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Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, Fcbraary 2Z, 1933 OUSE FAVORS HIGHER TAX ON INHERITDIIICE 15 per Cent top; Companion Gift tax Measure Also Is Given Approval Only Small Loan Bill That Passed is Postponed; Declared Unfair Hardworked members of the state house of representatives ground through a three-hour night seslon yesterday, the prin cipal item of legislation passed being an Increased inheritance tax bill sponsored by Represen tative McAlear, Principal objector to the bill was Representative Hilton who favored higher rates House bill 375, also sponsored br McAlear, to levy gift taxes as a means of preventing avoid ance of laheritance levies, also was passed by the house. The bill exempts gifts of less than $1000 yearly but would levy a 4 per cent charge np-Uv $10,000; 9 per cent up tatttvOO:' prH ctpsrItpIv JnrrpnalTir tn marl. I mam limit of 25 per cent on $1, 000.000. Income Tax Return Bill Re-Referred House bill 432. written by the taxation and revenue committee, was referred again to the spon soring committee for elarifica- according to its 'reading would r,nfri.rf .T.rv Orornn rL have required every Oregon reel dent and fiduciary to file an in come tax return, suDiect to tne regulation, of the state tax com- mission. Objection was raised that the measure might be eon- a ,-. r. I son, regardless of income wouia be forced to make a statement t tha 1st fasif r.we. RepresentaUve Deich, included among the objectors, pointed out that a possibility existed that an army of clerks might be hired by the state tax commission to make out needless returns. Needless annoyanee imlght - also result to Oregon residents. It was suggested. Small Loan Bill it . ,1. me A - - 1 - I noDia uiu to, luo vuijr uuo ui i five small loan measures passed by the house, was Indefinitely postponed. Representative Dick son, sponsor of the measures, moved that the bill to limit pawnbrokers loans DeJ I ceai "".." as a matter or w mail 1te. wte. AfinvafAva war n A. VTT1 Iff I small loans operators who would bare been restricted by the law while competitors in other lines were not regulated. The branch banking bill, sen ate bill 57, was made a special order of business for the house at 11 o'clock this morning. The timber yield or severance measure, house bill 20, will come as a special order of business at 2:30 today. Senate bill 14S, relating to workmen's compensation laws, was passed by the house and will go to the goxarnor. Bill SS, sponsored bj Senator Duncan, providing that county warrants may be used for pay- ment of taxes was re-referred to the committee on taxation and revenue. Objection was raised that the measure would beneflt only a small class of persons now able to buy warrants at large discounts, Highest Rate on Estates 15 Per Cent vaie n in. new ioue io tax bill are divided as in the present law, between bequests to lineal relatives and to brothers, uncles and aunts and non-related inheritors. Rates to Lineal descendants un der the new bill are: 210,000 to 125,000. one per cent;. Z5.000 to $50,000, one and one-half per cent; $50,000 to $76,000, two per cent; $75,000 to $100,000, three per cent; $100,000 to J300.000 five per cent; $300,000 to $500,000, seven per cent; . r H AAA A- AAA AAA . A auv,ouv lO si.vuv.uuv, iu per cent; $1,000,000 to $1,500,000, 13 per cent; $1,500,000 and up, 15 per cent The old rates ran from one to 10 per cent, the lat ter scale being applied on inheri tances of more than $1,000,000. The new rates tor brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts and non- related Inheritors range from one per cent np to $3000 to 20 per cent on bequests ot more than $100,000. The old rates ranged from one to IB per cent, the lat ter being applicable on bequests of more than $50,000. Chopping Cherry Tree Fatal for Modern (George9 CLEVELAND. Feb. 22. (AP) r.hnnnfnr down a cherry tree on Washington's birthday anni- verssry brought ueatn toaay w TAnfA It allay. 27. . Companions ot Kelly said he ran when the tree started to fall in hla direction, hut stumbled in to a ditch and was struck by a branch when ? he attempted Fish Wheel Dead r or mis Term After Senate Debate Christman Bill Tabled by 20 to 10 Vote With Astoria Faction Again Winner; Eastern Oregon Solons Claim "Politics" THE state senate Wednesday afternoon killed the Chris man fish wheel bill, orevionslv carried throuirh the house, by the decisive vote of 20 wiuic ul vu a vuviueu cuiuuuiiee report, me min ority favoring the bill's passage and the majority opposing ix. me Din, ir it had become law, I.C. DIES; IK PIONEER Willamette Grad was Last Living Member of 47th Congress, Claimed PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22 (AP) Judge M. C. George. 