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Salem, Oregon, Snnday Morning:, December 10, 1933
No. 222
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GAINS
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HOUSES AGREE
DETAILS OF
Knox Measure Whipped Into
; Shape by Conferees;
- Meier Will Sign
State Liquor Store Law to
Be Effective Monday;
- Testis Assured
I The Knox bill. In the special
session since opening day, passed
its final legislative hurdle at 11
p. m. Saturday and was slated to
become law tomorrow, as jsOon as
the engrossing committee tot the
house had finished checking the
amendments and Governor Julius
L. Meier had affixed his signa
ture. The measure becomes law when
signed, since it does not provide
for tax raising and contains, the
emergency clause.
Appointment of the commission
of three provided under the plan
is likely by mid-week with strong
likelihood that Dr. William S.
Knox Of Portland, chairman of the
commission whose deliberations
resulted In the liquor, plan control
provided in HB 1, will be named
chairman. The choice seems to be
favored by Governor Meier with
Dr. Knox as yet undecided wheth
er he would undertake this new
venture in public service. ;
Early Court Test .
Assured, Stated i ; ; ....
It ,was certain, yesterday- that
the plan would meet a court test
" as soon"aa the "commission was;
appointed. Mayor Joseph parson'
of Portland,, attending the session
last night, brought word that he
had Instructed, his city attorney
to begin a test suit at once so the
Portland council will know wheth
er it. or the state has exclusive
power Jto; license liquor's sale in
the metropolis. "
Opponents and proponents ot
Knox plan all looked with ; favor
i upott,,tbe . "court test as a logical
and necessary prequlsite to. deter
mining the , bilj's scope. If the
, court holds the bill' is binding; on
all sections of the state. It will
have set a precedent that the
home-rule and other amendments
' to the state constitution cannot be
revived when the . amendment
' which repealed tbem Is in turn el
: tmlnated from the constitution.
-The conference committee's re
port, coming first before the sen
ate, was adopted with only Sena
tor Upton dissenting. Similar suc
cess met the work of the Joint
committee In the house which
quickly adopted the minor amend
ments made after the bill passed
the senate Friday.
The bill breaks new ground In
Oregon's conduct as a state; For
the first time In the ' common
. wealth's history, the state not only
undertakes to regulate and con
trol the traffic in hard liquor but
to go farther and to engage di
rectly In the sale of liquor beyond
14 per cent alcoholie content in
stores of Its own operation and
ownership. Wines and beers up to
14 per cent in alcoholic content
will be handled by private deal
ers under license.
" Governor Meier's signature of
the bill will put the measure into
. effect, not, later than tomorrow,
since It contains the emergency
clause. The chief executive Indi
cated last night be had under con-
, sideration a large number of per
sona suitable for the position of
commissioner. He Indicated his
choice- would be . made "shortly,
arobably by this mid-week, In or
. der to permit the commission to
start functioning at an early, date.
Speaker , Earl C. Snell named
Representative George Winslow
and John Johnson on the house
conference committee after that
body bad refused to accept the
senate ' amendments. ; The . house
also voted down by acclamation a
(Turn to peg's 10. coL 1)
: . buy !
CHRISTMAS SiGJVLS
Tl O) SHOPPING BAYS I
jlar TO CHRISTMlASI
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GOrjTRD
Bowen Said
Recognised
Near Baker
BAKER, Ore., Dec. 9. (JP) A
man said to be William O. Bowen,
who escaped from the state hos
pital with several other inmates
October 9, passed a worthless 1 10
"travelers' check" In Pleasant
Valley, 15 miles from here, about
4 p. m. Friday.
The check answered exactly the
description of others passed by
Bowen in many middlewest cities.
It was signed "John Burton," and
bore the name "W. M. Hagley" In
the lower left corner, and the fig
ures "10" In all four corners.
The man police- believed was
Bowen was traveling west In a
small coupe bearing Oklahoma li
cense plates. He was accompanied
by a woman.
