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Ultimatum r Will be Served
On Chang; Claim Area
Part of Manchukuo
League of Nations Will get
Around to Adoption of
Report Next Veek
PEITJINO, China, Feb. 14. :
(AP) The apjtnwo govern
ment will . ihortly ierre a eerie
of ultimatum on the Chinese, de
manding withdrawal of all Chin
ese troops from the provlne of
Jehol, which the Japanese intend
to conqnor within the next few
months and merge with the state
of Manchnkno, established with
their assistance in Manchuria.
The ntlmatnms, the Japanese
legation reTealed, today, will be
errea on unang Hsiao - Liang.
whom they ousted as governor of I
Manchnrta more than a year ago
and who now is the military com
mander charged with the defense
of China's northern boundary: on
Tag Tu-Lin, the governor of Je
hol. and on the Nanking govern
ment. A reasonable time for the with
drawal of Chinese troops will be
allowed, it was said at the lega
tion. Whether the ultimatums will
be presented simultaneously or at
intervals was not divulged.
Expectations are that the Jap
anese will contend that Jehol Is
ri integral part of Manchuko and
that the presence of Chinese
troops Is a menace to peace.
A legation spokesman said the
warnings will point out that Japan
pledged herself to assist in main
taining peace in Jehol in the
treaty between the Japanese gov
ernment and Manchukuo.
GENEVA. Swltserland. Feb. 14.
(AP)- The machinery of the
league of nations rolled steadily
on toward condemnation of Jap
an's' Manchurlan program today,
when the assembly's: executive
body approved unanimously and
which declared agaliut.regjifr
(ion oi me state or MantflBKsOr
The committee of 19 set next
Tuesday for formal presentation
of the report to the assembly. The
failure of attempts at conciliation
between Japan and China will be
announced then.
Discussion of the report which
authorities generally believe will
be adopted without opposition ex
cept Japan's, will begin the fol
lowing Friday. Japanese spokes
men are asserting that Japan will
withdraw from the league when
the report is adopted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (AP)
A revival of the 16-to-l silver
Issue of years ago was halted
abruptly today by the house coin
age committee which decided that
sub-committee should draft a
new plan for the greater use of
silver In the base on which the
nation's money is founded.
This sub-committee is to eub-
. mit the plan it agrees upon to the
full . committee tomorrow, and
some members still hope a house
vote can be had before March 4.
The latest of the perennial
drives for bi-metalllsm with free
coinage of silver ended when the
full committee voted 9 to 8 to
table air such bills before It. In
cluding one by Senator Wheeler
(D., Mont) - A- - i f
Instead of these, the committee
turned to other and newer plans
for doing something for silver' as
well as helping the world climb
toward better times. ' Chairman
Somera said it agreed that both
these alms could be achieved it
the United States were to buy sil
ver and pay for, it with silver cer
tificates new money
"The Immediate effect of legis
lation V that end would be to in
crease the value of silver. Half the
Wworld uses silver as Its money,'
Somers said.
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Found! Not Guilty
Of Drunk Driving
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Presenting his own ' defense,
Kenneth Day, charged with drunk
en driving, obtained a verdict of
not guilty from a jury In munici
pal -court; yesterday afternoon.
During the hour-long trial before
Judge Mark Poulsen, Day brought
- up witnesses who testified that
Day was not driving his car at the
time he was arrested in front of
the Elslnore theatre over a month"
ago; refuting police and the city's
witnesses..: v;irifH-i, n
" Day, however, pleaded guilty to
belli 'drunk and Judge Poulsen
flfled him $10.- r ..
This was the first jury trial held
In the police court in over a year.
Jurors were: ' David S. Adolph,
foreman Adolph Bombeck, Hector
PLANS FOB USE OF
SILVER BEING MADE
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Two pictures of James J. Corbeu,
the world, who is critically 111 at his Long Island home and not ex
pected to recover. The large photo, the last one made of "Gentle
man Jim," shows him when he attended the World Series In New
York last year. The insert shows Oorbett at the height f his ring
career. This picture was made in
the championship of the world from the great John L. Sullivan.