84, Portland attorney and understood to be the last surviving member ?f th4 7tn 5?8re": dI.ed.at. hl3 r w "u uovu 111 for four years, for the last two of which he had been eon fined almost continuously to his home. Judge George came to Oregon with his family by covered wa gon when he was two years old. They settled on a homestead near the present site of Lebanon. He V b"V"aNole MaT 3. 1849. He attended San- tiam academy and later Willam- I At t A nnlvereltv of Silam Aftar : . , , r X, 7. . WM admitted to the bar In 1875 A year later Judge George was elected to the state senate and ivui ;cais laici uo was kuubcu as Oregon's one representative in the 47th congress. He also serv- """I! laZ clined to run to succeed himself again Returning to Portland, Judge George resumed his law practice. For five years he was on the school board here. In 1897 he be came a judge of the circuit .court, continuing in that capacity for 10 years. LCULCICU UIO ..UldCOfc 1.4- ,. raising, spending a great deal of his time on his small ore tiara near The Dalles. He was promin ent in the Oregon Pioneers' asso ciation and in fraternal circles T . .1 .. Oa.-. a,a, la aiivvtvAil tt his widow, Mary E. GeorgeTand three daughters. Miss Florence George. Miss Edna George and - w w o - Mrs. Gwillyn Portland. G. Jones, all of HITLER TO Fill TOTAL DISARMING Copyright, 138, The Associated Press BERLIN, Feb. 22 Chancellor AAnlt TTHIai chum nntttlc&l OD- Lnn.nf. - Mibre-rattllne blg armle8 and navies, j, hlm8elf unequivocally to Uc of unlT6rsal and comlete dlBarmament. We ar6 wllllng to go to any length8 to further the Ideal of dis- ...., . -hTn.iir told the Associated Press Then, raising his voice passion ately and giving a punch to every 0p a Tjgorou, nod of Ws head, he continued: "But we insist that the same standards shall apply for all. Do away altogether with armies if you please and Germany will glad ly scrap hers also." MABD3 UNDER KNIFB new YORK. Feb. 22 (AP) Marie Dressier, the comedl- enne was "resting comfortably" tonight after a minor operation, her physician, Dr. J. Willis Amey, A i a-U v3 7 to JUDGE (I CORDELL HULL State ProaramMm ... against the bill to 10 for it would have opened the up- oper Columbia river to fish wheels wmcn nave been banned since ear-1 ly in 1827. Senator Upton made both the I opening and closing argument In Tous with the kidnapers of his favor of the bill and against the son, Charles Boettcher, II, weal majority report. He said the res- thy investment broker, Claude K. toratlon of fish wheels would not prove detrimental to the fisher- men on the lower Columbia river I nor would their operation de-1 crau uiwruuj me numoer OI salmon in the stream. r- . , i uu iv uui kuiok 10 preserre th?. c,II,!f. " T fi v A. y . km . . . I through the proper operation of the hatcheries and scientific prop agation, unless the fishermen on the lower Columbia river can ' " W"e.1" WUi (Turn to page 2, col. 5) MORTGAGE BELIEF Against Public Policy to Foreclose if Debtors Make Real Effort First tangible relief for mort- gagors was passed In the legisla tive session Wednesday when the house gave unanimous approval to its joint resolution 18 which declares it is against public policy ior courts to foreclose mortgages where debtors are making every effort to meet their obligations. Several representatives said they heartily favored the resolu tion but declared additional and more binding legislation should be passed. The resolution, In part, fol lows: "Be it resolved by the legisla tive assembly of the state of Ore gon, in session duly assembled. that it is inimical to the public Interest and contrary to sound pubic policy that mortgages or condtlonal contracts of sale of real property be foreclosed dur ing the present emergency where the mortgagor or purchaser is making honest, bona fide efforts to meet the terms specified in his mortgage or contract and is unable to meet such terms. "Be it further resolved that it should be and hereby is recom mended to courts of equity where in foreclosures are sought, that the maxim that a plaintiff seek- ina- the aid of equity should be required to do equity, be strictly retarded, ana tnat "tne coon (Turn to page 3, coi. ) War on Muskrat Encouraged but Whale Protected Oregon's house of represents' tives favors unmitigated and wholesale warfare, "in any man- ner whatsoever" on the muskrats af Klamath county: but some members at least would see to It that whales could be hunted only by permit of the governor. ' House bill 456 was passed last night to declare the open warfare on muskrats, one of the smallest of mammals. A little later the Delch-Wells sponsored measure to regulate whale hunting was in troduced to first reading. Another development of the rep resentatives' day Included prefer ence to the judiciary committee of house bill 479, to create mosquito I control districts. They'll Figure WILLIAM H. WOODIN n VOTED , i 1 " 4 I 5 ? v 1 X A-A. " " - . ...: .0 . . S - - - , - - :-:-:-'X:- - , aU IIP IULIUL Father of Kidnaped man is Trailed to Rendezvous, Gives up Attempt Attorney SaYS he Receives Telephone Plea That he Act as Intermediary DENVER. Feb. 22. (AP) Thwarted by police in his first actual attempt to keep a rendes- Boettcher. Colorado multi-million- aire, moved more secretly tonight to avoid Interference It he is again summoned by the abductors. Btrffa.t In hU rtAtarmtnallnn to carry on negotiations lndepon- .v v . -ti,-i.. mniti.mi uonalr. ab.ndon.d u .tt.mpt to Colo., last night when two detec- fcUW UV A WIVJl I tives, J. S. Turner and M. D. Cor ner, trailed him almost to the des ignated spot. There Boettcher A am akIaiI 4Va A a aa( K was 1 allow him to "handle this case my own way," and then returned home. Boettcher's insistence that the t dnapers name an "agent" to ne gotiate with him in the payment I of the $60,000 ransom bore fruit, police believed, In the story of I. E. Anderson, Colorado Springs attorney, who said unidentified persons had requested him to act as an Intermediary. Want Attorney to Be Intermediary Anderson s story, which flung I the kidnaping investigating into feverish activities, revealed he had received numerous telephone caH" from Der80n8 whom Police believe were the actual kidnapers. The last call came this morning, Anderson said, and asked him to reconsider his decision of refusing to act as a go-between. The voice, Anderson said, asked him to 'in sert in a Denver newspaper his decision. Anderson asked a Den ver lawyer friend to Insert the ad: 'Sorry. I am unable to act.' A new suspect was added to the list of those held In connection with the case today while the two men and woman arrested yester day and last night made efforts to secure their release on bond. P. A. Tyson, a Denver sales man, was arrested at his office this afternoon, but Chief Clark refused to say what connection they suspected him of having with the case other than that he bore a resemblance to one of the kid napers. BALLOT THEFT CASE MEDFORD. Ore., Feb. 22.- (AP) Two men were being held here today, police said, for ques tioning In connection with the theft and destruction of approxi mately 10,000 ballots east by voters In the November election. The ballots were stolen sometime Monday night. Police expressed the Deilei tnai the theft from the vault in the I Jackson county courthouse here was "an inside Job." County orri clals said they were searching for a third man whom they described as a "persistent loiterer." At latest reports they had been un able to find him. The ballots were stolen and burned In the courthouse furnace the night before they were to have been recounted in an at tempt to settle the controversy over the election of the Jackson county snenii. Former enenii Ralph Jennings, on the grounds that there had been errors in counting, had contested Sheriff I Schermerhorn's election, and a re count was ordered. 1 RELEASE MOVE EOR BQETTGHEB M EE HELD IN in New Administration as Cabinet Members .-.,,'N. ,-:. -;h.;. .-VS-. : .v - -A ' J OEORQE , H. DERN War Cermak Said Near Crisis; Wound Heals MIAMI, Tlx.. Feb. 23. ( AP) Dr. Frank Jirka announced at 1:11 a. m. that Mayor Cermak's temperature was 98 degrees, his pulse rate 108 and bis respiration 20. The mayor was sleeping lightly, Dr. Jlrka's bulletin said, and his condition was unchanged. MIAMI. Fla. Feb. 2 J. (Thurs day) (AP) Dr. J. W. Snyder stated at 2:15 a. m., the condition of Mayor Cermak seemed improv ed from that described in a re port issued earlies. - "He is resting comfortably and seems generally improved," Dr, Snyder said. "The wound is a thing of the past." He gave no temperature, pulse or respiration readings. Dr. Snyder elaborated upon his statement that Cermak s wound is a thing of the past by stating that the colitis condition is paramount and that it and not the wound brought Cermak's condition to its present point. The mayor, who had been sleep ing lightly through the early morning, awoke in great pain at 2:40 a. m. Dr. Snyder entered the room but returned and said Cer mak's pain was eased. "We cannot iit bow lona it " will be before the condition la al tered," Dr. Snyder concluded The mayor slept "rather well" through the night, receiving light sedative at one time, Snyder said E nirai. claim Almost Miraculous Events Abetted Career, Doney Says in Lecture Depicting George Washington M "trained from youth to be in every peril In his country suffi eient to his country's need." Dr Carl Gregg Doney, president of Willamette university, last night proceeded in his pleasing, schol arly manner of .address to outline the many ways In which he be lived the career of the nation's first president was "ruled by a providence." The lecture, fourth of a series sponsored by the university facul ty, elicited high compliment from the audience, which nearly filled