Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1935)
Oratory Rages for Two and ' Half Hours but Vote is 41 -19 for Knox Law ,,, ( Continued from pa j I -"This act applies to ' Multno mah county. It la wet. It hat al ways been wet. Right now- tne commission la tiring asency per mits in Portland where one can order by telephone and hare li quor sent oyer. The only change la this act Is that it permits sale by the drink. i "The city of Portland has any number of speakeasies. Pre been to these speakeasies; a lot of members ot this house hare been there, too," Latourette said. He proceeded to name the speakeas ies he knew were operating, with S 0-foot bars and with a number, of barkeepers. "We need revenue; why hot le galize these exclusive1 clubs and get the money? Why should they be allowed to run a bar and sell over the counter? Why not legal ize something we already have? "I have a daughter; I don't want her to go to these speakeas ies or to hotel bedrooms to take the liquor. The Knox law says you hare to buy a bottle; you can't buy a small glass. The pres ent bar is in the home and is in the kitchen.'' Latourette said he wanted to see liquor sold in a decent, re spectable hotel or restaurant where the public- could see what was -going on. II produced a letter from George Sammis, former liquor ad ministrator in Oregon, who said he thought sale of liquor by the glass in regulated hotels was feasible under the Knox act. Sam mis said ousting of speakeasies in Portland bad proved Impossible as long as citizens wanted liquor sold by the glass. "The Knox law is a rich man's law," Latourette shouted. "We have clubs all over the state of Oregon and my opponents know that members can go to these clubs and get a drink. The only way a working man can drink is by the bottle." Knox Law Working Satisfactorily, Held The. Knox law is working well," Mrs. Honeyman declared in beginning the argument against Latourette's proposal. "Other states are not compara ble to Oregon. I think I know the sentiment of the state; it is dry, even in Multnomah county. The people roted out prohibition with the distinct understanding that there would be an adequate con trol law and no return of the sa loon. - "This p r o p o s ed amendment knocks all the props from under the Knox act. This makes possi ble the public and open sale of li quor in the state. The term "sales agents" has been used to avoid any question of unconstitutional ity; the bill is really favored by hotels and restaurants. Yet if the commission falls to create other sale agents It creates a mono poly; Lt "other agents" is not limited to restaurants and hotels, it means pool halls, drug stores, grocery stores," she said. "It is all right to say that we don't want a bar in every state where public sale is approved, we have bars. In the states where sale ' is permitted, the speakeasy Is still flourishing. If the state cannot control the speakeasy bow, how can it control the open and legal sale of liquor?" The sale of liquor for people to consume in their rooms would go on with sale by the drinks in the dining room, Mrs. Honeyman contended. "The real question before us is this: do we or do we not want the Knox act." Mrs. Honeyman continued. "If we adopt this amendment we might as well give up the Knox act, accept the li cense from the sellers ot liquor and the tx on liquor." Scofflaw Solons Attacked by Oleen . Representative Wallace said support. of the bill of Latourette was a good, common-sense action. "I have listened to a tale ot law violation." shouted Repre sentative Oleen. "Even the mem bers ot this legislature have ad mitted they patronize these ille gal agencies. Can yon beat the bratenness of these men: Lord help us if this la the kind of leg islatora we have." "The great big wolf In the special session of 1933 only mus tered IX Totes when It came time to rote on permitting the sale of liquor by the drink, Oleen aver red. "If there are speakeasies existing In Multnomah county, tt Is because someone gets a drag from these Joints. It's time you had a housecleanlng In Multno mah county. : We don't have to legislate here" today to. provide a place for your daughter to go downtown and get drunk, declared Representative Height, "What an appeal! If tsvae a vtWAltf Kf 4tftf T eYrWltA Aw. en this thing wide up. The balV$ ance ot powecin this state la rery thin. Take the most conservative estimate yon can' make, and you find the state la 40 per cent dry and ffe per cent wet." It would take only a little twine to make your beer- brewery stock 'worth only ten cents on the dollar. I am ui oest menu we uquor in terests have here today. Just as sure as yon depart from the Knox law, you'll get prohibition." Prohibition Return v- ,s -s ; Feared by Haight . ' t; - - "Booze is an outlaw," said Haight. - "It exists only by. the tolerance of the state. Its rights can be withdrawn at any time. It will be Just as soon as yon pur sue the line in which you are go Legislative Calendar '-Tuesday, February 10 House: House bills on final pas sage: ( 44, 149, 204, 287, 873, 841, 880. .