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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning; November 30, 1933
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- Law Includes large Stores
And Others; Levy Half
To one per Cent
: ' Administration leaders yester
. day declared that gross earnings
tax of from one-half to one per
cent on all public service corpora
i, t tiens, large stores and other en-
terprises would be substituted for
1 . the proposed three to fire per
- i cent tax on gross earnings of util
ities. According to Representative
;Jonn E. Cooter of Lincoln county
who Is expected to sponsor the
:blH, such a tax will provide twice
' as much rejrenue as the - origin
ally proposed tax on utilities. The
revenues, if and when received,
will be used for support of needy
! . elementary schools.
"The governor, does not care in
.what form the tax is finally pre
sented In so long as It produces
revenues needed by schools," Coo
, ter stated. He quoted Governor
- Meier as saying the need of the
f schools exists and must be met;
The tax proposed, levying fees
on almost every enterprise except
small independent store owners
and sales of farm produce, closely
resembles a sales tax. The fore
cast of such a bill being intro
duced caused, the state grange,
the Oregon Federation of Labor,
, and the Railroad Brotherhood
Legislative league to issue Wed
nesday a formal statement con-
demnlng the tax.
"The sales tax may be proposed
for worthy purposes such as
: schools and unemployment, but
. this does not excuse a system of
taxation that is wrong in princi
ple." the statement read.
"Proponents of the sales tax
- who now offer it for school re
lief are willing to exploit the wel
fare of the children of the "state
. to accomplish their purpose of en-
. grafting the sales tax upon our
system." The joint grange state
ment did not mention the specific
tax opposed, but it was interpret
ed to apply to the administra
tion's gross tax to be introduced
Friday.
Any failure of the legislature
to pass necessary relief measures
will rest squarely with the assem
bly members themselves, admin
istrative leaders said.
"The governor has not only
presented a constructive, concise
program, but has gone even far
ther he has drafted bills incor
porating his program." Henry
Haszen, director of the "budget
, and Meier's closest political, ad
visor, said.
Hanzen indicated that another
' special session would not be caH
: ed by the governor. The same be
lief was expressed Tuesday by
Earl Snell, speaker of the house.
decmmbig
(Contlanta from paga t)
-Varner, 19, who had confessed
.attacking a white girl. The gov
ernor declared there was "no jus
tification" for the mob's action
Tuesday night in storming the
jail and hanging the prisoner to
a. tree near the courthouse.
At Kennett, Mo., Sheriff Thomas-
F. Donaldson spirited out of
town C. D. Ward, 23, a negro,
Just sentenced to death for as
saulting two white women. Au
thorities said they expected! no
trouble but took their prisoner
to an unannounced place for safe
keeping. At Princess Anne the tour
men, whose arrest Tuesday by na
tional guardsmen as members of
the- mob that lynched a negro a
month ago brought on a riot,
were freed amid cheera as a
Judge held there was "insuffi
cient evidence" to hold them.
. Messages of praise and con
demnation continued to come to
Governor James Rolph, Jr., of
California regarding his expressed
approval of the : lynching at San
Jos : Sunday night of the two
confessed abductors and slayers
of ; Brooke Hart, The governor re
ceived 159 messages expressing
approval; 33 disapproving. - '
Funeral services for the San
Jose victims were held today. The
bdy of one was buried, the
other cremated.!
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Bills Introduced at Special
Session Wednesday
SENATE BILLS ,. J
S. B. 61, by Goss To require statements from branch banks
showing the conditio of ach banks with relation to the terri tor
tee which they serve. '
8. B. 62, by Zimmerman Providing for the creation of a
state bank.
S. B. 63, by Duncan Reducing slightly the f Ulna; fee on in
gratory chattel mortgages,
S. B, 64, by Burke et al Legalizing Intrastate marketing
agreements under national agricultural act,
? S. B. 63, by Chinnock -Fixing penalty for attempted extor
tion of money or property at from. 10 years to life imprisonment.
S. B. 66, by Dickson -Relating to peremptory challenges la
criminal cases.
S. B. 67, by Dunne Providing for acceptance of Home Loan
bonds and providing for relief when refused.
. ft. 68, by roads and highways committee -Authorizing
state highway commission to purchase rights of way in cities hav
fng less than 100,600 population.