NEW YORK, Febv 14 (AP) James
boxing champion, was reported very low tonight by bis attending
physician. Dr. G. Willard Dickie. "He Is considerably weaker than
he was yesterday," said Dr. Dickie, Mhe may last for several more
days, bat I am doubtfuL"
FRANK KELLER AND
ID
EX-ETOpire SalCS Counsellor
GetsB Years at Hard
Labor In Montana
HELENA, Mont Feb. 14
(AP) Convicted on 11 counts of
using the malls to defraud and
conspiracy, 16 men connected
with the sale of stock in Nathan
iel Baldwin, Inc., of Salt Lake
City today were sentenced by
Federal Judge George M. Bour
quin to prison terms ranging
from five years to two years, to
gether with fines.
Although no formal notice had
been made tonight, court attaches
understood preparations for ap
peal were in progress. The de
fendants are In the county Jail
here pending the furnishing of
bonds.
Defendant officers of Baldwin,
Inc., and the Intermountain Sales
corporation were described i
lacking "the courage of a sneak
thief" by Judge Bourquin as he
Imposed sentences of five years
each at hard labor and a joint fine
of, $10,000.
'Frank Keller, Jr., one of the
promoters of the Baldwin deal,
I received a five year penitentiary
sentence at hard labor along with
la similar sentence imposed on
four other leaders la the promo-
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fsfaxfnn Rank
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To Fay Small
Dividend Soon
Authorization to pay the first
dividend on the savings d apart
ment of the defunct bank of Stay-
ton is contained In circuit court
order aimed yesterday.
The dividend, a 10 per cent one.
will total S12.250.13 and includes
all apnroved claims filed against
' the,savings department to January
17. this year, according to petition
of the bank superintendent. -
Income Tax
But Held up
The house committee on reve
nue and taxation canvassea m
group of income tax bills last
night hut was forced again to
bold up any report until the Joint
ways and means commute .was
nearer a final report on the total
state budget for 1133-1934. - v
-1 had hoped two years ago.
that the ways and means commit
tee would report before the clos
ing days of the session but my
hopes were not realized," Repre
sentative Lonergan said. He held
delay by-the present ways and
means committee was regrettable.
Tentative approval was given
the committee to an Income tax
measure with XQ0 exemptions
tor single men and $2900 exemp
tions for married men. - Depend
ents would be exempted at $400
each.' Tax rates would bo raised
to J per cent of the first $1100
ITEMED
of taxable rneomei four per cent
Nearz End of
former heavyweight champion of
1802, soon after Corbet had
J. Corbett, former heavyweight
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Gordon Ailaway of Turner
Arrested; Waives Grand
Jury Investigation
State police announced last
night that with the arrest early
yesterday of Gordon Richard Aila
way, 20, of Turner, they believed
they had put the unsuccessful
holdup of the Henry Layman con
fectlonery at Woodburn last
tember 13 in the llBt of cases
cleared. Ailaway, they said, con
fessed to a part In the Layman
holdup within 20 minutes after
he was arrested at Tnrner.
Ailaway yesterday waived both
preliminary and grand Jury hear
ing and is scheduled to enter his
plea before Circuit Judge I. H.
McMahan this morning. District
Attorney William H. Trlndle stat
ed yesterday that the youth had
Informed him he would plead
guilty.
Frank Fennych already is in
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STREET GBIdE
Some motorists "cuss" volubly
and depart hurriedly, when their
automobiles crash into an unllght
ed street barricade. But "police
accident reports last night reveal
ed a motorist who not only re
placed the barricade, but also re
lighted its warning lamp, then in
formed police when the lamp
went oat again. -
E. H. Ellis, 2030 North Com
mercial street, reported that his
sedan banged into an unllght ed
barricade on his street, smashing
one headlight. He stated that he
set up the barricade and lighted
its warning lamp. He Included in
his report that his son later no
ticed that the balky lamp had
blown out again.
