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PRESIDENT : DELIVERS: HIS MESSAGE
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Battleground; Salary 5.
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Y nignway - ouaru oiiu di iuyc
. Program Also Attract
Statewide Notice
By SHELDON P. SACKETT
The sUte liigaway department,
with Ita receipt of PWA approTal
of. th9 flTe-brldge program, for the
Oregon coast highway, And the
p u b 1 1 e utilities department ad
ministered by 4 o n g h t y 'C. M.
Thomas,' commanded dominant at
1 tention daring the week at the
L-iL tention daring
. statehonse.
The highway department int er
preted, the favorable word on the
bridgee u mere than a temporary
work relief program.; Its en
gineers saw in the bridges .com
pletion of the great Roosevelt,
now Oregon. Coast road, which
has been in the process ' of con-
struction for a decade. v
Ur Thomas with his salary re-
t dnction orders for light, jtas and
' telephone ntlllties, ' secured not
t" "only front-page attention in :the
' "vute: his orders were flashed
along the wires to eastern tinan-
cial centers which have been Jit
tery for months over the state of
utilities in the nation. '
' It was confidently - expected,
even by Thomas, that his dictum
. demanding salary cats as high as
SO per cent on? utility operatives',
4 salaries, as well as- his- banisb-
ment- of holding company fees
from. 113 4 utility, budgets rn Ore-
"k- gou,- would be promptly challeng
y ed in the courts by the companies.
Important Point
i' Is at Issue Here
There is a rital point at issue.
tj it tbe utilities commissioner nn-
der the 19JJ utility "enactment of
the ' state legislature, can border
bad sets reduced as he sees fit.
he ls'a"csar of utilities in the
true meaning of the moniker. He
is now grren power to set valua
tions and- to fix rates; to fix
salaries "and strike out proposed
operating costs is "to .carry, his
dictatorship forward by two , im
portant steps. W .
It is known by Mr. Thomas as
well as by the utilities .that all
the slashes of; last 'week, insofar
as they affected out-of-state pay
ments, are purely gestures. For
example: Mr; Thomas reduced the
salary of President Pillsbury of
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company from $54,000 to
$21,000. Only a small fraction of
this salary is assessable to , the
company's Oregon . operations and
It is only over Oregon's; budget
t h a t . Thomas ' has control. His
arbitrary redaction of the entire
salary received : by Pillsbury was
only for - purposes of adjudging
the ratio of the cut equitable on
Pillsbury' Oregon compensation
and perhaps to eerre as a guide
to the California and Washington
utilities commissioners, if tbev
-p'f'- , should see fit to follow the Ore-
- 4 gon lead la salary slashing. . :
V The- utilities Immediately went
"-to court with, their protest, con
l.V1 tending Thomas aot alone has no
' ' power; over their out-of-state sal
aries but" that 1 he; cannot slash
their Oregon management sched
ules. Thomas himself is not eer
Uln that the 1933 code gives bin
this, power and ? will welcome
court Interpretation. , .
Itlltics Apparent
In Thomas Order
The politics of bin orders is ap
parent. The pnhlie presumably Js
against, high - salaries these . days
and especially high': utility salar
ies although it 4s .a question if
one views the salary scales In the
light of responsibility. If utility
ma gnates in the state are over
paid. But' any attempt to forte by
ft pf0- court order i the continuance of
v, these salaries put the utilities
' ' on the defensive and Thomas on
' '." the offensive a-position be likes.
He becomes the gallant crusader
for the public; it the courts sus
tain hlmii splendid. If they fall
to do so,- Thomas on the stamp
this spring can blame the 1S33
legislaturo Tor ineptitude in draw
ing 'his requested, legislation and
plead for - a popular plebiscite
whichwill force the next session
to ; give Thomas ; the power he
craves. C 4 i'VA;
. - The tit e tax commission is
busy preparing to administer the
new tax on 1 9 3 3 Incomes. It an
ticipates taxpayers to rise from
20.000 to 60,000 and "it antici
pates uni recedented howls from
the payers of the 1 tax. For this
year, Oregon has . an . income - tax
schedule eflectlve on eaca 1100
earned over 1 800 by a single man
and over $1500 for. a married
man. And the minimum rats; Is
two per cent,' Increasing one per
cent for each thousand dollars
until seven ;per cent is reached.