- Special orders J 11 mjtu Reports on House Bills 830, 225, 272, 242. -; ..- .,: 8:30 p.m. Report on House BUI 207. ; Senate: : . . Senate bills on final pas sage: 257, 272, 81, 9, 208, 238. 02. .,. , 3 ' House bills on final pas sage: 800, 105. . Special order: - 2:30 pan. Reports on Senate Bills 85, 147, 148. ing. I'm not a-golng jto support any changes in the Knox law; a law which isn't dry behind the ears. Hero you are wanting to repeal this law because the vora cious interests want to break lt down. The' truth is not in booze: it's a liar now and always will be." i " 1 "I'm opposed to the open sa loon and unless this state through its liquor commission finds some way to eradicate ine speaaeasy. I will again line up witn prohibitionists to drive the liquor traffic from the length ana breadth of its borders" declared Representative Erwln, Multno mah. "Throughout the length and breadth ot Multnomah county speakeasies flourish where boys and girls can drink, j "The Knox law has been a dis mal failure," Erwln continued. "Let's not permit drinking to con tinue in hotel drinking rooms where the last drop in the bottle is drained. Let's go into the dining room where respectable people gather to do our drinking." Representative Hannah Martin denied that the majority of wom en drank. "I feel sorry for the father who has to plead for pro tection for his daughter who wants to drink. Yet we cannotrepeal this "cocktail bill" in two years if we pass It now; there is too strong a lobby tor this class of aloon." Mrs. .Martin said that the state was promised that the saloon would not be returned and criti cized the proponents ot the La tourette act for violating this promise. "The promises of the saloon crowd have never been: kept," she declared. "These liquor men would sell their own souls for the dollars they can make from liquor." She criticized the "cocktail amend ment" as aimed as one county and said it was unwise for a law to be enacted which concerned only one district. "The cocktail amendment will be a camel pushing its nose into the tent of everyj county in the state," she asserted- Hop Growers Oppose Amendment, Stated She declared that the hopgrow- ers' association of the Willamette valley was vigorously opposed to changes in the Knox act. "If the speakeasies are operat ing without a license and you can not close them, how are you going to close them when they are oper ating with a license?' queried Representative Fatland. He cited the statement of A. K. McMahan, chairman of the state liquor com mission, who called the "cocktail amendment" a "hot potato." The "cocktail proposal'' Is a measure to bring back the saloon and it must be determined by the entire state. Representative Angell averred. "This is not an economic measure, ft is a moral question." he added. He cited the statements of Smith and Roosevelt in advocating repeal.when the two declared they would not favor in any degree the return of the open saloon. "It you are opposed to the open saloon, don't force it upon Mult nomah county," said Angell. "Why is this bill drawn in this; ingenious way as though It only affected counties of over 100,000?" "Under this amendment liquor can be legally served In every bed room in every hotel ini Portlan'd." Angel said. "This bill would open conditions as bad as the Conditions in the old days when there was a saloon on every corner. : "One reason open violation of the law Is going on is because men who know ot the law's violation are not going to law officers and seeking from them their help in eradicating the evil," Angell said. "What method are these men to use It the cocktail use ot drinks is permitted in hotel dining rooms to drive out the speakeasies? Would Add to Police V Problem Say Fahrer .Saloons will come under this present amendment if , we adopt it,? said Representative Leach. "I remember the saloons ot the pre-prohJbition days.; -These sa loons brought misery to the work ing man and his family. - The re mark has been made that it is a terrible thing to f see one's daughter go Into a speakeasy: wosia lar rather have a daughter of mine go into a speakeasy than into a room of a hotel to do her drinking." . "I have been accused ot break ing my word ot honor in not sup porting this measure Which Rep resentative) Latourette seeks,1 said Representative Fuhrer. I call . your attention to the : tact that this bill does not mention otels and 1 restaurants. As a ember of the police committee of the Salem city council I dis like to put the additional burden on the enforcement ot the Knox act which this - measure necessi tates." V 5! ' - Representative Bolvin of Klam ath Falls closed the debate for the minority