Bills Viewed
Over Budget
on the next $1000, six per cent
on tfle tmra iiuuo, ana eig per
cent on all net Ineoma thereafter.
ment and taxation approved 8. B.
88
providing for quarterly tax
payments hut struck out the two
per cent rebate provisions and
raised Interest on delinquent tax
payments from six to eight per
cent.
The committee held up final de
cision on 8. B. 75 pending an ap
pearance o Senator Wheeler. The
measnra provides for the abolish
ing of Interest and penalty on tax
es dua from' 1931 and theretofore.
Payments on these delinquent
taxes would ho made In ten rroal.
semi-annual Installments; Repre
sentative McAlear moved the re
port of the committee be against
the bill but -the motion was not
put as Representative -Nichols,
committee chairman, felt it was
wis t hold the tni BVi '-"-i
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CAR HITS UNL16HTED
Salem, Qregon,, Wednesday Morning, February 15, 1933
Medical Examiner Declares
Fight is not Reason
Camera not Held
Formal Investigation Made
By State; Referee and
Others Called in
By EDWARD J. NEIL
NEW YORK, Feb. 14. (AP)
The death today of tow-headed
Ernie Schaaf brought swift devel
opments an apparent difference
of opinion on the cause of the
Boston boxer's passing, a police
investigation that included ques
tioning of Prlmo Camera, Schaaf s
last opponent, and a move in Al
bany to change the state's boxing
laws. -
Scarcely had the boxing world
absorbed the news that the Bos
ton youngster was dead, apparent
ly the result of the beating the
gigantic Camera delivered him in
13 rounds in Madison Square Gar
den Friday night, before almost
every previous conception of the
happenings of the past three days
took on a new turn.
Dr. Charles W. Norris, chief
medical examiner of New York
city, announced that an autopsy
reverled "absolutely no evidence
that Schaaf died as a result of In
juries received in that bout." al
though Dr. Bryan Stookey, brain
specialist who operated on the
stricken warrior yesterday In a
desperate effort to relieve brain
pressure had declared flatly to the
contrary.
Yet Dr. Benjamin Vance, assist
ant to Dr. Norris, and the surgeon
who performed the autopsy, sign
ed the certificate giving as the
causes of death "cerebral hemor
rhage and cerebral compression,"
sustaining Dr. Stookey's diagnosis.
First orders were Issued for
Camera's arrest to answer homi
cide charges but this was quickly
ehanged to Interrogation at the
district attoreys office. No evi
dence of any "criminal negli
gence' was found, according to
Assistant District Attorney James
,P. Daljv after an jexcminatlon of
all concerned.-' "
From Albany came the direct
orders of Governor Lehman to the
New York state athletic commis
sion for an Investigation into "all
the circumstances" - in connection
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Arrest Trio
In Kidnaping
Case, Denver
DENVER, Feb. 13 (AP)
'Red Mitchell, identified by
Chief of Police Albert T. dark
as an alcohol runner, was held
incommunicado in the city Jail
early today as police, working
against a 48 hour deadline set
by Clark, panned their Investi
gation of the kidnaping of
Charles Boettcher, II, Denver
clubman.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14 (AP).
Detectives tonight held two men
aid hunted, for a third at the re
quest of Denver authorities
searching for the kidnapers of
Charles Boettcher, II.
Preliminary questioning, how
ever, failed to reveal clues which
would link the abduction at Den
ver with Chicago gangsters, offl
eers said.
Ben Mykasa, a ditch digger em'
ployed by the county, was taken
into custody late today for Den
ver police. He Insisted he could
prove his automobile had not
been out of Chicago for a year
and thought error was made when
bis license number was reported
seen at Denver before the kidnap
ing.