No state In the Union has so stiff
fi . w- a schedule" on the small Income
J - taxpayer and when the latter eon-
nanclal great were able'to'gTold
every cent of Income tax the last
three years, the little taxpayer is
going to-be . most unhappy and
Tocal when he pungles up hi $10'
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Tendered aa enthusiastic reception at the bands of congress such' as few recent presidents have been
accorded. President Roosevelt la shown as be addressed both bouses of congress In Joint assembly in
the house of representatives. He was the first president slice Harding; to deliver his message la
person. Back of the president, front the left, art Vice-President John N. Garner and Speaker of the
, ' House Henry T. Ralney; front, seated, James Roosevelt who assisted his father to the rostrum. Photo
, by International Illustrated News, was taken just as the president: said "We have planted good aeed.
The Washington
; Spotlight "
(By the Associated Press)
Speaker Rainey left a White
House conference with word that
the house would keep "absolutely
within'! the Roosevelt budget
Earle Bailie. New York banker,-
resigned as special assistant
to. Secretary Morgenthau of the
treasury.
; The public works administration-allotted
158,250,000 to pro
jects in 41 states.
Federal reserve authorities said
federal reserve gold' couldn't be
commandeered by the treasury
without an act of congress.
Silencing of radio stations
which broadcast hard liquor ad
vertising was forecast.
. The senate agriculture committee-approved
a bill authorizing
$100,000,000 for farm crop loans
in 1934.
Thomas Refuses
To Comment on
Telephone Suit
Charles M. Thomas, state utili
ties commissioner, Saturday , re
fused to comment on the suit, fil
ed In the federal court lfl Port
land yesterday to determine whe
ther he was authority to order
redactions in the salaries of offi
cials of the Pacific. Telephone and
Telegraph company and eliminate
other budgetary items.
' This is an action that should
be tried in the courts and not
in the newspapers, Thomas de
clared. -
r HTJIX DISINTEGRATES
THE DALLES, Jan. C ( Ap
parently satisfied with -the devas
tation it wrought, (be .Columbia
river current deposited a consid
erable portion of the battered river
steamer.Hercules on a sand-bar In
40 feet of water at Rowena, it was
reported: here tonight. ; ,
' Rowena Is : three miles downstream-from
the submerged reef
which tore a hole ia the boat's
hull and sank' It.' Other portions
of the 'craft were found on the
beach ati'Lyle. - f "! '; .
Hopes of salvaging the Hercules
were abandoned - when the' seeth
ing current thunderously hurled
the steamer from? the ledge on
which, she grounded after - sink
ing. All members of the crew
reached shore safdx In- a - hasty
departure when the boat tank,
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; PROGRAM EXTEXSIVH v
BEND, Jan. f. fl3 Investiga
tion of the Benham falls reservoir
site as a possible location for a
200,900 acre feet Central Oregon
irrigation dam will be made tinder
a 150,600 public -works admini
stration allotment. Robert W. Saw
yer, president of the Oregon recla
mation congress, said-he was ad
vised today by Senator Frederick
Steiwer. fv;i?-i .AMji:jt ; : . ,
; Governor Julias Ik Meier Joined
with Oregon's congressional, dele
tion ltt applying ' for the survey
funds. n..t 3-r-fr t,-" l ;
f Sawyer, also chairman of the
Deschutes project association, ex
pressed confidence the Investiga
tion would result in a favorable
report The i impounded water
would be a supplemental supply
for existing projects and also for
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6RRNTED TO STATE
Deschutes Storage Studies,
Gold HiiL Project are :
Othersln Oregon
WASHINGTON, Jan. . (ft
Confirming an - announcement by
Senator Steiwer (R-Ore) the pub
lic works administration allotted
$5,103,000 today as ' a loan and
grant for construction of tire
highway bridges along the coast
of Oregon.
