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Emergency, 7 Legislation all
U nder Fundamental JaC
' Cummings Asserts '
ShakeuplnNRASJatr
: ; Follow Resignation of
Cates, Announced : -
GRAND JIAPIDS.i Mich., Aug.
jl (AP). Homer S. Cummings,
UnltBd States attorney reneral,-in
an address tonlcbt before the
American Bar association gave his
pledge thatv. "emergency legiala
tlon is recognized as such by the
government, and must be and will
be exercised within the letter and
the spirit of the organic law."
"Congress, he declared, "has
neither abdicated nor shirked Its
rights or its duties; it, has func
tioned patriotically find efficiently
to meet a national crisis. - What Is
really happening Is not an altera
tion in the established form or
texture of government but a
change In the spirit and applica
tion of government. "
He assured his fellow" lawyers
there is no occasion to Indulge In
"artificial fears of the ultimate
outcome. ot the extraordinary pow
er which has been placed in .the
'hands of. President Roosevelt.
There has not been the -slightest
fundamental departnre from the
form of oar government or the
established order! he said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (AP)
A general reorganization of the
n tional .recovery administration
was indicated tonight by Hugh 8.
Johnson after, the resignation ot
Dudley' Gates, the assistant ad
minlstrator representing. Industry,
The departure of the official.
who has long been at odds with
his chief, and the ' reshaping of
personnel were said by Johnson
not to be related but his disclosure
of plans to alter ,tU. ad mtalstra
tton"drastlcally within y a few
weeks was made in discussing the
Cates resignation.
"And I will have a cream or
ganlxatlon, he said, adding that
out of months of experience he
had picked men for the key jobs.
' The resignation of Cates after
months of dispute with Johnson
was the second internal contro
versy .of the administration. Pro
fessor William F, Ogbnrn of Chi
cago s nniverslty- having resigned
several weeks ago from the con
sumers advisory' board after dif
ferences with . the . administrator
and Mrs. Mary Harriman Rumsey,
chairman of the board. : -
As one of the causes of dissen
sion between the two old acquain
tances, Cates made public a memo
randum submitted to Johnson
some time ago dealing with the
labor" question.' """" f
ELECTRICIANS MEET
George H. Todd of , Salem was
elected president of a mid-Willamette
valley association of elec
trical contractors formed at a
meeting at the chamber of com
merce heje last night. The 20 men
present named Joe Ralston ot Al
bany vice-president and - Phil
Brownell ot Salem secretary-treasurer
and decided to meet next at
Albany September 14 to vote on
by-laws and constitution, which a
special committee will submit.
The sew organization is to line
electrical contractors in this dis
trict up with NRA, Todd aald. The
group voted to adopt: the 'code
drawn up by the National, Eleo
trical Contractors association.
Towns and cities included i, In the
organization are Cbrvallls, Al
bany, Lebanon, Dallas, ; Indepen
dence, Monmouth, McMinnville,
Newberg, . Woodburn, . Mt. .1 Angel,
Silverton, Stayton and Salem. All
but Silverton and the Polkxounty
towns were represented last night.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81 (AP)
Approval ot plans submitted by
the Oregon state highway commis
sion, calling for a bridge across
the Umpqua river at Reedsport,
were approved by the war , depart
ment today.4
The bridge, one ot fire to b
constructed br the Oregon com
mission tor the Coast highway,,
was the second to receive author
ization; the war department hav
ing given approval of the Wald
port span several weeks ago.
i In giving approval of the Reeds
port project, the war department
agreed that the site selected by
the commission was favoratle and
would not obstruct navigation. A
brief suggesting an alternative
site, 'offered by another : group.
AND DISCUSS CODE
REEOSPDRT BRIDGE
jras reviewed , . -
Scene at the wm-k of the Golden State Limited, which plunged off a flood-weakened bridge near Tucum
carl, JT, 3ftf early this week, killing eight persons -and injuring; 42, some- of them ! critically, - The
engine and six cars hurtled into the creek who re one span of a trestle 75 feet high had been washed
away. In foreground are two of the coaches pile d against girders of the bridge. A wrecking crew
is lifting a broken .coach from the ravine of tragedy.
