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4 " CIRCULATION : WEATHER UaaeUIad with nlm Col day,' clearing Sndajr, rials temperatare; Hax. Tempw Frl. 40, Uia. IS. Hrer 2 taet,.OTth wlad, cleady. . DlitribotloK" . r Jaa.83 4 Ket paid, djJljr, 8nday,67$4 wnn a. s. U. EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Mdrning, February 11, 1933 tr No. 275 i i i nix I if it I! i II it II it ii i"i II is - .w i f v r i f,x r'ix n a r a.' r r r i U il "J ? 1 I "1 II li II M H tl Rp: - - H II iI v I III 7f I I 1 1 I . 1" .?mxiIilLv5: C 7 J I VI u iw yE n i rr u l l r VI) i U U u U U J L 1 V- UTILITY HALTER WITH CHANGES Commissioner Denied Power To Declare Witness in . Contempt of Court Some Other Amendments go Down to Defeat; Final Vote Unanimous After th most extended debate et U Xfta legislative session, the senate. Friday afternoon came to agreement on tbe seven-point util ity regulation program submitted by Commissioner Thomas and ad opted the amended bill, 28 sen ators voting aye, Senators Mann and Brown absent. The measure in the main Is as originally introduced. Two sec tions have been deleted, one add ed and some amendments made in. minor sections. Senators Goss and Bynonlead tbe more to amend the measure: Senators Burke, Brown, Zimmer man and Hess sought its accept ance In totality. Slight comprom ises of position resulted. Contempt Baling Denied Commissioner A motion by Senator Goss to strike from the original bill that section authorizing the utility commissioner to dedara a witnann i In contempt of court was appror- ed by a rote of 18 to 12. Senator Brown charged that the elimination of this section would destroy the entire meas- ure and tie the hands of the util- Ities commissioner for all time. "GlTlng to euy administrate officer the power to declare a would be un-American and un democratic". Senator Chlnnock said. "The powers granted in this "-Lfff.111" th08e giren to the circuit courts. A motion by Goss, providing iui me cumuauon or. uai section et the bill making it Incumbent upon utilities to pay the costs of their own examinations, was de feated by a Tote of 22 to 7. Goss had offered an amendment -Increasing the fees of the utilities and proTlding that the costs of Investigations should be spread ever all the utility corporations operating In the state. that this proposed amendment IS ,52Se25 ?S,SrSLSr! made to help pay the cost of In vestigations involving unscrupu lous utility corporations. Similar iwwiuon 10 me proposea amend- ment was expressed by Senators ana ess. m. T . aeciarea mat tne funct warehouse here, was yester utiiity commissioner apparently .at tn fhi.v riiTnitr 4. was satisfied with the proposed rn An n w al m. M IV... I ""-"i. ua uiw. was no rea- son ror we protracted argument, DDn,r uaa aaaea now an investigation of the telephone wes wouia oe possible provided tne amendment was adonted. cm I replied that the increase in fees provided In the amendment would furnish ample funds for the eon. duct ef any reasonable lnvestlga- J Uon I An attempt to eliminate the re- capture clause from the bill also Wv?efeated' Thl section provided that if any publie utility receives la any ene year a net Utilitv onAi-attnr Income In excess of a reasonable rate or return upon the value of xne utility property actually used I Attorney Avery Thompson ap for the convenience of the public I peered for Areherd yesterday, but such excess shall be plaeed in a reserve fund, and be applied from ume i0 um Ior tne benefit of the consumers. The cheerily welcomed m,d.r. SSI. ta "2L-i4 -w"tne n4,tf.n V. tn7L. waro 5h"fir torecast. and early COLD WEATHER AT 00, SH COMES ,.r,7' ' " i.i J"' ""lalisUes, game, ..Mia, auiu uu Hiuaewa m city to a depth of over an Inch. The snow probably will turn to unsettled rains today, the wea ther bureau predicts, and tomor row will be succeeded by clearing skies and rising temperature. Friday brought distinctly war mer weather to Salem and vlcln- lt with mtnlmnm vaMaaaatMea " aaa sssasaa SSaaa ciuyui CMM of 18, six degrees higher than M n.... --a . . 