Ending weeks of suspense, the
public works administration as
sured Oregon and the entire Pa
cific coast of a modern seavlew
highway the length of -the coast
and gave the state funds to put
880 men to work within a month
and Keep, them busy for a year
and a half to two years.
Listed in the three dockets, the
funds were allocated as follows:
$711,000 for. the structure across
Alsea bay; $4,384,050 for the
spans across Coos Bay, north of
Marshfield, and Yaquina Bay, in
Lincoln county, west of Toledo;
$1,008,000 for two low level brid
ges over the Siuslaw and Umpqua
rivers.
Specifications for the Alsea
bridge call for a reinforced con
crete span to. replace existing
ferry service. In each case the
PWA gave 30 per cent of the cost
of labor and material as a grant
from the federal government, the
remainder being loans secured by
4 per cent general obligation
bonds. . , v;
Announcement . of these L allot
ments has been expected by mem
bers of the Oregon' congressional
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Steamer is Total Loss
Storage Study Allowed
l Knox Law Held Violated'
- Adequate Locks, -Demand
watering of north unit lands la the
Madras country.- - - , i
i The news from Washington to
day was considered the. most en
couraging word from federal
sources since the move to con
struct a huge reservoir at Benham
falls 'was started about-20 years
ago,; i !"; ;- .; . j :
: FIRST CASS IS FILED : ,
-: BEND, Jan. C. Oft - Gordon
Morrison , of Spokane, Wash., the
nrst person to be prosecuted an
der Oregon's new liquor law. was
fined $150 when he pleaded guilty
to iiiegai transportation of liquor,
in cireuit court here today.
e was arrestee near sena on
The f Dalies - California highway
with 125 gallons of alcohol In hi
ear, police said. Under the state
law r the Oregon liquor eontrol
commission has a monopoly, on
hard! llauor 'lmports.'except for
smalt quantities for personal use.
IDiBtrlct .Attorney. BCV BoyUn
conferred with Attorney General
I. H., Van Winkle of Salem before
fning the charge. Boylan Mid Van
Winkle told him It was the first
case prosecuted under the so-called
Knox liquor law. -' -
'I FATtLET hlPORTtxro
i PORTLAND, Jaa. I, (AV-Ade-
quaia sniptocas lor in projected
Bonneville: dam In the Columbia
river were urged today by. Ore
gon's county democrat executives
to preclude a "monument of ina
bility to the democratic party."
Their ijeommunlcation. was ad
dressed to James A.' Parley, ask
lag him to go directly to President
Roosevelt and warn him. that hit
visions and purposes for the great
Columbia river are not In this in
stance taking concrete form.-"'
BRIDGE FUrJDS HR
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World News at
a Glance
(By the Associated Press)
Domestic:
McALESTER, Okie. Wilbur
Underbill, desperado, dies of
wounds.
CHICAGO "Handsome Jack
Klutas, kidnap band leader, shot
to death In police trap.
WASHINGTON Senatorial ob
jections . to Secretary Morgen
thau s confirmation removed.
NEW YORK Senator Borah
lauds Governor Lehman for deny
ing Mayor LaGuardla dictatorial
power; mayor may seek com
promise
NEW YORK Three police of
ficers suspended on charge of ac
cepting money from cafe owners
seeking liquor licenses.
POLSOM PRISON, Calif.
Warren K. Billings, convicted in
Mooney case, denied parole.
PIGGOTT. Ark. Minister ac
quitted on charge of slaying aged
Janitor In church property dis
pute.
: Foreign:
LONDON Foreign secretary
believes' European peace depends
on settlement of Franco-German
arms controversy.
NANKING Government troops
reported ready to descend on Foo-
chow.- ; .
BERLIN ReichbUhop-desig
nate sets himself up as dictator
In Evangelical church dispute.
IN MURDER TRIAL
" . PIGGOTT, Arkv, Jan. 6. (JP)
A circuit court jury early tonight
speedily acquitted the Rer. Dale
S. Crowley, 34-year old Baptist
minister, in his trial for murder
In the slaying of J. W. MacMurdo,
Janitor, of the Jonesboro Baptist
tabernacle. In an outgrowth of, a
bitter : factional church - tight.