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PE HILLY M
Nippy Weather Hints end of
Summer; Vacationists ,
Are on way Home i
' Artists and nudist colony propa
gandists notwithstanding, "Sep
tember Morn" is here fully clad!
For the coming of September in
the Willamette valley Is equiva
lent to the coming of autumn. Oh,
there may yet be a few hary In
dian summer days; country roads
may still be dusty and for two
more weeks the old swimming hole
may be the scene of much activity,
but this day,- September-1," marks
the beginning of the end for sum
mer. --.'. ., -
September brings the state fair,
wo weeks earlier this year than
has- been customary i and with the
fair cornea rain almost invariably.
The month brings the prune and
hop picking, rainy weather-har
vests in the valley. f
Labor day next Monday marks
the cidsin of the resort season
and the return to Salem, from
beaches and mountains of many
residents.! The .last week In. Sep
tember will find most of .the pub-
lie schools and all the universities
and colleges In Oregon In full
swing.-- - - - - - -
Women look forward to Sep
tember 1 as the opening of a new
season! Salem, always conserva
tive in dress, will, nevertheless,
see many small tip-tilted berets
flaunting lopsided bills and mas
querading as , the new . fall, cha
peauz. While college girls may
still sport white shoes, women's
world in the mam turns to the
richer darker colors with the turn
ing of the calendar's leaf;
Month-end
Business Noted
By Local Firms
Downtown business stores have
witnessed more month-end . bus!
ness the past week than tor many
months, judging from crowds that
have been on hand since Wednes
day morning. It is also unusual
for the middle of the week to see
so much buying for buying there
has been. - ? . : ;
Opening of school seems hardly
to account for ' the ' flurry; for
Salem schools do not start until
September IS. . . .
I STILL OS PROGRAM j
PORTLAND. Ore Aug. 31
(AP). Protest against a horse
swimming race, at Oswego Lake
Labor Day was registered today
by the Oregon Humane society in
a letter to the regatta committee
from Mrs. Charles T. Hoge, super
visor. ' 'zrv;"y'- .i. -. t-'-
Mrs. Hoge suggested that the
event be eliminated as the equlnes
belne out of their element might
become panicky and cause possible
accidents. ,
Drr Horace M. Miller, publicity
chairman tor the- regatta, pointed
to Oregon pioneers being unaware
that their horses had tendencies
to evade water in the days of
wagon trains and could see no rea
son why the event should be eum
inated.
.The race Is still oa the. program.
1 V NEIGHBORS GHATEFCIt t
COTTAGE -GROVE, Ore Aug.
J 1 fAPlj Bill Kirk's dog '01d
Mutt." Is being "congratulated by
neighbors of the.Klrk . family, on
Monbr creek, near here, s the
probable reason why they have all
their orooertr Intact. : ".
' 'A pile of wood, left smoulder
IB M
ing in a field nearby uie jur?
Water Loan
Plea Passed
By 2 Boards
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 31
(AFj. A special dispatch re
ceived here today by the Oregon
Ian disclosed that Salem's applica
tion for a loan for the city's water
supply had passed through the
financial and engineering divisions
of the public works department
and Is now in the legal division.
An adverse decision from any of
these three divisions would throw
out the application. If the legal
division reports favorably, the ap-
plication must be acted upon by
the public works board.
We're Tery glad to .see that
our application is getting along' j
commented Mayor Douglas McKay aay,a iier ior iv. Aney saia i was-,reopeaed -and one bank in
last .Bight regarding the report I they arrested him on suspicion of J creased 1 its -capital stock S00O.
xrom wasningiontK-' Vii -onro-1
gresa of Salem's water plant I
hopes. We're anxious to see it
get started; it will mean real prog
ress here. - Alderman Hughes of
the utility committee and I have
been keeping in touch with Port
land - public works officials but
had not. obtained any definite In
formation." ' "
ADVISORS SENT TO
'WASHINGTON. Aug. Jl AP)
To help chart a course to lead
new Cuba away from debt and
depression, the American govern
ment, today named two experts to
go to Havana forthwith as ad
visers to the embassy.