TO BE WEIL
FO) IHCjTY TODAY
Veterans, Trindle, Relief
Groups Join in Spirit of
Helping Others
Charitable organizations of Sa
lem today are distributing
Thanksgiving day dinners to more
tban-1030 shut-ins and needy of
the district. This distribution is
in addition to the turkey day
meals to the 2000 inmates in state
institutions here.
Although the majority of the
"feeds" will be given transients
and floaters, all of the needy fam
ilies who otherwise would not be
able to enjoy a Thanksgiving day
dinner, will be cared for, reports
last night Indicated.
The Associated Veterans of Sa
lem expect to feed approximately
700 persons during the day while
an additional 100 transients will
be given their "feeds" at the
Hotel de Minto, where District
Attorney W. H. Trindle and his
staff will be the hosts.
The district attorney has prom
ised two meals, breakfast at 8
a. m, and dinner at 4 p. m. on the
third floor of the city hall. Break
fast will consist of rolled oats,
scrapple, prunes, bread and cof
fee. The dinner menu will be
roast pork and dressing, creamed
carrots and turnips, apple sauce,
mashed potatoes, bread, butter,
coffee and pumpkin pie.
The Associated Veterans, in
cluding the American Legion,
Disabled American Veterans,
Spanish War Veterans and Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, will serve
dinner at the Fraternal temple at
1 p. m. They will also send warm
dinner baskets to shut-ins who are
unable to attend the dinner. The
committee in charge of the affair
is M. Clifford Moynihan, Ted Per
renboom, Christian Floer and J.
M. Elmberg.
Baskets to be sent to the homes
of the needy will be distributed
by the Open Door mission. It is
expected that more than 100 bas
kets will be given out. Acting on
the suggestion of the Red Cross,
the Salvation Army is confining
basket distribution to those ab
solutely In need. The army dona
tions will be enlarged at Christ
mas time.
All of the organizations are
grateful to the donations of food
by merchants of the city, leaders
stated.
Special dinners were being pre
pared for Inmates of all of the
state institutions here, officials
reported.
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Washington, D. C. yet, and fur
ther plans for the Industry will
likely not be forthcoming until
he returns to the coast.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 29. (JF)
The announcement was re
ceived here from Washington, D.
C today that the special cabinet
board of the public works admin
istratlon and President Roosevelt
have approved a self-liquidating
loan of 31,750,000 for the devel
opment of the flax and linen In
dustry in this state.
The loan, arid to be the first of
this nature to be given a private
corporation in Oregon, will, be
PI LOAN HS
FLAX DEVELOPMENT
made to the United States Nation-
-al Linen Industries, Incorporated,
and will be used to construct a
factory in or near Portland, to
further the raising of flax in the
Willamette valley, and to build,
retting' and scutching slants
throughout the flax-growing area.
The loan was reported to be the
largest yet allocated to Oregon
for a non-federal project under
the PWA.
The enternrise. it was said, will
f involve the use of idle land where
wheat was formerly erown. and
will mean employment for a large
number of men and women.
Will H. Lipman is president of
United States Linen Industries.
Incorporated, which is incorpor
ated under Oregon law. N. M. lin
ger is vice-president and treas
urer, and Harry M. Kenin and
Ralph B. Herzog are legal ad
visors. It was stated here that plans
for the project have been com
pleted and construction of the
factory can be started immedi
ately.
The plan includes the organiz
ation .of farmers raising flax into
small cooperatives with their ret
ting and scutching eauinment-
The fiber will be manufactured
into, linen at the factory, power
for which, it Is expected, will be
provided by hydro-electric devel
opment at the Bonneville dam.
Nag, Dog Races
Hearing Friday
Bills authorizing horse and doe
races within a radios of 20 miles
of Portland, and providing for
me use ox scrip aa a relief meas
ure, wm oe considered at a hear
ing to be conducted bv the annatA
judiciary committee Friday night.
Anoiner n earing will be held by
the senate agricultural commit
tee to consider the bill providing
for the creation of a milk control
commission.
The Call
Board .
GRAND
Today Lillian Harvey In
"My. Weakness."
Friday Carole Lombard in
. . "Brief Moment."
. ELSIXORE
Today Barbara Stanwyck
V in "Ever in My Heart."