- Crowley pleaded self defense.
asserting he shot MacMurdo after
the 88-year-old Janitor had, re
fused to leave the tabernacle and
shot him. The Jury reached
verdict in three minutes. The trial
was transferred here on a change
of venue due to bitter feeling at
jonesboro.
AS soon as the verdict was read
Crowley and his pretty red-haired
wife shook hands with each juror,
Crowley, who had been recog
nised by the chancery court as le
gal pastor of the tabernacle only
two or three days before the slay
ing, teld newspapermen he still
was the pastor and would contin
ue his religious work there.
$27fi64 Payroll:
For Relief Work
fSets NefcRecord
A - payroll aggregating $2 7
Qf.i& and consisting of gotern
ment checks going to 1 14 men
and women was completed here
yesterday by Glenn C. Nlles. civil
works administrator. This is ' the
largest payroll made up here since
the CWA urogram beaan. v
! Nlles said ho had been ; dele
gated to handle carrolls hereafter
tor - federal projects- such as the
coast and geodetic survey and air
port , improYements. : The former
yesterday amounted to $1800 but
later.v when about 70 r mm
ployed, will be much larger, Niles
will nave charge of the coast and
geodetic; payroll for . the " entire
A i
Means Eight Millions to Be
Spent on Highways in .
Oregon, Declared
Allocation for Coast Spans
Greeted Jubilantly in
Department Here
The state of Oregon will par
take in its largest highway and
bridge construction year in . its
history in the next 11 months, R.
H. Baldock. state highway engi-
Seer, announoed yesterday folio w
lg advices from Washlngtoa, D.
C, that five-bridges for the Ore
gon Coast highway had been al
located by the public works ad
ministration.
Baldock estimated that $8,000,-
000 would be spent directly on
construction. In addition hund
reds of thousands of dollars will
be expended for road mainten
ance.
Of the $8,000,000, Baldock esti
mated IS. COO. 000 would zo for
roads with the bulk of the moneys
coming from the fs.ooo.ooo al
located the state by PWA last
summer. Of this amount only $1,
000,000 has actually been spent.
Fully half of the proposed roaa
work is now under contract with
work to start early this spring.
Baldock estimated that $2,560,
ooo of the bridge moneys would
be expended by the time the year
dosed with the rest to be used in
1935.
Word Received With
Rejoicing in Salem '
The word from Washington
that the five bridges had been
approved was received with re
joicing at the state highway de
partment. Both Baldock and' C. B.
McCullougn, state bridge engi
neer, said the work would see
iii. nmrAii rout hizhwav made
into the scenic and commercial
road which had long been dream
ed.
J. M. Devers, who wired the
ituhmii of PWA's action, will
stay in Washington this weeic to
tmn out details in the contract
to be entered into by the state
and the federal government, as
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Elderly Man
Killed When
Car Strikes
MMMSS
Dave Trester, elderly house
mover who lived at 1890 McCoy
avenue. Salem, was struck and
killed instantly by a roadster
driven by F. J. Poppe, S52 North
21st street, on the Facinc nign
wv 150 yards south of the Jen
nle LInd tavern, north of here.
at 11:80 o'clock last night. .
State police who checked on
the accident said Poppe was re
leased on his own recognizance
pending more thorough investi
gation. Skid tracks, they said, in
dicated Poppe had stopped 7Z
feet from the point where he ap
plied the brakes.
Poppe told state police and
Sheriff A. C Burk that Trester
was .walking southward on the
right edge of the pavement and
jumped toward the roadster, also
southbound, as Poppe swerved
Lawey in an attempt to avert strik
ing him.
Trester was at first only ten
tatively Identified by circuit court
papers on his person and by Sher
iff Burk, who believed he recog
nized him. Early today, however,'
authorities were certain of the
identity. ;
... Poppe bad been In Eckerlen'e
beer garden just before the ac
cident, the sheriff said ' he was
informed.' '
As far as authorities could
learn, Trester is survived only
by a sister,' Mrs. Dan Bright, 89S
North Capitol street.