The men selected were Adolf A.
Berle, Jr., legal .advisor to the
farm- adjustment - administration
ot the proposed sugar stabilization
agreement, and John Laylin, spe-
clal assistant to Under-Secretary I
Dean Acheson of the treasury.
Their Job, as stated by Secre-
tary Hull - today in announcing
their appointment, will be to make
a thorough appraisal and analysis
of the essential phases of financial
and economic' conditions, in Cuba
to guide this government as devel
opments', calling for co-operation 1
come along.
The two big economic problems
facing the new Cuban, government
nnder Provisional President Car
los Manuel de Cespedes are its i
heavy indebtedness abroad and i
the plight ' of the market ' for
Cuban sugar. .
SUE CUBAN HIS
: Protest Horse Swim Race
Fort Dalles Fete Starts. - ;
p Dog Averts Serious Fire
; Portland Supports Fair-
home, blazed during the night and
Old Mutt! climbed to a pile, of
wood beside Kirk's window and
barked until his master awakened
and discovered the fire. .. ..
mSTORT BE-ENACTED 3
.THE DALLES, Ore., Aug. 31
(AP). Presentation of the ninth
timntl VriT- - TtallMi 'frnllM
nni.i r tnA rivh r - naet -
trim rt Hi. Titi nt nlnnMr tlm n
A "parade of progress" featuring
iA fa onaofiea. Mtnmn.
Wla of ancient vlntare and other
contrasts to modern times was the
day's chief event.
SPECIAL TRAIN 00511X0
PORTLAND. Ore Aug. 81
(AP). A special train for Port -
land business men-who wish to
attend the Oregon. State. Fair.. at
Salem, on Portland Multnomah
day: has been arranged here by. the
Oregon Manufacturers' associa
tion.1
t: Portlanders are" being "urged to
make the trip to express their ap
preciation to Salem of 1U splendid
co-operation In making . the yose
festival a snecess and aiding other
features held here during the past
year, ..- tv
ffli mm
DEATH
Brother of Salem Woman is
Deemed Suicide; Held .
Illegally, Claim
SEATTLE!, Aug. 31 (AP).
Chief of Police L. L. Norton an
nounced today he planned a com
plete reorganization ot the per
sonnel of the city jail, following
the death' of Edward- L. Mann,
ound hanging in last Sun-
Two patrolmen, A. F. Kelts and
Gordon Buihaw, who arrested
Mann and- admitted heating him,
were suspended, the former for 90
ajaui. wuui . i
became abnslve. -A coroner's Jury J
held he committed suicide.
Mayor John P. Dore said
Mann's arrest was entirely un
warranted." . . .
Mann's sister 'Mrs. Nora Wlck-
ert and her husband, Albert E.I
wicaen, onn tapnoi
j street, Salem, went to Seattle two
aays ago w uena mo inquest, i
Mrs. Wickert Is reported to have capital, bills payable and secured
declared after the coroner's hear- deposits aggregating 3130 000
ing that she wasfar from satisfied were paid, offset claims of 330,
with the verdict. "I can't believe ooo allow and
ithat Ed committed suicide," she
nm m"'"- uc.io., .
Mr. Wickert is a lumber grader I
employed at the Dallas sawmill.
DALLAS. Tex.. Aug. 31 (AP)
The mistreated body of -Miss
Katherine Prince, - 19-year-old
high school graduate, was found
in a ' cotton patch southeast
ot
to
Dallas 'today by officers "led
the scene by two negroes who
confessed kidnaping and killing
the -girl, and shooting her escort.
Mace Carver, 27. : v .
A crowd, seemingly more curi
ous than threatening, ; quickly ga
thered ' at the municipal building
when it. was learned the slayers
had been captured and. placed In
the city prison in the basement
of the building." The crowd melt
ed away later without attempting
any violence.
From Mesquite, a suburb, came
reports of intense anger aroused
over the attack, but there was no
indication of possible mob action.