the Waller hair auditorium. Preceding the address. Miss Lois Plummer, guest organist, was presented in recital, playing well received classics and concluding rith "America Triumphant" by Dunn, In honor of George Wash ington. As evidence of providential In tervention, Dr. Doney pointed to six of the well-known cases In which the lite of Washington was miraculously spared, including re covery from a severe case of smallpox, safety throughout skir mishes with the Indians, and ee- (Turn to page 2, col. 1) The Day in Washington By the Associated Press Federal authorities sought sender of explosive apparatus found 1st mails addressed to Franklin D. Rooeevelt. Senate increased to $1,100,000 funds In independent offices sup- ply bill for federal trade commis sion. House agriculture committee reported senate approved Smith bill for government cotton pool with participating farmers cur tailing production. 8enate foreign relations com mittee approved St. Lawrence wa terway treaty which leaders ajreed could not be acted on this session House coinage committee ap proved measure for treasury purchase of $250,000,000 in silver bullion. - ! - 1 . . THOMAS J." WALSH Jostles GUIDED Mr 'A. I CABINET NAMES FOR ROOSEVELT REGIME LISTED Only two Official so far But Others Certain ot Appointment, Word Norman H. Davis to Remain As Head of Delegation At Geneva, Stated (Copyright, 1933, The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (AP) Heralding the imminence of a new administration, it was au thentically revealed today that President-elect Roosevelt had just completed a cabinet of national pattern and turned to other ma Jor appointments. Barring an unexpected shift at the last minute, three of those to sit around the White House coun cil table with the next chief ex ecutlve will be from the east. three from the south, two from the mid-west and two from the west. Of -the ten, but one name had remained a secret until now that of Daniel C. Roper, ot South Car olina, as secretary of commerce. Homer Cummlngs, of Connect! cut. Is understood to be slated for governor-general of the Philip pines, putting at rest reports that Mr. Roosevelt Intended to leave In that high post, for the time be ing at least, his distant relative, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Norman Davis Will Remain at Geneva Norman H. Davis, by invitation of the president-elect In New York today, will remain as head of the American delegation to the Geneva arms conference, assuring continuity of this country's pol icy there. Although only the first two of the ten have been formally an nounced, the cabinet set-up is ac cepted in Washington to be: State Cordell Hull of Tennes see. Treasury William H. Woodin of Pennsylvania and New York. War George H. Dern of Utah. Justice Thomas J. Walsh of Montana. Postofflce James A. Farlev of New York. Navy Claude A. Swanson of Virginia. Interior Harold Ickea of Illi nois. (Turn to page 2, col. 1) TOLL BRIDGE BILL T A ravorable report will be made to the legislature, probably louay, oy tne house committee on counties and cities on senate bill 277, providing that an incorpor ated city may construct a toll bridge without any statutory lim itation being placed on the amount of bonds that may be issued. The bill introduced by Sena tors Upton and Hazlett. is primar ily Intended to make possible con struction of a toll bridge over the Columbia river at The Dalles. Cost of the $500,000 bridge is hoped to be financed from the federal Reconstruction Finance corporation funds through ssle of The Dalles city bonds. Although already passed by the house, the addition of an emergency clause by the house committee will necessitate the bill again going to the upper chamber. FORESTERS CONVENE CORVALL1S, Ore., Feb. 22 (AP) Approximately 250 fores try men from all parts of the state gathered at Oregon State coUege tonight for the sixth annual "fernhoppers" banquet. XI Sigma Pi, honor -forestry fraternity, utll lxed the occasion to present nine new pledges, including Robert Aufderhside of Salem. : v-s- . JAMES A. FARLEY Postofflce IS GIVEN SllPPIlfi :a- ' ' WORLD THREATENED BY J AP AN S Tokyo Warning of Probable In Peiping and Tientsin Opens up Grave Danger ot International Complications in Which United States Will Have Share; Jehol Only Territory Sought Chinese Irregulars Announce Readiness to Accept Food And Employment and Quit Fighting; First Casualty On Japanese Side Reported; Chinchow-Peipao Road Entirely in Nipponese Hands now TOKYO, Feb. 22 (AP) A government spokesman said today there was "real danger" that Japan would be com pelled to take steps to protect Japanese nationals in Peiping and Tientsin endangered by the impending military cam paign to conquer the province of Jehol to the north. The government intends soon to inform the ambassa dors of the principal powers interested in China of the