Plus previews at p. m.,
McKesson opportunity con-
test.. -
Friday Irene Dunne in "Ann
Vickers," from the novel by
Sinclair Lewis.
CAPITOL
Today Double bill, "Flam-
lng Gold" with Bill Boyd
and "Don't Bet on Love"
with Lew Ayres.
Friday Dick Powell In "Col-
lege Coach."
STATE
Today Wheeler and Wool-
sey la "Diplomanlacs.
Saturday Regis Toomey in
"The Strange Adventure."
HOLLYWOOD
Today Hoot Gibson la
"The Dude Bandit
Friday Double bill, Loretta
foung In "Midnight
Mary" and Zane Grey'a
"Life In 'the Raw".
OPENING
Present
"Manhattan Honeymoon"
A 3-Act Comedy Riot
Directed by Helen Pollock Grier '
CAST INCLUDES '
Mary Shafer Arnold Maizels
Kathryn Howe Howard Cross
Tat" Peterson " Clifford Hurt
Mary Campbell "Tiny Frahm
Margaret Mary Zerzan Frank Shafer
Admission
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Children 15c
SEH MOVES
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Creation of a State Bank is
Again Asked; Veterans
Memorial Adopted
The state senate yesterday
passed five bills on third read
ing, received eight others, cleared
a grist of minor documents and
adjourned until 11 a. m., Friday.
All of the bllla approved at yes
terday's brief session were recom
mended by the Joint banking com
mittee aad amend the state bank
ing code so it will conform to re
cent federal legislation. The most
important of these bills defines
capital debentures and capital
borrowings and authorizes their
Issuance to the Reconstruction
Finance corporation and other
governmental agencies.
Other bills approved follow:
Authorizing state banks and
trust companies to subscribe for
capital stock of the federal de
posit Insurance corporation.
Providing for the reorganiza
tion of state banks and trust com
panies with the consent of the
board of directors, state superin
tendent of banks, two-thirds of
the stockholders and 75 per cent
of the depositors.
Elimination of savings and
commercial departmental banking
from and after July 2, 1934, pro
vided that the banks taking ad-
advantage of the act have quali
fied for benefits of federal de
posit Insurance.
Authorizing banks and trust
companies to accept bonds of the
Home Owners Loan corporation
in exchange for any obligation or
real estate In commercial depart
ment.
Authorizing a trust company
which does not accept deposits, to
establish branch banks, provided
It has capital stock of 1500,000
The senate also approved a
memorial Introduced by Senator
Upton urging the Veterans Ad
ministration bureau to re-establish
and grant to war veterans of Ore
gon the same hospitalization ben
efits received by them prior to
the passage of the national re
covery act.
Approval was also grren a
house resolutions, by Represent
tlve Snider, requesting the sec
retaries of agriculture and the
Interior to sanction an appropria
tion recommended by the Federal
Biological survey for the exterm
lnatlon of rodents and predatory
animals.
Creation of a state bank is au
thorized under the provisions of
a bill Introduced by Senator Zim
merman. This bank would open
for business within IS days after
the enabling act was signed by
the governor and would have ini
tial capital of 1500,000 -provided
by the state treasurer. Loans to
any one borrower would be lim
ited to Si 5,000. A similar bill
was introduced at the 1933 regu
lar legislative session but was de
feated.
House Bill 40 authorising re
fund to cities and counties by the
state of taxes paid on gasoline
used In city-county owned cars
passed the lower assembly Wed
nesday morning after an hour and
ten minutes consideration. Rep
resentative Judd of Clatsop coun
ty lead the tight for the bill which
came from the highways commit
tee with a majority report that it
do not pass. Representative Paul
ns of Marlon county stood out
against the bill, saying cities In
the state were more than receiv
ing their share, without a rebate,
of gaa tax income since the state
highway commission la now per
mitted to pave main roads
through cities.
Four roll calls were necessary
to get the bill through: one on
the majority and minority re
ports, one on a call of the house,
one on a motion to suspend the
rules and one on final passage of
the bilL
Forty members voted for the
measure, 19 against, one member
being absent.
Inc.