Miss Prince's face was batter
ed,' her body bore marks ot bru
tal treatment and, according to
the rinding ot Dr. George Steph
ens ot ' Mesquite," she had : been
attacked - criminally before - her
life - was ended with a bullet
through the head.
1 No weather records were broken
last month. It , was. neither hot
w w itci, ww r uwt
month on . record. . weather Ob-
I servers reponea last nigni.
Rainfall totalling .27 Inch was
recorded., and -occurred on tour
days, as last year:. August 4, .08
inch; August 4. .18 inch:. August
29. .07 inch, and August SO. .04
j inch. Nineteen days were clear,
three partly cloudy, and nine
cloudy. Last year In August .54
inch of rain fell, none in. 1931 and
01 inch la 1930.' The record. pre-
clpitatlon for August - la 3.91
inches, recorded In; 1899.
Last month's maximum temper
ature, ior degrees, came on' Au
gust 15 and was one degree below
the record last year. On-ten days
the maximum was 90 or higher.
Minimum temperature was 42 de
grees, on three days.
NEGROES CONFESS
- sum of em
Large Amounts c Capital
Wiped out by Closing,
Some by Mergers
Ohly-Heven?;Stater Banks
. - Pay Dividends; Three . . '
" New Ones Started "
: Staggering losses to capital in
vested in stock of state banks in
Oregon were sustained In 113!.
the annual report of the state
banking department released this
week, reveals.
The composite profit and loss
sheets ot the 86 reporting state
banks shows 3269,083 operating
losses by the banks after charg
ing 'oft doubtful assets. Only 11
state bank's paid dividends, these
totalling 313,187.
In addition capital and surplus
aggregating 31,0(9,157 was wip
ed out by the failure of 18 state
banks, all of which' were turned
over to the state banking depart
ment for liquidation. Moreover,
15 state banks with a capital In
excess of 31.000,000 were merg
ed 'with other institutions, the
bulk of the capital being lost in
the consolidations.
Death Kate, This .
Year Notably High
Slnee the 1133 report was com
piled the death rate - of state
banks in Oregon has been mark
edly accelerated. Only SI state
banks were operating on an un-
restricted basis August l; 1933,
while 18 were .being-: operated on
a restricted' basis.. .At one time
138 state banks were operated
in Oregon. The capital and surr
plus, at i the end of 1933, on
which the' large operating loss
was sustained, aggregated 16.-
933.873.'
The annual report shows only
Tear. .n of these Uklns: the nlaee
fi closed institutions.. One bank
r Tairty-nine . baaka.v.exa.1
liquidated bythe state' banking 1
department when the 1931 year 1
ended.. Of the banks turned over f
to the state banking department
during the year, the -Bank of
Southwestern - Oregon - at - Marsh
field, showered the bast record
for quick liquidation. Going into
the hands of the sUte'depart-
mont January 1, 1933, with re-
sources Of 3455.000 anart from
Clal deposit dividends aggregating
iii.uuo or o ner cent anrt two
gavinra deposits dividends arrre-
gating 338,000. or SO per cent
were -paid by the end of the
year. -
Liquidation Costs
Are Below Income
. firau Mrnlnn t tYim c .tl
KS ""XeS11 ui1tlm mobile manufacturer from any ef
I r!!U,irJnF 1" forts to force him under the NRA.
".vv, luieresv on loans con
i stunting approximately one-half
ot the Income -and Interest from
securities constituting 22 per
cent more of the total. Biggest
items , in expense were salaries
and wages ot 1921,000 and in
terest paid on deposits of 9715,
000. -Losses and depreciation in
the ban'a aggregated 3776.000.
in the majority of cases where
banks are being liquidated by the
state, expenses ot liquidation tre
considerably less than, income on
investments to the closed bank
The annual report shows larre
reductions in the total resources
of Oregons banks in the last five
years. The 213 banks operating
in the state at the end of 1928
reported aggregate resources of
3354,000,000. B7 the end ot
1933. the number of ooeratinc
banks had been reduced to 158
and total resources had slumped
to 3243,000,000. Loans and dis
, counts to borrowers had been cut
more than one-half, slumping
from 3154,000,000 at the end ot
1928 to 875,000,000 at the close
of 1933. Cash position ot the
banks was relatively much better-
than in 1 9 3 dropping only
from an '- aggregate of 365.000.-
000 at the close of 1928 to 352.-
000.000 at the close of 1933.