Frank J. Sullivan, prize fight
manager also was held. He said
he had recently returned from a
trip to Denver and that a tele
phone call from his hotel room
there to suburban Cicero probably
was made during a two-day party
In his room.
Police hunted for "Ban Bon"
AUegrettl. cousin of Al Capone,
who formerly lived in the Cicero
apartment to which the long dls
tance call was made.
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UD Interest Here
Seeking to stimulate Interest in
hoys work in the Salem area,
members of the local Boy scout
hoard last night decided to hold
a public scout rally her the night
of February 23. Parents of boys,
business men and all other per
sons Interested win' be urged to
attend this rally, for watch an In
teresting program will ho arrang
ed. -Speakers will be announced
later.
W. L. Hayward, northwest reg
ional executive, addressed the
seout directors at -last night's
meeting, held at the chamber of
commercei . M .M :
Prospect for
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Senator Cordell Hall, of Tennes
see, who ranks top-price favor
ite for the post of secretary of
state in the cabinet of President-elect
Rooeevelt. Much sig
nificance has been attached to
the tete-a-tete conference Sena,
tor Hull held with Mr. Booae
velt at Warm Springs, Ga be
fore the latter left on his
cruise. Senator Hull is regard
ed as the leading democratic
authority on the tariff.
WidOW Of Former SUDreme
uuun justice; duui ui
Families Notable
PORTLAND. Feb. 14. (AP)
Mrs. Clara Humason Waldo, 74,
ex-regent of Oregon State college.
died at Ojal, Cal.. Monday, ad
vices received here today said.
She was the first woman to be
named on the board of regents of
an Institution of higher learning
In this state, receiving the honor
in 1S08.
Mrs.-Waldo in the early part
of this century, served as lecturer
for the Oregon state grange, vis
iting many sections of the state.
Mrs. Waldo was born In The
Dalles, May 23. 1858. In 1877
she was married to tbe late John
B. Waldo, widely known pioneer
of Oregon and judge of the su
preme court.
John B. Waldo was an associate
Justice of the Oregon supreme
court from 1880 to 1884, and
chief Justice from 1884 to 188C.
He was a son of the famous Dan
Waldo, for whom the section call
ed the Waldo Hills got Its name,
from the donation claim where
the family settled after coming in
1843 with the first covered wagon
train that came clear through
with wagons the historic Appli
gate immigration.
After the death of her husband.
Mrs. Clara Mumason Waldo own
ed the tract of the family In the
Waldo Hills. abooT 1000 acres.
She also had valuable Portland
business property. As a member
of the board of trustees of the
Oregon 8 tats college, Mrs. Waldo
was active, and prominent in
Oregon In other worthwhile public
matters. The Waldo lot Is in the
pioneer Rural cemetery of tbe
Odd Fellows.
Ice Jam Perils
20 Near Yakima
YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 14.
(AP) Twenty persons living in
cabins along the Yakima river.
three miles southeast of Yakima,
were forced to flee from their
homes tonight when an lce.frm,
15 feet high and several hundred
feet In 'length, flooded the low
lands. Stock was driven to safety
though the flood and the river at
one point was a mile wide". The
jam Is of such size that dynamit
ing is futile, county officials raid.
Late Sports
SEATTLE, Feb. 14 (AP)
Eddie Murdock, 149, of Tulsa, de
feated Leonard Bennett, 147, Se
attle, In a six round bout here to
night. Abie Israel, Seattle feath-
i erwelght, won a six round decision
over Bobby Gray, San Jose, Calif
In the other feature event.
SPOKANE. Wash, Feb. 14.