KLIITIIS, BUM
LEADER. IS KILLED
CHICAGO, Jan. C. (p) Walter
Detrick, escaped convict, and one
ot the notorious John Dllllnger
gang ot outlaws, was identified to
night as one of the seven persons
arrested at the hideout where
Theodore "Handsome Jack" Klu
tas. kidnaper,-was slain by police.
: Klutas recently was named by
Pat- Roche, prtrate Investigator
and former; chief Investigator of
the state's attorney's police, aa
leader of the so-called f Collegiate
band of extortionists. - .
: Late today police received word
that Klutas, one time University
of Illinois student, could be found
la Bell wood. A squad was ruBhed
to the address with orders to shoot
to kill if necessary ' '
'Knowing; Klntas reputation, po
lice started into, the building with
drawn weapons. They: were met
with a burst of gunfire and bul
lets spat a police pistols jteiaited
in answer, fatally wounding the
man." - - - -
Taken Back to Oklahoma Penitentiary 'Shortly
Before He Succumbs; Tri-State Terror
: Has Long Record of Killings '. ,
McALESTER, Okla., Jan, JB. (AP) Lanky, lantern
jawed Wilbur UnderhilV one of the most-feared killers
among the southwest'sC desperadoes,-died in the state prison
utic. vs iwuguk vi uuucd wuuuu euiiexcu m u uxu.ixil .Willi
officers which' preceded his capture in Shawnee; Okla, a
week airo. - . v - ;-: - - :
He wab transferred only today o
from a Shawnee hospital to the
prison officials ; fearing that his
friends would attempt to f r e e
him. ';-.'. : -. .1;. '. . " '.'
Hit . by IS bullets, Underbill
clung to life until peritonitis set
in. His- stamina amazed physi
cians. ' '
TJnderhlll was known as the
tri-etate terrorT for his wanton
depredations in Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma.
Robbery was his forte and he
didn't hesitate to shoot a victim
who failed to raise his hands
quickly enough. :
On Christmas night, 1924. TJn
derhlll killed George Fee, an
Okmulgee youth; In a drug store
holdup there. .,
The following February in Pi-
cher, he shot land killed Earl
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Buttermilk and Skim Milk
Minimums are Set by
Board for State
PORTLAND, Jan . MV-Mini
mum prices for skim milk, and
buttermilk were; set by the Ore
gon milk eontrol board tonight for
Multnomah county, following ear
tier minimums ' announced for
whole milk and cream.
Production control will next be
considered, the board announced.
The board said it would "limit the
herds of producers to the number
they now own, and will admit milk
from new producers only as condi
tions' demand additional milk
There Is no great demand for ad
ditional milk now. We wish to
forestall any big rush Into the
market milk industry.
The board announced temporary
minimum prices for the Medford
district in southern Oregon late
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S
REGION PISSES 1
INDEPENDENCE. Jan. 6.
Special) Mrs. Sarah Caroline
Irvine, pioneer, who spent much
of her life in and near Salem, died
at the residence of her son -C. G.
Irvine here today. She was 84
years old. having been born in
Iowa, February 5, 1849. Sarah
Caroline Fisher : came to Oregon
when three years " old - with her
parents, traveling by ox-team.
On' January 12, 1870, she mar
ried Josephus Irvine, who came
across the country the same year,
though not in the same train, as
the Fisher family. To this union
were born four sons, two of whom
survive their mother.
1 She ; was a ' Member ot the
Methodist Episcopal church Or
der of Eastern Star and Rebekah
lodge. Her death: resulted from In
juries received December 8.. 1983,
when she was struck by an auto
mobile. ' r ; : ' - I
Surviving Mrs. Irvine are two
sons, C. O. and f C, W. Irvine- of
Independence; four" grandchil
dren, Robert and William Irvine,
Mrs. Loren Mort and Jean Ellen
Irvine all of Independence; three
sisters; Mrs. Emma Vibbert and
Mrs. Mary Wyant of Salem, Mrs.