40 degrees, an increase ot IT over the previous day. Realtors Oppose Moratorium tor Mortgage Debts PORTLAND. Ora Feb. 10 (API The Portland realty board went on record at Its meeting to- day as opposed to enactment of suggested moratoriums on ' mort- raze foreclosures or extension of redemption periods by the state legislature. . . uf , The resolution contended that moratorium s. lerlslation wonld frighten lnrestment funds away frnm nraron anil denreclata . the Talue and markeubUIty of real property. ; - ,- r . - Fear Noted Fighter Has met Foul Play ; Ketchell Started South With Family After Battle With Firpo; Manager, Kearns, Doesn't Know What Happened to his Protege TV)RTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 10 JL Ketchell, Los Angeles furhter. and his wife and mother might have met with foul play uiivu a oAxvii Avx tuo uiu wuu were rasb ueara xruxu rw- i ruary 4 in Selma, CaUf. Joe Waterman, Portland xweicueu lexi Here wun )i,vuuo casb January 81, after his losing fight here January 24 with Toung Firpo of Burke, Idaho. He had negotiated here with a man for ten acres of land in the Imperial ralley la Indio county, Calif., in fact, police said, he had giren his ezpenslre sedan as down payment for the land and had purchased another car in which be and his wife and mother start ed for Los Angeles, police said the hotel where man with whom Ketchell was negotiating was sup posed to hare stayed here did not know of him. Police DetectiTe Captain Pat Moloney said the last word from Ketchell, whose Tight name Is Hobbs, was a postcard dated from Selma February 4 and addressed to Mrs. Marie McDermit, a Port land friend of the family. Ketchell wrote that their ear had broken down and that they were going to sell the parts and o on to 1,08 Angeles by train. He ",d the were "taying at a Selma nt0 camD and Plannd to leare ? d f ,tw; He 7e tn1 Cortes hotel. Hollywood, as his "ifii8 ""efs. . an told police he had phoned JackT Kr,.t Ketchell's manager in Los Angeles seeking Firpo, and quoted Kearns as saying: "Sure, but Where's Ketchell T" Neither Kearns nor the Holly- wood hotel hare beard from the Los Angeles tighter, police here Bal(j inn til to Enters Plea Of HOt Guilty After new Indictment is Made; Bail $1500 Trlal ot Charles R. Archerd on charKe of larceny by bailee In eon- nectlon with operations ot his de- at 9 o'clock. It Is virtually certain that Judge L. H. McMahan, a long-time friend of Archerd, will ask to be relieved of sitting In the case. Archerd was arralned in Judge uouiho'i m-hr lat vMtar- day afternoon, and pleaded not guilty. Arraignment, scheduled tnr aarlv mnrnlnr. vhb dafarred when it was discovered names of witnesses bad been eliminated from the Indictment. New ball of 81500 was tiled yesterday for Archerd by F. N. Derbv. Oscar Bower and Georre Waters. Archerd left Immediately I aftar lrralrnment for Portland. but remarked that he would be back in Salem today. I It is said C. F. Pruess of Grants i Pass, will represent him at the I trial. The former warehouse operator is accused diversion of wheat owned by Tommy Walker and worth slightly more than f00. V. 8. O. WDCS AGAIN STANFORD UNIVERSITY Calif., Feb. 10 (AP) Uni versity ot Southern California ''T'"".0 ? "n .A V-..a a fa.l A. . 1.. Jk Pacific coast conference basket- baU race here tonight when it overwhelmed Stanford 24 to II In START FEBRUARY 24 Chicken Thieves Qumiel And Gang Round-up of the ring-leaders aVlaVa- IVIawIw m IH m "otu" v tt. A . ,-.. V tt i ranr was brought to a head this i w"t . . ..t OIIlCO VI jaariua auiw, ajcuoawu, route one; Joe Grlgg, route four, Salem, and Lawrence Addison, a youth arrested at Dayton. Opera tions of the gang have been car ried on the past three years In a wide area In this end ot the state. Miller and Addison pleaded guilty in Justice court yesterday I and were bound over to the grand I Jury, but later In the day waived grand Jury hearing and will ap- pear before Judge McMahai this morning for sentence. Grlgg asked additional time In which to plead and preliminary hearing was set for February -14, at