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Ploy Ihx)ducors
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BIT! 16 MEASURES
PISSES TIX
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TEUNIS WYERS of Hood River
is one of the most energectle
housemen. His wife is. his
capable secretary. Wyers is a
young, University of Washington
praduate. attorney, who takes to
politics, naturally and with a
verve. At the January meeting ne
was hobbling around -with a stiff
kne and other Injuries sustain
ed In ah auto accident on routo
to Salem. Entirely recovered now,
Wyers, black mustached. Is frc-
uontlv seen movinr about the
lower assembly getting views of
other members on pending legisla
tion. Wyers la quite Jyrcial, Inci
dentally, about the1 first eight
months of F. O. K
Fpr the first time In 10 years
Senator and Mrs. Walter Fisher
will not gobble turkey with Df.
and Mrs.. Stewart, their long-time
friends at Roseburg. Too much
legislation and too much fog, is
the Fishers reason tor not going
back to Douglas county for the
holiday. Another extremely valid
one is a total of 35 telegrams
and about 45 other communica
tions received by the senator Wed
nesday morning; Mrs. Fisher, con
scientious, responds to each.
About half concerned a minor
Umpqua river fishing' season bill
which la a major bill to Douglas
county. Many of the other wires
related to a tax on utility earn
ings. The security holders of the
state have been aroused, voluntar
ily and by direction, and are mo
mentarily helping Western Union
and Postal Telegraph end the
year with a whoop of business.
Here and there:
W. L. Big Bill" Thompson,
Astoria packer, is a typical blg-butter-and-egg
man ... he in
variably amokes a' fat cigar, wear3
well a tailored suit which runs
smoothly over his slight paunch,
has a stern mien which might well
affright a salmon troller seeking
higher pay for fish . . . Seymour
Jones, once house speaker and
state agriculturist, drops In on
the doings occasionally wearing
the turned-up collar and black tie
which distinguish his dress . . .
he farms now north of Salem not
far from the McNary holdings . . .
Dr. Best of Pendleton like Sena
tor Gose is another one of those
young looking men . . . Best is
now 70 but appears In the 60's
and likes to dance, eat, walk and
converse as well as ever . . . seen
occasionally under the dome Is
Mayor Douglas McKay of Salem,
a snappy, neat chap who enjoys
politics almost as much as he likes
to sell Chevrolets, ride horseback
with-his son and fraternize with
comrades of overseas days . . ,
McKay is Salem's white hope as
an eventual gubernatorial candi
date ... refuting the prolific
arguments for dollar devaluation
made by the Committee of the Na
tion, come more profuse anti-inflation
documents to the gover
nor's office . . . Andrew D. White's
book on the pre-Napoleon infla
tion on France Is being shipped
out generously ... the latest copy
to reach the administration is
sponsored by the Duke founda
tion, which got Its start from
Duke's mixture and has Dorrls
Duke, "America's richest heiress,"
as Its present-day regent . . .
Homer Angell, former Multnomah
county representative, was under
the dome Wednesday ... he is
practicing law assidlously but
never too ardently to permit keep
ing a watchful eva nn th ffa
e8ia or tue University of Oregon
OLLYVQqU
Continuous Performance
Today 2 to 11 P. M.
Except
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OOrK ATCHUY NEAl MAM LAFt Iff US
ALSO
EUGENE PALLETT I
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ONE AWFUL NIGHT' '
Popeye the Sailor Comedy ;
, aad Paramount New
Coming Friday aad Satardaj
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of which he Is a loyal alumnus
. t . Senator Harry Corbett's hat
Is a little above par this session
. . . In the 19S0 campaign the old
hat worn by this Portland candi
date caught newapaper fancy . . .
the senator la undoubtedly the
richest member of either house.
. Last week predictions;
Gag rules to curb unending
vocalists, house and senate . . .
night sessions . . . an attack by
Burke on the governor . . . some
campaigning for the '35 presi
dency of the senate and speaker
ship of the house-, . . Increased
talk about the '34 gubernatorial
contest as the session ends . . .
redoubled effort by the hotel and
drug lobbyists to deliver for hand
some fees paid . . . little direct
manipulation of votes by the exe
cutive .... a moratorium plea by
Senator Brown . . . cecessatlon of
NRA hours for all reporters . . .
adjournment before dawn Sunday,
December 10.
T
OF DEBT, 2 YEARS
(Continued from ra t)
compared to $1,344,131 this year.