Bond ' and other securities hold
ings also stayed much higher, rel
atively, aecuzung only 10 per
cent xrom the 1928 totals.
To Have Duties
At Fairgrounds
Undertaking again the duties of
i policing the state fair, the Salem
police department will have three
I officers on duty at the grounds
1 Beginning. at. f a. .m. daily next
j week according to a schedule
posiea ( ponce neaaqusrters yes -
terday.V Four additional officers
from the night shift will report)
J each day from 1:30 to 5 p. m. and
two: day shift men. from f - to
10:30 p. -.i-isj u .
Sergeant Inspector Orey O. Cof
fey .will - be ih charge of the
grounds as he was: at the 1933
fair.- Policemen attending the fair
at other than scheduled times will
be required to be in uniform and J versify, declared the popular ma
report for police duty, roa wonid have had to fall four
0wen P. -White Siiggestar it and Receives Many
Contributions; Huey Long's Assailant
Will get Award
VTEW YORK, Aug. 31(AP)PUns for raisino; funds to
JLl ' strike off A gold Tuedaljfor the man who bruised Sena
tor Huey. Lord's eye, announced in jest yesterday;- received
such a .response, that they weie taken . upin earnest today,
r ";; Owen P. White, author sontJiern gentleman and grizzled
plainsman, who suggested the move, said he had . received
,1 . - - off : T contributions 'that he
TO HOPYARDS. PLATI
Consumer Hedge Campaign
. In City Nears end say .
Leaders in Work
Extension of the drive for con
sumer pledges to workers in hop
fields near to Salem waa contem
plated yesterday by William P.
Ellis and Mrs. Hannah Martin,
"generals" of the local NRA. re
covery program. The great ma
jority of Salem homemakers are
now under the code, the two lead
ers announced yesterday.
The hop field workers, however,
have not been solicited. They are
large purchasers ot goods in Sa
lem and their support tor NRA
signers Is sought by the local com
mittee. The tentative plans talked
yesterday call for sending of local
workers to the' yards, establishing
of, temporary NRA headquarters
there,, and signing of as many
consumers -aa possible. One thing
holding up the proposal was the
shortage of pledge cards, the 8500
allotted to Salem having been.al
most entirely used.
This morning NRA headquar
ters expects to have 'all consum
ers pledge cards turned in and
the drive which has lasted . all
week finished. The number ot
carta .ajgntl; a aotiyet been
tabulated,
Only two cans were made, at
residences where people were not
at home, so If any housewives are
without stickers and - have not
been approached to sign a pledge
card, they are asked to call at
NRA headquarters la the Masonic
building.
F
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 31 (AP)
Offering his services to Henry
Ford, Senator Schau B., Minn.
said in a formal statement to
night he would defend the auto-
code If he already was paying
hirher wages and. working em
ployes shorter hours than It re
quires, "It is with pleasure that I offer
my services to ..Henry Fora,
Schall said. "As a citizen, an at
torney and a United States sena
tor 1 fiel i Is my duty to volun
teer assistance to the industrial
ist willing to' prevent tbVnullIti-
I cation of the constitution of the
united States.
."It Mr. Ford cays as high wages
pnd works his employes shorter
hours than decreed by the NRA
there Is no reason why he should
sign its code if it Is his desire not
to do so.
Late Sports
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 31
(API. Sacramento defeated
Hollywood. 4 to 2. on only three
hits tonight in the second game of
a doubleheader after Hollywood
had won the first, a sort of batting
and running endurance contest, 19
to 10. .
Second game: R. H.E
Sacramento 4 8 it
Hollywood . i 8 7
f Horne and Woodall; Buchanan,
Mtljus and Tobin.