It a. m. All three are In the eounty Jail, with ball at 1750. K Arrest of the trio, under sur- I Velllance b the sherttrs office. I wosklng In cooperation with the 1 eatUe and poultry theft division is Missedl (AV Fear that Weslev prompted Portland police to fight promoter, told police ublio . Invited to Attend Program, see Work of Badge Projects Appeal to the adult citizenry of Marion, Polk and Linn coun- ties to come to Salem armory today to Tlew the Boy 8cout ac- tiTities of their sons or thftir neighbors' sons was broadcast by Cascade area officials and com- mltteemen last night as the first nieht of thi firat thitii Seont M.Ht -r.uion came to a close. Expositions such as Is being creditably conducted here have gained wide mention In eastern cities The local exposition Is being 2. workers primarily that the eiti sens of the area may acquaint themselves with the interesting and educational work belnr done v ,v - ,v- ... by the more than BOO Boy I Scouts in the three counties. In 21 attractively decorated booths, 11 .,.11. v.v- I av.af V D.1 I I i-jiMvi uj omivux uuiiunn firms, and built around the ann - ory walls, the boys wm be seen "ZH! JS.Kft u.nouiim- lug. metal turning, woodworking. TXg'lth aCt,TiUeS' r. AM . . , On the armory stage a typical scout eamp has been erected. complete even to the campfire and fir boughs, while In the cen ter of the parade floor Is an In dian tepee, bearing Indian signs and symbols, and a booth exhi biting tbe archery handiwork ot the famed Hobson family. Today lively programs will be given afternoon and evening in addition to the exhibitions in the various booths. There will be moving pictures of Oregon wild lite, sharp shooting by John Had ley Hobson. 14, national Junior bow and arrow champion; band (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Reluvenatlon of the now de- funct state mlninr board is the GOUT EXPOSITION B WIT HERE Mil eiD BILL t mm hoped tor result of a bill that is So back he hurries to West Se ason axnected to be Introduced lem. to ask the principal over! -to the legislature as result of de- velopments indicated at a meet - Inr laat nleht of the 1olnt house nil unit mmmittMi nn mlninr. Committee members were ore- sented with the suggested draft of a bill sponsored by the Ore- gon mining congress. Under the measure a three-member, non- salaried commission would pro- mote the development of the state's mineral resources through research and survey work, dis- semination of information and general work for the welfare of the Industry, Robert M. BetU of Black itte and E. O. Harlan of Eu- Butte rene appeared before tbe Joint committee to urge acceptance of the measure. The present mining board of which tbe corporation commissioner is chairman. It was explained, is now virtually non- existent through activity of the repeal of Uw. committee two years ago. is Rounded up or tne state uepanmem oi agn- eulture. was due directly to a click of the old adage "when thieves fall out ..." And incidentally, some humor la wound up in the affair, for two ot the alleged thieves l&u out over Irritating pet names tossed at eacirother. One of the trio has an abdominal protuberance about which he ta apparently sensitive; the other has Indian blood. A heated exchange of epithets over these matters caused a spilt la the rinks upon which the sherlf fa office waa quick to capitalise. It was reported. . - Arrest of this outfit Is expected . thin. ery ot chickens and cattle. Dur- tire In the home of bis parents. I Continuation for another term a two-year moratorium oa lnini lng their operaUons. the. men have He had rushed Into the burn-1 U understood to have come when mum wages tor elementary school TL Vll . " v.l I ..Tit.v -m. . M I Wnratnan arthnr Unora told the I teachers, allowing boards to hire nupioira uuuik vi. a " .. young boys In their racket. , ' Round-up ot a ehicken-thlevlng . . r. T .. r7L hostel waa accomplished r. AMM oi- 11 . v- 22MUTINEERS UPON CRUISER BOMB VICTIMS Crew Remains Defiant Even After Entire Fleet is At.! t (If t oiusmgm, worn "Don't Hinder