Application for PWA Funds
To Buy or Build Plant :
Given Attention 1
That the public works admini
stration is giving attention to Sa
lem's application for a $950,000
loan with which to buy the pres
ent water system or build a new
one is indicated in a telegram re
ceived from Senator Charles L.
MeNary yesterday, Mayor Douglas
McKay reported last night.
The telegram, McKay said,
states that the PWA at Washing
ton, D. C, desires further infor
mation concerning the water deal
here since data contained in the
present application is unsatisfac
tory. ;
Mayor McKay and other city of
ficials joined in holding the tele
gram to indicate that hope yet ex
ists, for the city's receiving the
loan, which would enable it to pro
ceed at once with meeting the
terms of its allotted $1,500,000
PWA loan and grant for a moun
tain water supply.
(Turn to page 10, col.-2)
The house laid aside momentous
problems ot state in the closing
hours of the session Saturday and
engaged in a siege and counter
siege of motions, votes and argu
ments out of which one piece of
legislation emerged, battered and
beleagured, but passed. It was
S. B. 60 introduced by Senators
Dunne and Jones and it granted
to Oregon City the right to have
dog and horse races.
Not until the house by major
ity vote dragged the measure
from Its steering committee, did
the bill have a chance to pass.
When it finally gained the full
attention of the lower assembly
it was vigorously opposed by rep
resentatives who said the bill
would allow a great spread of un
desirable racing and gambling in
the state.
A third house fight was waged
all Friday night over the bilL
Portland racers and dog show
men fought the bill.
s
fegdn
liefs
WHEAT MEN DISCUSS
MORO. Ore., Dee. 9. (JP) The
eastern Oregon wheat league re
affirtned its stand" favoring the
principle of the sales tax and oth
er methods of broadening the tax
base to relieve -real property,
elected officers, and closed its
two-day annual session here to
day. J. B. Adams of Moro was elect
ed president, Mae Hoke of Pen
dleton, vice-president, and Charles
Smith of Heppner, reelected secretary-treasurer.
Arlington was selected as . the
place tor next year's meeting.
- The nearly 300 delegates to the
meeting adopted a committee re
port reviewing the general tax
situation In the state. Tho re
port, stating, that possible fur
ther retrenchments were slight,
recommended that sources of rev
enue other than the tax on real
property begiven close- attention.
' JOB COST TWO MILLION 1
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 9.-P)
Bids on the next: big Bonne
ville dam project contracted, ex
pected to Involve more than $1,
000,000, will be opened Decem
ber 22, the Portland district of
fice of the United States engineers
announced today. Specifications
tor the job are scheduled to be
issued at the district office here
Monday. - -
The job will Include construc
tion ot an earth-fill eof f erdam,
cofferdam sluice, railroad grade
crossing, the building ot about
one mile el roadway, excavation
MORE DATA ASKED
in n 111
OH CITY'S DOG
1
PASSED
Extremists Fire, on Rescue
Trains; Spanish Revolt
Claimed Quelled
Anarchists However Plan
Further Uprisings in
Many Provinces
MADRID, Dec. 10 Sunday (JP)
Derailed by extremist revolters,
a fast express train plunged over
a 100-foot embankment near Pu
soL Valencia province, early to
day. Six bodies were hauled from
the wreckage, bringing the toll of
known dead In 24 hours of nation-wide
fighting and disorder to
40.
Eleven were critically Injured
in the train wreck and it was fear
ed many more bodies were con
tained in the ruins. The plunge
was caused by the removal of
rails on the Bircelona-Valencla-Sevillo
line. Many others were
less seriously injured. Telephoned
reports said two rescue trains
rushed from Valencia were fired
upon by extremists.
Eight bomb explosions racked
Madrid last night, five in the cen
tral streets of the city, two more
beside a church and another in
front "of a rightist supporter's
home. Troops were immediately
reinforced. It was the first actual
disorder In the capital.