I &r Ar ucni zuu, sa iaii
I CUT. won two out of three falls
hi uck in m uj c, a mm, rviuuu,
In the rough and tumble main
vent of a wrestling exhibition
her otnight. ' 1
Dem won the deciding fall In
the sixth round after he and Thye
bounced oat of th ring, almost
too groggy to continue. While
outside of the ring. Dem clipped
Thye on the chin - 1th a right and
knocked him so groggy he was
unabl to continue for several
minutes. Referee Marsiake rul
ed that Thy could remain outside
of th ring untn h was able to
climb hack In without help. 6 till
practically out on his feet Toy
cams back only to tan easy prey
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STATE BUDGET
SAVING SHQWH .
Reduces Amounts $121,000
Under List Approved by
Hanzen and Meier
This in Addition to Salary
Cuts Which Will Reach
Over Million Mark
.committee of the legislature sub
mits its final report on the state
budget to the two houses, today
or Thursday, It will show reduc
tions under the state budget as
prepared by Budget Director Ban
ten and approved by Governor
Merer, of approximately $121,000.
This is in addition to the more
than fl,20 0,0 00 to be saved it
the committee's wage and salary
schedule, providing for reductions
ranging from 5 to 30 per cent,
is adopted.
The figures show that the re
quirements of the various state
activities aggregated $6,313,492,
of which amount $5,211,420 was
recommended by Governor Meier.
The ways and means committee
approved appropriations of $5,-
223.41S.
The committee hopes to reflect
other savings through the repeal
of certain existing laws, amend
ment of other statutes, and diver
slon of funds. These include the
elimination of $22,000 from the
appropriation of the battleship
Oregon commission, $32,337 re
daction in tbe mlllage tax for the
employment institution for the
hllnA iflranlnn nf K7S AO A frnm
the mlllage taxes and continuing
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eatlonal institutions, diversion of
a "service charge" imposed on
various staU departments aggre
gating $775,000 and $52,000
through repeal of the mlllage tax
for county fairs. The funds divert
ed from the higher educational in
stitutlons and for the "service
charge" would go Into the gen
eral fund.
Leslie M. Scott, chairman of
the state highway commission.
appeared before the committee
and protested agftlnst the propo
sal to tithe approximately $373,'
090 annually from the - highway
department. He declared that the
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2000 Invade
Courthouse,
Demand Food
SEATTLE. Feb. 14. (AP) A
crowd of 2000 unemployed invad
ed the county-city building here
tonight, following a series of dem
onstratlons, and settled down to
sleep, saying they would remain
until their demands for more gro
ceries and money were met by the
county commissioners.
The demonstrations were peace
able, although .violent arguments
arose between representatives of
the unemployed and various offi
cials. After a parade to the Cen
tennial building, headquarters of
the King county welfare board.
the demonstrators demanded
113.60 worth or groceries per
family per week or three days
work per week at a standard wage
of $4.50 per day.
Then they marched to the coun
ty-clty building, entered the com-
fnlsstAnnM1 anIUvtM m Anil vA-
;awi JL ??olJ?!
iur m pilgrimage to uijiupia, iub
state capital, and $40 cash for
each family. This was refused, and
the crowd demanded that Mayor
John F. Dore use the police force
to bring the welfare board over
for a hearing.
PRO HI VOTE IS TODAY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (AP)
The senate agreed tonight to
vote at 1 p. m. tomorrow on
1 motion to consider the Blaine pro
hibition repeal resolution.
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At almost th same time Mar
lon county is making a payment
of nearly $1,000 for car of in
sane during 11 months of 19 1 J,
Indications from th statehouse
give promise that th county will
be relieved of this expense by ac
tion of th legislature.
Th hill which would reator to
state car of insane, save non-vio
lent eases for which able relatives
would b respopslble, has passed
th senate, and from what county
officials learn, th house Tot will
be likewise favorable.