US" Warnina ts-i n S,9nal JUSt Before Bomb Dropped BATAYIA. Jara. Feb. 11 (Saturday) (AP) -The Dutch destroyer Plethein arrired here today carrying the bodies of 21 men killed by an aerial bombing which ended the fire day mutiny of the natlT crew of the Dutch cruiser De Zeren Prorincien. On board also were 28 Injured men, hurt when the 11-pound bomb struck the deck of the Ze ren and in the resultant tire. Men on the Plethein continued prerions reports of the bombard ment how tbe mutineers re- n?ind defiant to the end. al- though they were pursued by a flet of war sels and a half doMn alrple. ow during the nner engagement ine reneis gju Bot nM the heary armament of inB eTen, ana now some oi me nTes tooa 10 uieooais wnen me re oroke out. De ZeTen's renegade career 8lrted. .,M 8oBda whn ne "ew "OI" iam -niP DcmiL8 l Pnt about pay cuts The com- mander was ashore at the time- Before the bomb dropped, the mutineers had curtly signalled the plane: -Don't hinder us" and in so doing sealed their fate. PVini" nlanaa tiaA f&Yftn off and .2. ..I.LI. ala. a. V av wn, a w. w I t. ' u.i. I cruiser, uu wuiuu oiu. viumh v.,. tw iifr . --..r.0 V,"' union mu uuuucu.cuw, i lZ "'"CT,, VkI Zi..;r, 7, Vl'W.vucu vuv vo.o. - i "' - ....w v. actVal faU of the bomb could S Vddenly men ahoard aaw an envelODlnK Cioua t md Twe" mlnuTte". late-rthe 'rllTo operator Informed the comman- dr of tne SeTen of tb0 lurren- dar; a white nag was . hoistea and then a distress signal was i run up. I Lost Money: Honest (Girl: Glad Newsie Fifteen dollors Is a powerful piece or money tnese aays. iss- peclally if you're a "newsie" and lose it on tho very morning you Intend to turn It In to the clrcuia- I tion manager. Raymond Griffin, Statesman carrier for West Sale? l, discov- ered Just how much $15 is yes- terday morning when he arrived at high school and found the sum gone. Business ot searching nign and low over the route he travers- ed after leaving the West Salem bus netted only more -headaches. there to broadcast his loss in 1 a faint hope. The principal aoes so: ana m I the seventh trade room little Elouise Ferguson, irom Kingwooa Heights, gets up on two honest wet ana says, "i louna me money." ... Was Raymond happyT And Elouise was evidently happy also. tor wnen a is rewara wa uen her w .t know whether she ought 1 M 111 NJf Ufdef Charge Z, ,. t ormaiiy r ilea A rrn mor Mnnro -WtU"m tnZTr" mf ry charged re t I .v. .v a.v August 29 of Harold F. O'Connor, mnnr Brooklyn. K. T tourist who had befriended him. Police said that Moore nas con- teased to shooting the Brooklyn man, to hiding his body la the brusH at Coopey faDs on the Co - tnmhla nla-tiwaw whara H waa fonnd September 11, and to tak In g his car and money orders. which he forged and cashed. Lad Rushes Into Residence Blaze, Is Burned Badly ASTORIA. Ore.. Feb. 16 (AP) -Lee Hansen, Deep River, I Wash., youth, was brought to an t Astoria nospitai tnis morning I suffering from severe burns aut- I mfwtwiiM MniaJut tr i " i ond-story room in ail effort to save a prtted article of furniture, 1 n... .i v i.. vi... v. forced to Jump out of sv window ita tha-arouBd . Mentioned for Commerce Post 7. I. Straw, of New York, who MMtnita. -wwofTani. fit fa mm Anndta ivnatihllltv for 1 tiMi nortfoitA nt immu- ot I conuuetue ta thm abtat of PreoMeat r.lt iKS ho Is 61, la one of the J Straus, who cowntry'B leading merchaats. He has acted as adviser to the preside t-elect and hae beea ae tlve ta the eaaae of wnemploy j ment relief. NEW 3.2 BEER BILL Authorizes Sale at Eating Places and in Bulk, Taxes Provided A revised bill to substitute for V a. a.1t.al .a...a v . a -1 uwiiug wnu iui yroyuoou i ue r.M.n v r .1 . " V " -1 uuuj. measure imruuucea riaay. S.....3Tw gyviuuicu UJ WUlUlun U" .i.v.n. ..(. v . i,ni 1 1 UU1 The new bill authorises the JZ .TtwfitLS ranta rroarlM dm .tnrp. and I Ulon. Te S Tthat TZi be consumed only with meals In , fltU tln nlaces When purchased from retailers it must he taken from the store In un- broken packages. A SO-cent tax on each 21 -gallon barrel of beer brewed in Oregon and sold here Is placed on the manufacturers. Wholesalers of beer are made to pay a SO-cent a barrel tax on beer Imported from outside the state. ;"f( Annual license fees are pro- as follows: brewery. 