Government authorities - invok
ed strict censorship on the Span
ish press and on outgoing news
of - foreign correspondents. They
forbade all public assemblies un
der a -"state of alarm, which is
the next thing to martial law.
The government ' claimed ; the
anarchist and syndicalist rebel
lious movement, apparently in re
taliation for rightist victories" at
the polls In recent elections; had
been suppressed r except in the
province of Zaragoza, but insur
gents were reported to be plan
ning strikes at Tarragona, Reus
and Manresa in northeastern
Spain, and rumors in the capital
said a general revolutionary
strike might break out any time
between to morrow and Monday.
Steamer Baxter
In Distress off
Columbia Mouth
BREMERTON, Wash Dec.t.
UP) The naval radio picked up a
distress call from the steamer A.
M. Baxter at 11 p. m. tonight.
' Later, the naval radio reported
that the coast guard cutter Red
Wing, stationed at Astoria.- Ore.,
was preparing to put out to sea
to the steamer.
The vessel's position is north
west of Klipsan . Beach, at the
mouth of the Columbia, probably
35 or 40 miles off shore, the nav
al radio said.
Sales Tax Plan Favored
Bonneville Bids Invited
' Banks Appeal Data Sent
Plane Falls, Pilot Safe
and disposal of 1,500,000 cubic
yards, ot material for the power
bouse and navigation lock foun
dation and construction of a 300
man camp. -
EXCEPTIONS LISTED
ENGENE, Ore., Dec. 9. JP)
The bill of exceptions In the ap
peal to the state supreme court of
the case of Llewellyn A. Banks,
former Medford editor and . or-
chardlst, jwas settled' in circuit
court here today when attorneys
for the state and for the defense
appeared before Judge Sklpworth.
Judge Skipworth certified the
bill of exceptions and all papers
were sent to the supreme court at
Salem. ' . -"
Banks; was con tic ted of second
degree murder for the fatal shoot
ing of Constable George Prescott
ot Medford. " Prescott vas shot
when he attempted . to . serve i,
warrant on Banks at his Medford
home. .-. ' V :
- DENTIST DODGES DiiATH ?
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. y -JP)
Although the light monoplane
he was . .flying was demolished
when he attempted a landing near
the lower ' Columbia River high
way 36 miles from Portland, Dr.
Charies L. Stolte, Portland den
tist, escaped with o n 1 y alight
bruises..! -
After the plane crashed. Dr.
Stolte climbed out of the wreck
age, hailed a passing motorist and
rode with him to Portland. : Dr.
Stolte said that the plane J bit
rough ground on landing and
turned over.
What Did tKe Legislature Do
About Liaaor?
Passed the Knox control plan, pnnltting private sale of liqnors
to 14 alcoholic content, vesting sale of all others In-state owned
or controlled stores under board of three who shall pick adminis
trator. Plan operative when governor signs bills and names com
mission .
Passed the Johnson bill giving state control of all Ilqnor coming
into Oregon pending time Knox plan is operative. State may par
chase this liquor at cost from owner. -
Passed the Beckman liquor tax, ratting SI a barrel on beer over
. 4 per cent alcoholic content, 62 cents on beer of less than 4 per
cent and 25 cents a gallon on wines.
About Relief?
Passed ,the Abrams $3,000,000 relief bill, moneys to meet federal
fonda, revenues coming from taxes on beer and wine and from
hard liquor licenses, permits and profits.
Passed the f 1,600,000 state building construction program, which
authorizes PWA borrowing on leases and deeds of trust.
Tassed the $700,000 higher educational building program, contin
gent on PWA advances and student fee repayments.
Authorized cities and counties to accept Home Owner bonds for
taxes; authorized savings land loan associations, to accept such
bonds.
Authorized five toll bridges on coast highway, funds from PWA.
to be repaid from tolls and from moneys now spent by highway
commission for ferry service.
Approved over governor's veto Lee-Beckman bill from regular ses
sion. This provides for subsistence use of state lands as self-help
service to needy.