Marion county's 1933 budget
carries a $10,000 Item for ear ot
th insane. 'In January, 193$, the
eounty paid $595.34 for such, and
a warrant will he issued soon for
15.fS2.01, covering th last 11
months 6t 1932. -
Th county was actually billed
tor th last 11 months of 19 $1 at
$l,79f .19; hat th county 1 pay
ing only about half, or that por
tion which covers Marion county
residents committed. & number
of residents' from ether counties
Oregon Mouse Passes
M Beer-Bill; Rules it
s Non-Intoxicating
Loss of Spring
Lambs is Heavy;
Feed is Lacking
ROSEBURG, Feb. 14. (AP)
The loss of spring lambs In Doug
las county is expected to reach 50
per cent as a result of cold, wet
weather and lack of feed caused
by freezes in December, J. C.
Leedy, agricultural agent said to
day. The Umpqua valley lamb crop
usually amounts to about 75.000
head he reported, and of this a
maximum of but 40,000 lambs are
expected to survive.
BROWNSVILLE, Ore.. Feb. 14.
(AP) A survey completed
here shows that there is practical
ly no green feed left as a result
of f reeling weather and stock is
suffering as a result. In places
the 'sheep have been trying to
sustain life by eating frozen and
spoiled grass tops and great num
bers have been reported as dying
in some flocks as the result of the
unsatisfactory feed.
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FIGHT BUDGET CUT
School Directors Contend
However Conservative
Areas Will Suffer
Salem school directors last night
decided not to enter the fight
against House Bill No. 3, calling
for a 20 per cent budget reduction
by all governmental subdivisions
in Oregon, which will be subject
of a senate hearing at 1 : 30 o'clock
tonight, but instead Instructed Su
perintendent George Hug to pre
pare a statement for Senator
Goss, of the committee on muni
cipal affairs, of the effects such a
law would have on the Salem
school district. Most of the hour
long board session was taken up
with legislative discussion.
Superintendent Hug declared
that H. B. 3, if passed, would se
v e r e 1 y penalize governmental
units that hare been conservative
In their expenditures, while It
would not seriously affect districts
that have been spending tax mon
ey excessively. He pointed out that
this year the Salem board had re
duced Its budget $17,000, in the
face of increasing enrollment, and
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TUT CONTESTS
run IS REVISED
Community club talent contests
In Marion county next May will
be segregated according to the
type of entertainment provided by
each club. Instead of putting one
club against another regardless
of the program offered, delegates
to the Marion county federated
clubs decided last night at a meet
ing at the chamber of commerce.
E. L. Moor of Hayesville, federa
tion president, announced that the
club representatives will convene
here March 6 to complete the
rales of competition.
In this year's competition,
bands will compete only with
bands, for instance, and not with
other 'types of programs, such as
choruses or vaudeville skits.
Judges will be appointed to pass
on the merits of the competing
groups iu each community. The,
annual public appearance bere by
the winners will be In the natnre
of an exhibition and not the com
petition finals as in the past.
liertrom
rises ui insunv
O
were committed from Marion
eounty, but the county court holds
It is liable only for those who are
actual residents ot the county.
Th stat attempted to collect
from th counties the last six
months of 1931 at th rat of $20
per month for non-violent Insane,
but . th attorney general held
counties' did not need to pay. as a
tat tax had already been levied
to ear for th Insane.
Th law by which th countx
pays $30 per month per non-violent
ward was enacted . by th
1931 legislature. f, vi i v
- Two years ago th legislature
also enacted a hill t make the
county: pay for teebl minded In
mates, but the attorney' general
ruled against it. and bo effort has
aoem maas to collect' this sum.
Multnomah county now has a case
pending attacking legality of th
lnsan payments legUlated upon
counties, and should this suit be
won ,by th county, ail counties
will so doubt b refunded ' pay
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DISTRICT WILtflO
No. 27$
50 Cents per Barrel
Tax is Provided;
Vote 40 to 20
Sale in Retail Store,
Eating Places and
Trains Favored
After an hour's debate in which'
numerous speeches were made,
but no votes changed, the house
late Tuesday passed, 40 to 20. its
approval of the 3.2 per cent beer
bill. The measure was a substitsto
for the so-called Beckman bill, the
bill which passed yesterday hav
ing been substituted by the com
mittee on alcoholic affairs.