2250: I whnlMilar 19RA. Iia'.I acn. ... tanrant f 9 r in. . - - , aa-wwwa fl . V , in - public carrier where beer may be consumed $5. The bill calls for a $5000 gen- eral fund appropriation to set up administration of the tax collec- tion which is to be handled by the state tax commission, nnder th measure's terms. Half of the net income goes to eounties, halt to I the state. SILL WITHDRAWN 8ponsors of the eounty mana- Tarial fAPvn Af em w.. n. . . . . . -1 makaV .al.a I.1I..AI . at two publie hearings state eapitol last night. t the hls enabW bm ffiSVS? h.7e I eliminated all present county ot- senator Jay Upton withdrew fleers excepting school superln- tandant. Th. mtiM V-T. th i.i.A.i(An Jyi.r." it: manaVaHai form Kf Z 32 M J2E nt?.. 1 pies ot Oregon s 16 eounties was .""..r.'":"1 ""WV"J- . 1" fr.i- -.77 tare and he wouM rather first they wlVheS to So nSSS? I them definitely Into effect. I The old age pension fathered I by v Representative Hilton and others was attacked by O. M.I Whipple of Marlon eounty. Ben T. Osborne, president of the state federation of labor. 1 f or the need of making some provision for Indigent old ago. Grand Jury is Continued Into Its 1f7u Month Marlon county's long-lived rrand Jury took another case for life yesterday, and so win be carried through tbe March term of court. The action, came as a i iiirpr, as, jhu. xxi.ua Indicated that ha Intended to dls - I chare th lary today. .. . . court there was some untinUhed business that ahould be eomplet- I ma is tfit Hrwir Th. inrv today J eompletea its ICth month liateaaav-.-. jt .A-irt wm in HOPPEn HOT Ml BILL COB IIP TODAY, SEfJATE Preliminary Vote Indicates It Will Pass; Zimmerman Is Chief Opponent State Bank Proposal Gains Plaudits at Hearing; Aims are Listed ,t.ri.t .ft. one step nearer yesterday after- Vm anal. M 4. turned down a minority report I by Senator Zimmerman which f0"?? df. ling bill falL As a result the mea- 1BC sure, sponsored by the State l"' is on tne I " todv to th mmU Senator Zimmerman declared I that branch banking was not I sound and that it would operate 1 10 1 dT."t. of in. J? ancuu insuiuiions. tseaior isurae also spoke against the measure. Senator Williamson, chairman of the banking committee, aald th bill had received careful con sideration and that it had been amended to take care of all ser ious objections. He declared that the approval of this bill would move a large amount of money out ot the larger cities and lm fiTJ T eounUes. prove th financial status of the The bill also was approved by Senator Upton, who submitted statistics to show that branch banking had been In operation "S2Mftll,' ,n Cmnad for mMy 7'. Most Speakers at n.. j v..AMKl Heartag Favorable If all Oregoniai Oregonlans exhibit the "m attitude as was evinced by I .v. .tla... . .V. ... I -.v. uuicuv.o i. i.u ate chamber last night, the Zim- S10.,!5"! to etblUa 2 10 n T . " STfliLlJStemSSr1 f T? mpow- (Tara t0 paSe ' eoL 1 TUITION DISTRICTS MEASUREIS TOPIC Orranizatlon of non-hizh school tuition districts in Oregon coun- ties would rive onnortunitv for I .1 .... .V .J .1 UUBr CUCM UU CT1UOUUUU W UI A. . m ... oneration. rrooonents of house bill 240 advocated at a hearing before the committee on educa- tion last night. ' Aecordlnc to provisions of the proposed law. all children who are I not now enrolled in hlrh or union high school districts in the var- I Ions counties' would be organised Into county-wide tuition districts which would be administered by 1 board of five members each. Boards would be empowered to deal with the various standard school divisions to which students now living in non-districted ter ritory are sent. Some 800 Marion county pupils would be affected by passage of the law. according: to C. A. How- -uw, lujrwuiwuutu. . yiw- lie instruction.