About Miscellaneous Measures?
Approved Abrams bin which allows cities to sell bonds for less
than 95 per cent of par value.
Approved state contracts with Salem for sewage disposal.
Provided for uniform $8 fees in circuit court cases.
Passed Jndd bill allowing cities to tax businesses and professions.
Abolished payment of cost, of Insane care to counties and placed
charge with state.
Provided for election May 18, 1034, at regular party primaries,
where referended, referred measures may come up and constitu
tional amendments be considered.
Raised penalty for kidnaping in Oregon so sentences must be from
10 years to life.
Tied in with NRA by bill which will permit codes to have authority
over tntra-state industry.
About Banks?
FaUed to carry any measure tightening up tax collections. Made
minor amendments to law effective January 1, 1034, allowing two
per cent discount for prompt payment, providing eight per cent in
terest on back taxes and providing for quarterly payment.
Permitted further use of warrants in tax payment.
About School Relief ?
Permitted certain state funds to buy school warrants.
Passed uniform sales tax effective until July 1, 1936, on all sales
of tangible personal property and on certain utility services, rate
of 1 H per cent to be passed on the consumer, income a direct of f -
" set from property tax and solely applicable to schools.
Passed one and one-half per cent sales tax on tangible property
. sales and on certain utility services, effective until July 1, 1936,
all revenue going to schools and as off et on property tax. Sleasure
' does not contain emergency clause.
About Back Tax Payments?
Permitted banks to issue capital notes to RFC
Authorized state banks to accept deposit insurance.
Permitted bank reorganization with 75 per cent of deposit accept
ance and two-thirds agreement among stockholders.
Changed 1933 enactment on withdrawal restrictions. '
Made separate statements at regular call period mandatory upon
branch banks. '
About Power?
Provided for appointment of interim commission to study Bonne
ville power project and to report to 1935 session. Appropriation
$2500,. Two members from senate, two from house, three by
governor.
About Busses and Trucks?
Refused to repeal basic features of 1933 regular session legislation.
Removed compulsory bond for carriers and compulsory insurance
for fire, gave more libera provisions to farmers and small track
ers, made optional payment of six per cent in gross earnings or
three-fourths mfll ton tax by contract carriers.
H 111 EXCISE
en
, After having defeated HB 62
earlier In the week, the house re
considered the 'bill in its after
noon session and passed it. Pro-
ponents estimate;
that the bill
which deals with
the corporation
excise tax, would! raise $700,000
additional in reyenue tor the
state. 1 j. !
The bill provides that corpora
tion excise tax payers may offset
only 60 per cent; of the property
tax they pay against their income
tax. Tax experts; say that the av
erage corporation! under the i old
90 per cent offset law, paid! an
average excise tax; of only. one; per
cent on its profits whereas the
gross rate underline state tax is
eight per cent The new measure
will heighten this) rate greatly, it
is said.
. The bill came tp the senate late
In the day, was hbrrledly approv
ed by committee land passed the
upper house witV little dissent.
It will be operative on 1933 taxes
collected in the soring of 1934.
MILK UTILITY BILL
E
The house Saturday passed SB
44 by Ireland and Dunne under
which production, distribution
and sale of milk is5 virtually made
a state utility subject to a board
which has power to regulate pro
duction, middle-man' handling and
sale including such mooted ques
tions aa price paid the produc
er and by the consumer.
On final Tote only 10 repre
sentatives opposed! the bill, three
were absent, 47 voted-in the af
firmative. I V v ,v -
f The bill was actively" pushed by
Senator Ireland who is a dairy
man In Washington county. His
neighbor,' Representative McAlear,
urged passage ot the bill in the
house.
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Coles Are Hurt
When Car Skids
DALLAS, Dec. 9 (Special)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cole of Dal
las were injured in, an auto acci
dent about a half mile east ot
erry this afternoon when their
car skidded and , went Into the
ditch. Mr. Cole ' suffered a dislo
cated shoulder and head injuries
and Mrs. Cole suffered head In
juries.. Both are in the Dallas hos
pital. Mr. and Mrs. W.tL. Pugh
and small child were passengers
in the car but suffered only bruis
es and shock.