This reduction was said to have
been made possible by the law
which provides that counties shall
pay for the support of non-violent
insane patients In the Oregon
state hospitals. Next year the cost
will have to be borne by the state
due to the action of the special
legislature In overriding Governor
Meier's veto.
Deficit Down This
Period to $1,475,000
Oregon's deficit will have been
reduced this biennium from M,
525,476.63 at the end of 1932 to
an estimated 11.475,090.31 at
the end of 1934, the tax commls
sioners said. Oregon's first def
icit was 1480.867 in 1916. It In
creased to $932,837 In 1927 and
$2,536,237 Li 1928. The deficit
then remained approximately sta
tionary until 1931, When it in
creased to $3,091,175. It Is now
$2,740,621. The estimated mis
cellaneous receipts include $670,
000 from the state Insurance de
partment, $356,000 support mon
ey for non-vlolant insane and
corporation commission $267,000
The smallest Item of revenue
was 24 cents from a 10 per cent
tithing fee for bond registrations.
Here's good news
Starts Sunday, Dec.
Starts
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HIGHWAY HI
BUS H SOUGHT
Governor Asks Approval of
$10,500,000 Issue as
Security for PWA
Governor Meier tossed his $15,-
000,000 state highway program
into- the lap of the legislature
Wednesday without specific rec
ommendation whether that body
snonld permit the state highway
commission to issue the necessary
amount ' of general obligation
bonds needed to secure PWA mon
eys. : ;l
The governor pointed out, that
the state highway commission
had taken a stand against the
Issuance of general obligation
bonds for $10,600,000 which
wonld. probably be required by
PWA If the latter body loaned
that amount and gave a grant
of 14,500,000 to the state.
"I am anxious that every pos
sible provision be made during
this special session to meet the
situation which exists with respect
to unemployment and the distress
arising therefrom," the governor
said in his special message read
to each house. v
"I recommend that you giro se
rious consideration to , the plan
and method proposed for provid
ing relief through highway con
struction, financing such projects
with funds procured from PWA
rather than by direct tax."
The $15,000,000 construction
program was originally recom
mended last month to the high
way commission by Governor Mei
er. Loan applications tor the
first $5,000,000 had been pre
pared. They hare not been sub
mitted because the commission
has thus far declined to author
ize general obligation bonds. The
commission takes the stand that
the 1933 session went on record
against such an Issue.
Credit Women
Provide Foods
For Charity Box
Thanksgiving cheer In form of
a box for charitable purposes was
collected by the Credit Women's
Breakfast club, which held a din
ner meeting at the Marion last
night.
The club voted to hold night
meetings every other session.
Plans were made for a benefit
bridge affair in January and the
program for the night meeting of
the Retail Credit association was
outlined by the women's club,
which will have charge.
America's Stars together
he world!
3, Elsinore Theatre
Continuous
Show
Today
1
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11PJK.
A GALA
5 UNIT
PROGRAM
OP FUN!
tsss 0 iI
UEOBEQM
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in d tuneful riot
With
with
Edgar Kennedy
Marjorie White
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Use Initiative
In Efforts for
Bus Law Repeal
Initiative petitions seeking re
peal of the truck and bns law
passed early this year will be on
the street by Friday noon, offi
cials of the Oregon Council of
Commercial Vehicle. Owners, an
nounced last night. Officials filed
request for the ballot title yester
day. About 83,000 signatures are
necessary for the petitions.
ENDS TONITE
Continnons Today 2 to 11 pjn.
Friday
Saturday
The Book
That Thrilled
Millions!
Ill
Sinclair Lewis
Sensational
Novel
III
ANN VICKERS
II,
with
Irene Dunne
Walter Huston
Conrad Nagel
Edna Mar Oliver
III
Contianons Today 2 to, 11 p.m.
2 to 3
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3 to
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Loges 30c
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LAST TIMES TODAY
TWO FEATURES
Comedy-
Drama
Lew 'Ayres
Ginger Rogers
In
DON'T BET
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A naming wo- f!S (I W
man cam be- nt
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and fired their cvJfefit&
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ON LOVE"
Coming Friday A Saturday
The football
thrill of the year
'College Coach'
with
DICK POWELL
Pat CBrlea Ana Dvorak
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NELSON AUDITORIUM
CHEMEKETA AT LIBERTY
Continuous snow Daily 1p.m. to 11 pstC
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Snapshots
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