Science
CliSWS
Will
MS FIIGI1TS
Marshaled Aa
;.r n 7 ri -Jt ; tlM w - imgnways leaaing imo inu
Mo Prove Case is aiwrb'jj,S5,i?Sffi
SAN JOSE. Cat, Aug. . 81. -
(AP) Science marched back into
the trial ot David A. Lamson. ac
cused, of murdering his pretty.
I young wife, Allene Thorpe Lam-
I son, todsy, and delivered smash-
I lng ' blows, ' the state- attorneys.
I claimed, against the defense the-
iory ust ine x. w. u. a. secreiary
I fell to her death in the bathroom
of their Stanford university bun-
1 galow last Memorial day.
The testimony came as the state
rushed toward .completion- of- its
case against the 8 1-year-old exec
utive ot the University Publishing
House. . -Vv .: f -.
Dr. A. W. Meyer, head of . the
I anatomy, department ot the nnl
if Discovered
would go through with it.
After conferring with an artist.
White said the medal would show
kingflsh. wearing a black eye
and boxing gloves, and reclining
in a wa8hstand. ... ,
,The original of the medal will
be held In reserve 1 for the man
who struck the Louisiana senator,
if he ever emerges from anony
mity. If his Identity is not es
tablished, the medal will be of
fered to the Sands Point club
on Long Island, where the inci
dent occurred, for its trophy
room..
Cheaper - copies, made, f
bronze, will be sold to the pub
lic and the proceeds turned over
to the committee of New Orleans
women headed. by Mrs. Hilda
Phelps Hammond which is organ
ising a nationwide campaign for
Long's ouster from the senate.
Senator Long, at. New Orleans.
characterized " Mrs. Hammond's
committee as an organization of
"ousted politicians hiding behind
the skirts of women."
TO SEE SCIENTISTS
Ether Waves Pain him Even
Without Crooners; has
To Ground Himself
TACOMA. .Wash ' knr.' all
(AP). The strange case of Mar -
tin Bodker, Enumclaw dairyman
and "human radio, has been
placed before Los Angeles physi
cians and scientists. Bodker has
gone to Los Angele Barter Tacoma
and Seattle specialists
they were baffled.
declared
Bodker some years ago began to
suffer intense pain. Physicians
could find - nothing- wrona-' with
him. but the pains," much like
rheumatism, persisted from, time
to time. When the family in
stalled, radio Bodker often Suf
fered severe attacks When it was
turned on and sometimes he
would twitch so much that he
would almost fall from his chair,
Then one day he put his hand
on a water faucet while suffering
pains and they immediately van-
X-T ;a Jl, l . nana ?
the faucet the pains resumed,
Bwzer.uen reasoned that radio
waves caused his trouble. So he
ug wim cupper
wir oorea a noie mrougn ine
IHI RIO GOES
i.i.vi ui iiuug.rwm na lamiton who died a month ago.
grounaea" nimseir, ,
The strange ease waa brought
to me attention or Log Angeles
physlelans by one of Bodker's rel-
atlves living there and - Bodker
was persuaded to go to that city.
IS SEATED TODAY
A. A. Bristol, 28. in Jail here on
charges of . vagrancy and disturb
ing the peace, is expected to hare
a hearing in Woodburn today he-
Late . yesterday Bristol had not
furnished his ball ot 31.500.
-t Bristol expects defense from a
Portland .attorney handling work
ers cases. ' '.
" No labor disturbances appeared
in any hop yards - adjacent to
Salem yesterday. ' Fifteen special
sheriffs deputies are in the va
rious yards. . - --
X Bristol -was arrested Tuesday
night for attempting, to create a
disturbance at the Lakebrook hop
yard.t-. - ,.
can
times to produce the fractures hs
found on her skuu. v -
The anatomist then said as he
held .the , 10-lnch piece of pipe.
which. the state claims was found
in .the bonfire that Lamson had
been 'working over last May 80,
that the contusions, fractures and
lacerations could have been "easily
produced by this pipe. No great
force would be necessary: A child
ot IS or 14 could, have inflicted
them. jrv.- r.--t-'S".', .;:'.