pol icy it will pursue concerning the Peiping-Tientsin area. These ambassadors (one of whom naturally would be the American representative) will be told, the spokesman said, that the army has no plan to carry the Jehol operations south of the Great Wall of China. "However, there Is real dan 11 E F Bill to Forbid Differential Between Cities Passed By Lower House Days of the practice of gasoline companies in selling fuel at cer tain prices in Portland and at different rates la Salem, discount ing transportation costs, are num bered If house bill 309, passed ty representatives yesterday. Is also favored by the senate. The measure. Introduced by Representatives Judd, Lang and Johnson, would make It unlawful for sellers of gasoline, including wholesalers, to charge varying rte for eaual rrades of fuel, ex- ceptlng for cost differences cans- cA . trannortatlon emenses. The - rentrictlon would SPDly to diner- "J w ent sections of communities as well ss to differences between cities. As well as touching Salem the measure would have an ef fect in Marshfleld, Astoria and other sections of Oregon. House bill 63. introduced by Representative Frank Lonergan was passed by the house follow- (Turn to page 1, col. 2) I. S. F. FOR STATE ASKED Tne State Of uregon can, nec- essary, issue warrants io pay owa a a a I 1 I and stamp them "not paia ior want of funds" under provisions of a bill which passed the house Wednesday. Representative Ab- rams who sponsored the measure, said it had been approved by the governor Inasmuch as it author t.ftd tha state hoard of control. In stead of the state treasurer alone a. in a former bill, to determine rhue.numped warranu 'hou,d b6 Abrams said the bill was neces sary to provide for emergencies If the state ran out of money ana could not borrow. Warrants ean not be made to bear more than five per cent interest, he declared. 414 V f 4 . 4,v J ' ', 7 ' t -r J I . " HENRY A. WALLACE AgTiesltsre WARMS 3 FLAREUP raucr Need to Protect Nationals ger, ne asserted, "tnat a Dace- wash from Jehol campaign will result In a Chinese attack on ouf garrison at Tientsin or in a mas sacre of Japanese at Pelplng, in which event the army would h compelled to move to protect them. Barring such unfortunate developments, the fighting will b confined to Jehol." (A Washington dispatch said that International complications I of grave nature were feared in taa event the fighting spread south of tne ureat Wall into the Peiping- TJa'?. fea- The United State is one of the several nations main talnlng garrisons in that area as a result of the boxer uprising of 30 years ago.) MUKDEN. Manchuria, Feb. 2 J. Thursday (AP) Oronpa or irregular Chinese fighters an nounced today they were ready to ccept Japanese offers of food, clothing and employment, and wonia sunnm to me government. L Mancnuxuo. m g T- m . a ("7 assurances oi wora aso; protection, the Japanese command 1 . a aj A nor 10 inanc moei ox the so-called Chinese guerillas to. give up their sporadic attacks i Jehol and become citizens ot th Japanese - sponsored Manehnkuo state, to which the Japanese bow are poised to add the Chines Jehol province.) Meanwhile, the death of a Jap- I snese soldier, the first in the cur- rent assault on Jehol, was report ed here. Corporal Misngaml, a member. of the Nishl command, was kill ed Wednesday near Pelplao in f conflict between Japanese soldiers and Chinese irregulars. Pelplao, the terminus of the Chlnchow - Pelplao spur of the Peiping-Mukden railroad and de signated as the Jumping off place In the major Japanese offense which will noon start in Jthnl. waa .d.ndaniw) h th PhlnMn fnra. the Invaders arrived The occupation of the town, which la less than 200 miles from j6h0l city, capitol of the province jtre the Japanese virtual control of the railroad line over which to move troops. Jpircf (hipf nf x " VliiCl VI State Training School Called PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 22 (AP) Branston J. Miles, 84. first superintendent of the Ore gon reform school for boys, died yesterdsy la Portland. Born November 21, 1248, ia Dsyton, O.. he was a playmate of I President Hoover's father. Devot ing most of his life to boy train ing, he was for 20 years super intendent ot the Iowa Industrial school. Twenty years sgo he was re quested to come to Oregon to or ganise a reform school system for boys. He was also called to Washington, D. C, on a similar mission. Butter Grading System Opposed CORVALLIS, Ore.. Feb. 22 (AP) The legislative committee ot the Oregon Butter and Ice Cream Makers' association, in convention here last Bight, re ported unfavorably on the pend ing nnlform grading bill for farm r rod nets, now before the legis lature. H. C. Raven, ehairman, said there is "dynsmlie in the pro posal to force all products under A B and C rrsdes. , "S'-r" Treasury .yjr-1-' riser His neck was broken.-