World News at
Gl
ana?
(By the Associated Press)
Domest'c:
WASHINGTON Treasury
seeks leak In daily gold prices to
foreign speculators. ' .
ATLANTA. Al Capone loses
second attempt to gain freedom
from prison on habeas corpus
writ,
WASHINGTON Lower liquor
taxes demanded as Roosevelt
signs codes tor beverage whole
salers and rectifiers...
NASHVILLE CoL Luke Lea
and ' son- lose fight against ex
tradition "fp North Carolina; plan
appeal.
CHICAGO Bystander killed in
police pursuit of tour bandits
through .west side ;-
Foreign: ". '
MADRID 24 dead, hundreds
wounded in extremist revolt;
bombs rack capital,
PARA. Brazil Lindberghs to
fly . oxer jungle j wilderness along
Amazon. . . -. -V '
' - WHITCHURCH, & land
French Duke, British officer die
in fire in Leander McGormick
mansion. : ,
- PARIS Deputies vote confi
dence in Cbautemps . cabinet on
pay cut issue. i
EXTRA SESSION
ENDS ITS II
EARLY IN MORN
Senate Adjourns at 12:45,
House at 12:52 With
Main Tasks Done
Legality of Legislation
Attempted After 20
Days Questioned V
Oregon's special session drop
ped its knitting and ran this
morning, leaving more than a
score of bills and resolutions in
completed. No major measure,
however, failed to be finally act
ed upon.
The- senate adjourned, on mo
tion of Senator Upton, sine die, at
12:45 a. m. The house adjourned,
sine die, at 12:52 a. m.
Upton's motion closed a heated
debate on old-age pensions and
s pped short a last-minute at
tempt to hold the pension act up
two years. Countr iudrea and
commissioners had been success
ful in the house Saturday after
noon In passing the McAlear bill
wnicn postponed operation of the
act until January 1, 1936.
In the senate. Senator Unton
and Senator Lee, rallied to sup
port tne pension bllL The latter
said counties could need- nav Ten
sions only to worthy old people
ana men in a sum below S20. Up
ton protested against breaking
faith with the aged. Before the
vote on the main motion came,
upton said He thought he had a
motion which would end -thA n liga
tion. Saying both houses had
agreea to end on time, he moved
adjournment Ir. a flash the mo
tion was put and was earried by
acclamation."
The house adjourned after Rep-:
resentative Paget had struggled
for an hour to close the assembly.
,A .score of matters for final
consideration remained as ; mid
night came.
Clocks in the senate and house
were" stopped shortly before the
midnight peak was reached and
the houses labored on into the
wee hours of morning.
Midnight brought immediate
motions for adjournment. Rep
resentative Clarke in the house
continued to seek the floor to
move to adjourn but failed to
gain recognition from the speak
er. Representatives Hall and Paget
voted steadily against all mea
sures explaining that they
thought any legislation after mid
night of Questionable constitu
tionality. They cited the attor
ney general's opinion that .the
session could not evade the 20
day limit set by the state consti
tution and held the courts would
have to take judicial knowledge
of the fact that the clocks had
been stopped.
Grange and labor leaders said
at midnight they would start at
.once to referend the sales tax
passed . by the senate Saturday
night. They Indicated they would
probably file prelim f nary peti
tions with the secretary ot state's
office here Monday.
