First was cited the limited time
the legislature will be ln ses
sion. Secondly, "many other
weighty matters demand the full
attention of the house." Reduc
tion of taxes and unemployment
relief were specifically mention
ed.
The senate regretted that the
control board had seen fit to ap
peal to the legislature for settle-
(Turn to page 2, col. 5)
WILD GALES HOWL
LIVES ENDANGERED
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19
(AP) While gales howled, the
skies opened up today and spilled
abnormal torrents of water on
semi-arid southern California, en
dangering lives and shipping.
The downpour was congealed
into snow as It descended upon
the mountain areas and depths
upward ot five feet were meas
ured at some places tonight.
Fifteen families in the Canoga
Park district near here were re
moved from danger of a minia
ture flood, which for a time
threatened SO families.
Police rescued a Mexican fam
ily of five from the roof of the
small house, which had been
swept off Its foundations and
carried on the current-
Two battleships and a destroy
er ot the United States navy took
to the open sea from Los Angeles
harbor, San Pedro, to ride out a
roaring gale.
GUN VICTIM DIES
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19
(AP) Henry James Cunning
ham, 26. Portland druggist, died
ln a hospital here today from
a gunsnot wound Inflicted ac
cidentally by his friend. Alfred
Hennagln, 25, of Portland.
State Group
Mortgagots is Selected
Meeting at the Salem chamber
ot commerce Thursday tbe organ
ization committee of tbe body
formed last week to aid In protec
tion of farmers and others from
unwarranted mortgage foreclos
ure completed tbe appointment of
a statewide committee. This com
mittee will be called ln session at
an early date. The officers ot the
association were instructed to ap
point tire persons ln each county
to serve as a county committee.
Later five district meetings will
be held over the state for the
county committeemen to attend.
Methods of procedure will then be
outlined.
Those selected for the state
committee are: O. M. Plummer,
president Pacific International
Livestock, exposition, Portland,
chairman; L. R. Breithanpt. econ
omist, extension service, Corval
lls, secretary; Rty W. GiH, Port
land, master state grange; L. H.
McBee, Dallas, Oregon Farmers
union: Mr. Reter, Medford, Ore
gon Horticultural society; Fred
, Phillips, Baker, Oregon Wool-
Fiin CK
TALK DENIED; MO
iMT ISSUES
Governor After Conference With Highway Commissioners
Reassures Public; Road Funds Will be Loaned but
This Decision Previously Withheld due to Lack 'cf
Accurate Picture of Situation, Says Scott
Daily Check orr Needs Will be Kept so Money may be
Used to Best Advantage; Veterans' aid Loan Will
Suffice Until Monday; Crisis Declared Largely Matter
Of Bookkeeping, Adequate sum Available
rE conclusion of this meeting is that Oregon will not go
on a warrant basis. We are not in a 'reign oi terror' or
chaotic condition."
Such was the statement made last night by Governor
Meier at the conclusion of an extraordinary conference of
the board of control, state highway commission and other
officials called to consider the state's financial status.
The meeting was organized by Chairman Leslie Scott of
the highway commission to "reassure the public of the
state's credit status and to paint a true condition of fi
nances." Inspiration for the gathering was State Treasurer
Holman 's prediction Wednesday that Oregon probably would
RETURN OF FEDERAL
Senate Committee Favors
Asking Federal aid
For Road Upkeep
The senate committee on roads
and highways probably will report
ln favor of having tbe national
congress memorialized by Ore
gon's legislature on two matters
that would aid state highway fi
nances, it developed yesterday.
Members favored asking con
gress for return to the states of
the present one-cent tax on gaso
line. Such fuel taxes. It was point
ed out, originated in Oregon and
were considered a special source
of state revenue not to be taken
over by federal collectors.
Another tentative memorial
would ask that the congress be
asked to enact legislation to give
states greater power in determin
ing spending ot federal aid funds.
Authorization to use federal aid
for highway maintenance was an
other point favored by the high
way group.
The senate road body, It devel
oped, is seriously considering in
troduction of legislation that
would call for a $5 automobile
license fee with one cent addition
al to the state gasoline tax. A tax
of 10 cents a gallon on lubricating
oil is favored by Joe Dunne, chair
man. Sentiment of members appeared
to be against issuing of automo
bile licenses to persons lees than
18 years, the present minimum.