- Woman to Head Poultry Co - op PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 10 IAF) Miss Edna B. Reed was chosen today as general manager M Facinc cooperative Poul- I try Pr lucers assoclaUon. It la th time, directors said, that 'Oman has Leaded a state-wide I ..,,w. ., cooperative farm producing unit In this eountrr. Miss Reed was assUtant to B. 1 MTem Oleomargaiine lax Bill Passed by I The house regained Its stride In I the legislative session yesterday, paj.ed a score or so of Its own measures, gave approval to 11 senate measures which now go to the governor tor approval and seat back to committee, killed or made special orders 'of at least half a dosen additional bills. Major among the measures passed was an oleomargarine tax bill which Imposes a four cent levy oa each pound of butter sub stitute sold by a reuuier, proaucts I manufactured with animal fata I hefnr executed. A flat $1 license I tax oa oleomargarine oeaiera is I imposed annually.' ,r J - After considerable debate, Mrs. i i&un u mtu. jslUon. the house gave a strong Imaiortty to a bul which oeciarea i . . . - v..i. v.i ,v . teachers on any basis below the present $7B a month, which the I hoard aeea tit to set. 1 Vhi n,t c!S - .leaa - ahool ;busse .at;carry Tithinff Pnisram Favorable Faces Strenuous FigM Fireman Hulsey Rescues Kitten From Tree Top MOur Hero' among the Salem feline populace probably is Ho- CfMlaa m9 iw teamen wtiA sent out during the-noon . nt n 'ZJZTL .X" n ZiZ re-K!" l.r'j.lJtT , of the firemen was asked by an ,v. aivuava uau wuv vvm . .j.. ... . . prJl0;Virin tT. wtoV 20 Set off the pound fSr some ground tor two BairhborhoAf told him. Hi oTimh- a mr Bn An .-..it rVA 4 then "ahlnnled" the re- malnder of the distance. TO REMADE RE Official From Minneapolis Office Coming; Oregon Branch is Sought Definite arrangements for hand ling federal seed loans to Marion county fanners will be made ear hr next week when Ira B. Rvda. renraaentatlra of the Cron Pro- auction Loan office. Mlnneanolis. . . . . ' m iiin return nera 10 worr out the setun with the counrv loan- approval committee which will be Yesterday M, Hyde stop- pea iu onem 10 aiscuss ue loan wlth the county court and u ta expected applications tn lo,in. '"ot to m tor mort gages on the farmers' crops, can be received here within a week after Mr. Hyde's next visit. Last year 140 seed loans totalling ap proximately 125.000 were made In U.PlAn .nnnt. . . .n . V I . . U. loan repreVenUtTvT inaic;"- tlons from Washington. D. C, are tnat the maximum loan ner farm s'" this year will be around S3 00 instead of $400 as last year. e,um .v . v. KJff" .ft ' 5JJ?. I - . ... . . iouomi icea loan oniee esu&usn- r "1na. s2nce Ust Ter I " . , wesa.. a,Lconnued. Acknowledging (Turn to page 2, col. i) ITS SPEEOT PACE The sUte senate, coming out of a day and one-half huddle on the so-called Thomas utility MIL be- ran naMln, uni.ti i.T uv Liav with a tinn- mr ,. tmmm n t... J i nouse and senate measures had im, annrorM. t. ..n.t. on home maaanra ha1 Kmti in. definitely postponed while nine new measures had beea received preparatory to committee assign ment. Major among the measures de- feated was one bv Senator Burke which provided that public util! ties hereafter eould not sell any electrical merchandise. I The senate gave its approval to Senator Wheeler's bin which pro vides for the cancellation of pen alty and Interest on realty taxes of 1921 and prior years and permits the collection of the net tax tn tea eaual semi-annual install ments. Lower House signs eight Inches or more la height with the words "school bus" plainly lettered thereon. Greater safety in traffic for school busses Is sought. H. B. 877 relating to a school tenure for teachers was made a special order for Monday at 16:26 a. m. The bouse quickly approved 8. B. S which makes designation ot taxes hereafter coincide with the year they fall due. Ia case ot property sale grantor and grantee assume or pay taxes as the date the sale la made. Inheritance- tax legislation was made mora stringent by allowing the state six years from time ot a person's decrease to complete its elalm. Gifts made within three