JURY REMAINS OUT
The jury in the trial of Aubrey
C. Crawford, charged with invol
untary manslaughter in connec
tion with the death of Roy Gil-
b e r t following an automobile
smashup last May, had not re
ported a verdict at an early hour
this morning. It took the case at
8 o'clock Saturday -
Flood Danger Grows; New
Storm Lashes Washington
SEATTLE, Dec. 9 . IPP) Dan
gerous flood conditions threatened
k western Washington tonight as a
series of gales, already believed
responsible for 11 deaths, many
injuries and much damage, lashed
at the coast and sent rivers' over
their banks. ; . r
Aberdeen and Hoquiam report
ed (he "worst flood conditions' in
20 ears and the streets of the
former, city were turned into can
als, as citizens went about in email
boats. Inundated roads,, washed
out, bridges and steady rafn almost
Isolated these cities.-while flood
waters of the Skookamebuek riv
er menaced the village ot Bucoda
and residents prepared to abandon
their homes. K.:-; ' '',t;V-v
Heavy rain and high winds" were
blamed tor numerous automobile
accidents, one Seattle woman, Mrs.
Emma' Jordan, C8, being ' killed
and several Injured last night and
today.
Tonight near Bremerton, Wash.,
John Cox, SO, a pioneer and mem
ber of a prominent family in the
v , 1 - - ; !
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Senate Passes School
Aid Measure Without
Referring to Voters
; O
Red Cross Drive
Results Better
' Than Last Year
, Incomplete returns from the
Red Cross roll call in this county,
which ended November 28, indi
cate that the 1933 drive has been
considerably more successful than
that of last year, Milton L. Mey
ers, roll call chairman, last night
reported. Silrerton and Staytori,
which raised about 2500, were es
pecially commended.
With reports from all districts
expected In this week, Mr. Meyers
said the committee would report
the final results of the drive at a
Red Cross " executive committee
meeting next Friday noon.
IS EXPECTED SOON
Additional Ailotmnet for
CWA Jobs is Probable;
Payroll Heavier
- First reports of Marion coun
ty's 50 applications for new civil
works projects are expected from
the state CWA board within a
week, J. N. Chambers, chairman
ot this county's board, announced
last night. He said it was expect
ed sufficient projects to employ
800 more men would be under
way on or near December .
While submitting applications
at Portland Friday, the Marion
county board urged that the
state board petition the federal
government for a new . allotment
of CWA funds to provide still
further jobs. It Is now under
stood, according to Mr. Chambers
that Oregon is likely at least to
receive an additional allotment to
employ 3000 men. which would
mean 200 more jobs in Marion
county.
The so-called December 16
group of projects will be under
taken here as fast as they are
approved in groups of twos and
(Turn to page 10, col. 2)
HE CWA TASKS
DALLAS, Dec. 9. (Special)
Two more CWA projects are sche
duled to be started in Polk coun
ty next Monday which will bring
the total projects under way to
12. One PWA project is also un
der way in this county.
Work on the streets, sidewalks
and city hall in Monmouth will
be started Monday morning and
will furnish employment for 21
men. The other project to be
started is the reshingling of the
high school and improvement of
the grounds. This project will
employ eight men.
A project at Buell has been
approved by the county commit
tee which will employ a total of
ten men.
. At present there are 10 CWA
projects under way here which
are furnishing employment for
183 men. At noon today the to
tal of 1120 men registered in
Polk county for the CWA work.
South Colby district, was struck
and killed during a heavy rain by
a hit-run driver.
Small shipping scuttled to port
on the North Pacific, the Strait of
Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound,
but two known fishing boats were
wrecked off Vancouver island and
several fishermen were missing,
believed drowned. One body was
recovered, but not Identified.
Rainfall at Aberdeen in the last
24 hours waa 4.S5 Inches, Long
mire 2.84, Wenatchee 1.05, Se
attle 1. Water waa two feet deep
in front of the Aberdeen postof
flee. : -.-
. The state highway department
reported several arteries flooded,
Longview .reported two inches
of rainfall' In 24 hours washed out
the Elochoman river bridge on the
Ocean Beach - highway, isolating
Skamokawa except tor water traf
fic. Temporary evacuation of serf
eral North Kelso houses was fore-'
seen because the drainage pump
ing system could not cope with the
flood, -i , -
UKFH 0 (
sums w
Vote is 17 to 13 on
Final Passage of
Mooted Bill
Burden on Taxpayers1
Stressed by Foes;
Meier Scored
The Oregon senate in its closing
hours Saturday night passed a
1 Per cent tax on sales after
the climactic debate of the session
with an intensity of feeling dis
played unrivaled in any other for
ensic fight of the 20-day assem
bly. On the final vote 17 senators
supported the measure, HB JtO.