Elma Ramp ot Brooks.
Services will be held from the
Keen ey. funeral home here, Mon
day, January S, at. 2 p. m. with
Rev. E. J. Aschenbrenner officiat
ing. Interment j will be in the
I. O O. I". cemetery.
CONTROL OF MILK
SUPPLY PROPOSED
IB OF
Farmers Union Votes its
Op position to. Sales Tax
BETHEL, Jan. .(Special)-
Against the sales tax and tor the
referendum was the sentiment of
the Marlon county Fanners Union
convention 'held at ML Angel to
day. A resolution expressing ap
proval ot the stand taken by the
state executive board of the or
ganization . against the ' sales- tax
was adopted-". H -! - -. '-,
The morning session was occu
pied, with reports from the locals
and? the" president's annual ad
dress. Miss Eustelle fianman and
Miss Clara Keber sang; a gToapot
daets accompanied 1 by Miss Drsla
Keber. -- !. ;3t-r,
"J-'Thefj women of ML' Angel local
served, lunch during the noon in-
i termlsslon. A the opening of the
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SE1GE SPOSUL
US FURTHERED
Hockley Gives Approval to
$260,000 Loan, $100,000
Grant for Job Here
A third milepost was passed by
Salem yesterday in its effort to
Obtain a sewage disposal plant
when C. C. Hockley, state PWA
engineer, announced that Salem's
application for S3S0,000 for such
a plant had been included in a
list of new projects forwarded
to the publie works administra
tion at Washington, D. C
Last July 21 the city voted a
maximum of 2475,000 in bonds
for this project. Subsequent esti
mated reduced the figure to f 31 o,-
000, of which the. federal govern
ment would allot $240,000 as
loan and SltO.OOO as a grant not
to be repaid.
The, city already has the . site
for the proposed plant, a If acre
tract on the river . road half a
mile north' of the city limits, ac
quired about two years ago.
- A letter acknowledging' receipt
at Washington, D. C, of latest
data sent from Salem regarding
the city's application for a ?960.
000 PWA loan tor purchase of the
water plant here has just been
received by City Attorney Kowitx.
The communication Indicates this
application and the previous one
for $1,500,000 for building a
mountain water system will have
new consideration together.
E
C. H. Ermete, who according
to advices received yesterday by
Sheriff A. C. Burk, is wanted by
Denver,) Colo., authorities on a
charge lot larceny by bailee, was
arrested here yesterday by state
and city police and held pending
receipt lot a telegraphic warrant
and details of the case. Elsie
Case, who was brought here from
Medford yesterday to face a
charge of uttering forged instru
ments, and claims to be Ermete's
wife, is wauted at Denver on the
same charge as Ermete, police
said. v '
Unable to post . $500 ball each
after pleading not guilty to bad
check charges in Justice court
yesterday, Mrs. . C. H. Ermete
alias Elsie Case, H. W. RIggle
and Mrs. Robert P. Hunt, were
returned to county JaiL Later
state police . received two more
checks the tria ls alleged to. have
forged. Five of these checks are
now held by officers, two from
a Pendleton bank, one from Sal
tan, Wash., one from Chehalis,
Wash.,4 and one from Indepen
dence. WaterSuitMay
BeFiledrMonday
Indications last night were that
attorneys tor the City ot Salem
would be ready Monday to tile
the complaint In circuit court In
stituting condemnation ' proceed
ings against the properties ot the
Oregon-Washington Water - Serv
ice company here, Cy Attorney
Chris J. Kowits T announced. The
city council last' Tuesday ' night
passed t the ordinance ' . declaring
the properties to be .condemned
and authorizing the proceedings.
afternoon session, the ML Angel
band under the direction of John
SUcaland rendered - concert.
Serving on the resolutions com
mittee were Ernest Werner, S.
Hamrick and D. E. Bllnston. On
the dairy committee wers S. B.
Torvendi. George E. 'Bahnsen and
R. J. Bernlng. The entire group
of county officers , was reelected.