Ream Files for
New Trial; to
Be Heard Today
DALLAS, Jan. 19 L. H. Ream,
slated to be sentenced today on
morals charge, instead filed mo
tion for a new trial, and this will
be heard Friday morning at 9:20
o'clock. If the motion Is not al
lowed, he will be sentenced to
morrow. Judge Brands ot Hlllsboro was
in town today to hear the ease of
Winslow vs. Delaney, a suit to
collect attorney's fees.
to Protect
growers association; Herman Oli
ver, John Day, Oregon cattle and
horse raisers association, with C
L. Jamleson, John Day, as bis al
ternate; George Fullenwlder,
Carlton, Oregon Dairymen's asso
ciation; C. F. Emerson. Tbe
Dalles, Eastern Oregon Wheat-
growers association, with Mae
Hoke of Pendleton alternate;
Fred H. CockelL Oregon Poultfj
men's association; Glen B. Marsh,
Hood River Oregon Cooperative
council; Robert W. Sawyer, Bend,
Oregon Reclamation congress
with B. A. McCornack, Eugene,
alternate; Dean H. Walker, Inde
pendence, Oregon Hopgrowers as
sociation; Sage no Courtney,
Woodburn, and Ted Cramer, Port
land, Oregon Bankers association;
George F. Briee- Portland, Mort
gage Bankers association; Paul
V. Marls, F. L. Ballard, extension
-erviee, Corrallls. -
Those In attendance on tbe
committee meeting bere Thursday
were Messrs. Plummer, - Maris,
Breithanpt, McBee. alarsh. Ful
lenwlder and Morton Tompkins ot
Grand Island. - - -
TX S WANTED
Obe on a warrant basis within ie
days.
Holman's statement, made after
a conference of the treasurer and
highway officials relative to float
ing of a short-term loan from
road funds, did not convey a trne
picture of the highway commis
sion's attitude, Scott said.
Aid Withheld Till
Trne Status Known
"Oar purpose." Scott declared,
"In not Immediately promising to
loan funds to the state was 10
gain time for determination of a
true picture of Oregon's financial
setup. The conference with th
treasurer did not give all infor
mation needed.
"First we had to learn what
amount of funds would be re
quired. Second, we wanted to
know when a loan could be re
paid." Figures of the state treasurer
called for a short-term loan of
700.000 from the highway funds
Scott said. According to book
keeping of the secretary of state's
office, the amount needed was but
$500,000. A reconciliation in fig
ures was required in the interests
of sound financing.
Officials who attended the dra
matic meeting were the governor,
Holman and his chief deputy,
Fred Paulus, and State Secretary
Hoss. Chairmen of the legislative
Joint committee on ways and
means, Senator and Represent- -tlve
Allen, were present. Other
were Highway Engineer R. H.
Baldock and Commissioners Scott,
Washburne and Aldrich.
Cash is Sufficient
Till Next Monday
Developments of the session in-
eluded:
1. The revelation that Oregon
could squeeze alone on a cask
basis until Monday by virtue of
$150,000 eked from veteran's
state aid commission funds.
2. Beginning next week, a daily
check on finances will be reported
between the state treasurer and
highway commission to use road
funds to best advantage.
2. Funds that possibly could bo
used in an emergency to stave off
I. O. U.'s Issues amount to several
tlme3 the approximate $500,00
immediately required.
4. Highway engineers are de
rising a graph system of keeping
a check on state expenditures and
revenues over an extended period
that "a child could understand at
a glance."
5. The governor and state high
way commission within the near
future, probably the next two
days, will Issue a detailed state
ment on condition ot the state's
treasury. . .
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Legislative
Happenings
Conferences bctwtwa officials
result tn announcement state
will avoid going om warramt
basis by obtaining advance
from highway funds suffkieat
to ado over until tax
conies in. Highway
members farther state thss
highly publicised near-bankruptcy
of state is mere matter
of bookkeeping, with plenty C
money est hand to meet all ob
ligations. Both booses refuse to become in
volved In Holman-Meler dispute,
adopt recommendations of their
resolutions committees not to
comply with request for probe of
board ot control office.
New bds include proposals
to change legal rate of inter
est from to per cent.
tract rates from 10 to 8
cent; track reglatlosi
we; unified fiscal rear.
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