years prior to a person's death are presumed to be taxable tor i heritance unless adequate consia - eratloa can be shown. Industrial -accident legislation waa liberalized by allowing a ben eficiary of tho commission to cash his checks of payment without waMtg right of appeal from -tne eommhtsion a daelaion..v. - SEED Oi PLUS SENATE RESUMES Gets Report biii $730,000 Benefit to General Fund Estimated u Taking Part of Road Funds Expected to Be Resisted Calculated to yield 2720.909 biennially, the tithing program under which various self-sustaining departments and actlvitiea would tarn over to the state gen eral fund a portion of their re ceipts, was approved by the joint ways and means committee of the legislature Friday night. The favorable recommendation will go before the two houses for consideration, but It is certain to encounter stubborn opposition there. The plan proposes that Cf2. eil.15 would be obtained by Us ing 2 per cent ot the receipts from the motor vehicle transportation act, motor vehicle registration law and motor vehicle fuels tax. The total receipt from these three sources were estimated atS22. 420.C45.15; Segregated they in clude 280.150.21 from the motor vehicle transportation act. $11, 449.2C9.7S from the motor ve hicle registration law and 210. 1C8.145.1C from the motor ve hicle fuels tax. Dunne Will Oppose License Fsel Tithe Senator Dunne of Multnomah county announced following tb meeting that he would resist with all his might any attempt to apply tithing or service charge to the motor vehicle receipts. Other activities that would con tribute to the general fund under the three per cent 'service" levy inciuae tne iisn and game depart ments", a large number of self sup porting activiUes listed under tbe classification of "agricultural. and a group of state boards and commissions which are now con ducted through the collection of fees. The contributions of the fish V"W""- gregate 832.424.17. while $11.- 411.07 would be derived from tbe nine activities listed as "agricul tural". The various other state uuiius ana commissions anscieu contribute $13,581.40. boards and commissions affected CUUU1UUW tla.JOi A . Be Rate for Some Contributions from another large group of . sUte activities which would be assessed on the basis of 16 per cent ot their re ceipts would return to the gen eral fund $50,902.82 during the biennium. Approximately $9410 of this amount would be contributed by the various divisions of the publ'c utilities commission, while $8243 would come from the state bank ing department. The various dt- Tto,a of,",e ,u lb?:.1prt; mnt wo,lld ntribute $761C and ...Ja."" tt00. An additional $5000 would 1 eome out ot the farm produce I commission. Other departments tv"""o-v - .--, amounU ranging as low as I 13. 49 Members ot the committee de clared that while they were aware that the "service program would be opposed, the plan was souad and should be adopted by the leg islature. It was argued that uner this proposal the activities effect ed would be able to compensate the state in part for th use of the coarts and other concession which they previously received without charge. Representative Abrams said he already had heard rumblings that ahy attempt to tithe funds from the state highway commission and the game and nsn cepanmenia (Turn to page 2, eoL I) The Day in Washington Rccoastrmctioa finance eor poratlosi reported to a senate committee that la some cases advances to railroads exceed present market value of col lateral. Senate appropriations commit tee rejected proposal to cut pro hibition enforcement funds tea per cent. Compromise on extent of power eongreas wd gtvo President-elect. Roosevelt cm gov ernment reorganisation appear ed likely. Measure to which proposal waa attached by sen ate was sent to conference by the homgab 8enate debated war department - supply bill with prohibition repeal 1 next la order. Departaent of Justice began Inquiry Into alleged attempt by Romnoke, Va, mem U extort aaoaey from CoL Charles A. Lindbergh on threat to kidnap his second son.v ; , r.'A ' v -