while 13 senators voted no. The
bill as passed will be law in iH)
days providing a referendum- is
not invoked by petition. " t
Preceding the final vote came a'
test ballot: a vote to determine'
whether or not the sales tax, it'
passed, should contain a clause
referring the measure to the peo
ple by wish of the senate. Sixteen
senators voted to accept the re
port of the upper house committee
that the bill do not contain the
referendum clause. Only one sen-,
ator changed position after this
vote: Senator Fisher first show
ing a wish to hare the bill con
tain the referendum clause but
coming to the support of the sales
tax on the bill's final passage.
The vote:
For the sales tax: Booth, By
non, Corbett. Duncan, Dunn.
Dunne, Fisber, Franciscorich,
Goss, Jones, Mann. McFadden,
Staples, Upton, Williamson;
Woodward, President Kiddle. !
Against the sales tajc: Brown.
Burke, ; Chinnock, Dickson, Haz
lett, Hess, Ireland. Lee, Spauld
ing, Strayer, Wheeler, Yates, Zim
merman. -Emergency
Measure,
Effective Until 1030
As passed, the tax contains pro
vision that all revenues received
thereunder shall go to support of
elementary schools in the state,
that all sales taxes collected shall
be a direct offset to property tax
es 'otherwise levied and that ..the
tax shall only be operative as n
emergency measure until July 1,
1935. .
Threading each senator's ar
gument for tho bill was ' a con
sistent demand that such a tax
offered the only immediate relief
to Oregon's needy schools. Meet
ing opponents frequent references
to the decisive defeat citizens of
Oregon gave the tax In the mid
summer elections, senators favor
ing the tax declared they yet be
lieved the people would support
such a tax if it were more fully
explained and if they realized the
plight of their schools.
It Is reliably estimated that the
tax will raise from 13,000,000 to
14,500,000 annually for Oregon
schools.
Opponents of the measure
scored the tax as unjust and in
equitable, an attempt by wealth
to force its burden ot supporting
public institutions on poor, i:
poverished people. Failure of t
legislature to adopt other meth
ods of school relief, including tax
es on intangibles on incomes and
on corporations was stressed by
the dissenting members ot the
senate.
Governor Attacked
By Bill's Opponents . )
Governor Julius L. Meier came
in for bitter attack by the oppo-' '
sitlon. Senator William Strayer J
called the governor a ''poor,
scrawny scrub, who roosts in the
corner room here, who never
gives up a purpose no matter bow,
rotten it may be.
"Anything to let this parasite .
win success that is his , idea,". ,
Strayer cried as a packed gallery -in
which sat the governor's wife,
listened -intently. V
"It hij heart beat only once a -month,
the poor people would be:
much better off,' Strayer answer
ed. His bitter-attack was Imme- , .
diately 'Interpreted' by: friends of'
Strayer as indicating it was like-1
ly the. Baker senator, a -staunch
democrat, would himself seek the
oTrnnrtiln In list, and If not. '1 ' '.
would lead hif party la an at- j i
tempt to unseat Meier should the - J .
latter, run.- Strayer! spoke for 15
minutes and spent much of - his" ' ..
time In attacking, Meier. V'"--lt ;vi
'The gallery listening to the de- . ' j. ;
bate was the largest yet to attend- j -t "
a gathering of this- special session. V"
So great was tlieJam,"doorkeep- ;
era were forced to lock the senate V r T
doors .and to admit-no persons-', U
while the . debate progressed. In " ;
the senate audience sat numerous ' C '
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