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
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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.
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KJff" .ft ' 5JJ?.
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iouomi icea loan oniee esu&usn-
r "1na. s2nce Ust Ter
I " . , wesa..
a,Lconnued. Acknowledging
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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
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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 '
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