Through this surprise witness,'
the state then brought out the
last of Its theory when Dr. Meyer
testified he found . hemorrhages,
missed by the autopsy surgeons.
and which "Indicated conclusively
they were produced by tugging on
her hair."
KM H i
Income Levy With Abolition
Of aH Property taxi$'
League Scheme -
lis (
Shy Huntington Urges Gross
Tax on Salaries, Wages,
-- Business2' Receipts
PORTLAND.' Ore.. Aur. 31 f
(AP) Presentation of at least
seven plans for consideration by
Governor: Meier's relief .commit-.
tee, summoned to meet here to
morrow to discuss means of rais
ing money to match federal funds '
to take -care of Oregon's unem
ployed in the coming year, is ex
pected when the session con
venes. 1
One plan advocated by the tax
payers' league of Portland pro
poses an Income tax to abolish
taxes on real property. Its advo
cates stating that the new tax
system win - provide adeouaie
funds for unemployment relief,
operation of schools, care af dis
abled veterans, and care of aged
and indigent poor, besides equal
izing ana adjusting tax payment.
A second, propounded bv C A.
Huntington of Eugene, calls for
a graduated gross income tax oa
salaries, wages and businesses.
Another proposed by J. E. Sael
ton and John Beckman niU
have an arrangement .whereby
delinquent taxes could be paid by
persons with money borrowed
from federal home and agricul
tural corporations, banks and cre
dit administrations.
Beer, Short Term
Bond Scheme Told
A fourth plan adtocatea
Earl W. Snell. sneaVer'nf th.
house of reoresentatlrea. ran..
fca x " er ?hUe ? b
uui, ioaaier oz me
state grange, a conntT win-on
system, based on issuance by the
state of small, short term bends
ior. aeiuquent taxes - un te 25
P cent assigned b.th mmioH.
ior collection, and the raising ot
tunas hy borrowing from the
gasoline tax fund.
The final two am he!tn-it A
favor a capital tax. niacin h.
burden on wealth and nranertT
and modified sales tax, differ
ing irom the measure recently de-
teaiea in mat it would be raised
for-the specific purpose f relief
and; schools. Sponsors are- un
known. . I
B' Eddy Roseburr,
state senator" from Douglas-
ty. vesterdar u tMfnt
by
Governor Meier circuit Judge, et
I in second judicial district to suc-
Ceed the late Judge J. W. HamU-
inarm tzaa- im i. tr,.v
ington county, and is a graduate
of th iTBivrit r nrem.
schooU He began the practice ef
his profession in Portland and
then moved to Tillamook county
where he served as district attor
ney. Judge Eddy later was ; ap
pointed registrar of the United
States land office by President
Theodore Roosevelt and served in
that capacity for several years. He
has practiced law In Roseborg
since 1910. -t
Judge Eddy served two terms.
as representative In the legisla
ture from Douglas county aad. 18
years In the state senate. He is
now chairman of the state hydro
electric commission. - -
During the 1931 legislative
in creating the state police depart-
ment sponsored . by Governor
Meier, and also was active in eth
er administration legislation. -
V M W . a a
ID 3 SUSPECTS
ROBINSON. I1L, Friday t SepL
(AP) State police patrolled.
highways leading into thia city
Newton, HL, 22 miles away, re-
EDDriSfPOINTED
TO CIRCUIT BETH
ported en route here after three)
men, held for the slayiqg ef aa
aged farm' woman; were brought .
here from Danville. "
The prisoners, who gave their
names as Henry Shelby of TUtan. - -
I1L, John Allen ot Danville and,,;
Harold Peckinpaugh . ot Indlaa
a polls and Danville, were arrested
at Danville yesterday and bronght
here and lodged In the Crawford :
county Jail shortly after midnight.
They. are held tor.the" tartare-
Iaying of Mrs. Mary Scaradr,: .
82, In her farm home near New-' .
ton, and for a criminal attack an
on her daughter. Miss . Anna.
Schraeder, 47. and for. the -tortmr- "
lag of the former's brother. Be-;
nsrd Weldon, 84, during an at-j
tempted robber last Tuesday.
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