The enactment provides that
3.2 beer may be sold In Oregon
in retail establishments and in
restaurants, hotels and on public
conveyances, provided that In re
tail stores the packages are not
broken and in eating places the
beer is consumed with meals.
The measure arbitrarily defines
beer of 8.2 per cent volume con
tent of alcohol as non-ln toxica ting
thereby seeking to bulwark future
court action to determine whether
the beer bill is in conflict with
Oregon's constitutional provisions
against the sale of liquor In the
state.
Tax of BO Cents per
Barrel is Imposed
A tax of 50 cents Is imposed on
each barrel of beer brewed by
licensed firms in the state and the
tame amount is Imposed on each
barrel of beer imported Into the
state for sale by wholesalers. A
scale or licensee ranging from
$250 for brewers to $25 for re
tailers is provided in the measure,
the license fees to bo collected
ennually. Collection of all barrel
age fees and license charges is
placed in tbe hands of the state
tax commission and a $5000 "aest
Kg" appropriation is provided lot
that body to begin its administra
tion of the act.
The vote by members:
Ayee: Allen. Beckman, Bennett,
Best, Chrlsman, Cooler, Dam
masch. Day, Duerst, Eckley, Goul
ey, Graham, Hall, Herman, HilL
Horan, Huntington, Johnson,
Judd, Keasey, Kelly, Lang. Lon
ergan, Lynch, McCloskey, McCor
nack. McPhlllips, Oleen, Price,
Ryan, Scott, Semon, Suedecor,
Snider, Staples Stockdale, Turn
er, Walker. Wells, Mr. Snell.
Nays: A b rams, Bel ton, Child,
Clarke. Deich, Dickson, Gordon,
Herron, Hilton, Lewis, Martin.
McAlear. Miller, Nichols, Oakes,
Paget, Paulas, Weatherford
Winslow. Wyers.
The house debate opened with
a move by Representative Lewis
and Paget to have the measure
re-referred to the ways and
means committee since it provid
ed for a $5000 appropriation.
The house howled down the al
legedly -sidetracking" move and
proceeded to discuss the bill.
Change in Oregon's
Sentiment la Cited
Representative Beckman cited
the changes in Oregon's attitude
on the liquor question as a rea
son for passing the new measure.
-We don't want the return of
the saloon but we dont want
speakeasies such as have been
springing up in sueh great euaa
titles in Portland, he claimed.
Beckman explained his meas
ure In detail and answering ques
tions coming from Representa
tive Clarke and Nichols, each of
whom asked why it was neees
ary to provide such an elaborate
legal structure for beer's sale If
beer of S.2 per cent contest was
not Intoxicating. - - T '
I voted for a referendum vote
on the constitutional amend
ments, said Nichols, "but why
should wcr tax beer It It Is non
lntoxlcating any more than we
tax soft drinks?"
Representative Hnton said $.1
beer would not stop homo brew
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The Day in
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By the Associated Press
The senat debated prohJbi.
tlon repeal, with showdown this
session forced on test vote -
Remonetlxatlon of silver urged
before senate finance committee
by Dr. Herman. F. Arendtx. Bos
ton, monetary expert, while hous
sub-committee was named to draft
bm tor metal's rehabilitation.
': Chatrmaa Farley, democratic ,
national committee, asked that
, party's 1X50,000 deficit he
wiped out before inaagnraL ' -
V Samuel InsuTJ, Jr was called
by Chairman Norbeck of senate
banking commute a first, wit- j. ;
ness tomorrow In Investigation of r f
InsnU utilities eollapsa.
fieaat frr TrMg conunittea- ".'
ported favorably HnU-Waloott V
bin to os f0O0,O00,O0O feder '
, AI credit to postpone farm ond ,
gmau homo, foreclosnres.;.