7, .W.'Gilmour. reported for the
county1 executive committee. ;
;A. O. Rempel, Dallas; Ronald
Jones, n Brooks; y R W; . Hogg,
Greenwood;? Michael r Welnacht;
McKee; S. Hamrick. BetheU and
Frank . Hettwer, ML ' Angel, de
livered weH-recelved1 talks.
- The ' next convention will be
held : i with Sldney-Talbot local,
April v w.-
MEii CHARGED WITH
DENV
R CR ME HELD
CONTROL
Liquor Administrator Task"
Handed to Portland Man;
Will (tfijrinritj t Plarjifop; .
State Retail Stores .
Establishment of Office: in
Salenrrlinted, Contrary to
Previous' Word; Workers
Selected by Board
PORTLAND Jan. 6.
George L. Sammis, administrator
for the state liquor control com
mission, will tentatively outline a
system of Tstate retail bottle
houses and then call the commis
sion to discuss the plans with
them, Chairman George H. Mc
M or ran said; here tonight.
The commission culminated a
week of conferences here tonight
by naming Sammis liquor admin-
istrator and; announcing the fol
lowing administrative heads:
Aaron Holts ot Portland, or- .
ganiser; Arch J. Tourtellotte o! .
Portland, accounting system man
ager, and George Neuner of Port
land, formally confirmed as liquor
control commission attorney.
The proposal to have retailers
act as temporary agents until
state liquor stores could be plac
ed in operation was still under
consideration; McMorran told the
Associated Press.
He said l the commissioners
would discontinue their meetings
until called together by. Sammis,
probably late next week,
Slain Office to be
Where Law Prescribes
Commission members indicated
they would be content to establish
the main liquor office wherever
the law prescribed. However, for
a matter ot convenience, it was
indicated the commission might
continue to1 meet in Portland,
more centrally located for toe
members. . J I
Oregon's .first liquor adminis
trator has been engaged in busi
ness here for several years as
vice - president and manager of
the Sunset "Electric company.
He comes no this activity !
(administrator); highly recom
mended by many of the leading f
business interests in the comment
ity," said McMorran. He has .iv
ed in Portland 14 years, is an .
overseas veteran and was born in
Iowa. ')'''' ; i
Mr. Holts Is a recent depart-1
ment store i executive. Chairman
McMorran explained that Holti'
services; "were secured by the
state through the co-operation of
Kenneth Dawson of the States
Steamship company, who is ab
sorbing a part ot the expense that .
the state might have the benefit
of Mr. Holts' large business and
organization; background."
Tourtellotte- is a Portland ac
countant with -offices in the Pub
lic Service building -
George Neuner was back before
the commission today, smiling de
spite bandages from injuries In a
recent automobile accident. Neu
ner is wen-known In Oregon poli
tical circles.! He has served as a
I -state legislator, ' Douglas county .
prosecutor and later united States .
district attorney for Oregon.
CWS CUSSES ID
Possibility that registration' in -
several of the CWS classes open
ing tomorrow night at 7 o'clock at
Salem high i school would be so -
large as to force closing them to .
later applicants was - pointed out '
last night by T. T. Mackenzie, vo-i,
eatlonal education head who haa '
charge f of organization of : the
ftdolt school to prorlde work for
unemployed - teachers and further '
schooling tor interested 'adults
Already-the class ia mining which .
opened Friday gives promise" to,
outgrow Its quarters but registra
tions will be received through to-
morrow night's session. Registra
tions will be! taken eare of entire- :
ly during the class meetings.
Five per cent ot the funds al-;
lotted may be used tor supplies of i
a non permanent nature," Mac-:
kenzle learned yesterday. An at
tempt Is being made to aroid dap
Ucatlon of other courses offered ,
to adult through the contlaea-
tlon school or educationl organ-
The courses to be offered Mon
day night at . 7 o'clock include
shorthand: business English, coni-
J merclal art,' blueprint reading and
mathematics,' business arithmetic,
Ipubllc speaking...- '" " -
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