report. . ' "I tail to see any monster -or , LAST DAY I CLAUDETTE COLBERT - "CLEOPATRA STRINGER PUlfl fflaylp People's Past Opposition to Extra Official is Cited in Debate . A legislative proposal for a lien-tenant-governor in Oregon died again yesterday in the senate when that body voted against Senator Stringer's resolution providing for the election of such an officer, IS to 13. The resolution came before the senate on an adverse commit tee report. Stringer contended that a lieutenant-governor, elected by the people, was necessary in Oregon it a "government, of, by and tor the people" was to be maintained. Under the Strlnrer resolntlan the lieutenant-governor would re ceive 310 a day while presiding over the senate, and the eover- nor's salary while acting in an ex ecutive capacity. Provision was made for referring the resolution to the voters at the next special or general election. Snator Duncan attacked the resolution on the rro'and that lt already had been defeated by the voters on lour occasions. "There has been nothing to show that the voters have reversed their opinion on this legislation." Duncan con tinued. "The lieutenant-governor merely would be a tail to the gov ernor's kite which would pot be conducive of good legislation.' Unrepresentative, Claim Senator CarneY declared that under the nresent system the nrea- ident of the. senate was elected by a majority of 30 persons and not by the voters at larre. Senator Zimmerman also favored the res olution. "I always have been oDoosed to the election of a lieutenant-governor and have had no reason to change my mind.'' Senator Strav- er said. "The Oregon senate should Control tth nwn nrrtntdHn. m-nA not be ruled by a figurehead. This resolution not only creates a new office but opens the door for a large salary in the future." BID IS RECEIVED (Continued from par 1) the city limits. The matter was re ferred to the city attorney, who. stated JZO originally had been set aside to pay taxes on the property pending completion of purchase arrangements. Fred Anunsen Put On Planning Board Fred Anunsen was announced by Mayor Kuhh as a new member of the planning and soning com mission to succeed David Pugh, who had resigned. A petition bv the Grant school p a r e n t-teacher association tor painting of safety lanes in the vi cinity of the school was referred to the street committee. The same committee was authorized to lay similar lanes across streets lead ing to the Jason Lee Methodist church. The council referred to its at. torney a bill by Alderman Wil liams, defense attorney, for court costs incurred by William Backe in appealing his drunken driving conviction to the circuit court, where the municipal court verdict was reversed. County Unit Bill Faces Final Vote "The county unit school bill H. B. 4 and one of Governor Martin's measures comes out to day from committee in th senate with a majority report that the measure do not pass. -Only two senators have agreed t-r the mi nority report calling for passage ot the measure. A third report which provided, for passage of the measure, provided It was re ferred to all counties in the state. irrespective of whether or not they now have the county unit system, failed to materialize yes terday. Senator Hailett, chairman of the committee In the senate where the bill has been for the last fortnight, will speak, for the minority report. big bad wolf in the proposal that Uquor be sold by the drink, Bot- yln. declared. "One thing prohibi tion should have taught us: yon cannot legislate decency and mor ality by law. We are here to rep resent the majority ot the people ot this state who did not want the prohibition .system continued In Oregon." -;.;:-v ow.YnocU LAST TIMES TODAY Wednesday and Twnrsday v Warner Baxter " "HELL TS THE HEAVENS" MOST FAVORABLE THE legislature was too en grossed la its affairs yes . terday to pay much atten tion to the gold clause deci sion of the United States su preme court. A few of the legal members ot the two houses sagely nodded their heads, when asked for comments, and declared the decision was just what they expected. Senators identified as "left wingers" were uniformly pleased with the decision which they said proved that "Wall Street" did not rule the court. One su preme court Justice said he had expected such a verdict from the nation's highest tribunal since the federal constitution has no provision restraining the federal government from violating contracts. Bits: Os West is back at the statehouse this week after a lay off due to illness. . . credit Roy Myers for much of the work done on the third house program. . . ex-Governor Meier's "addition" to his executive offices has been the theme song of three takeoff pro grams. . . there was much talk of trades before the vote on the cocktail amendment, but the vote failed to show that many deals had gone through. . . the small loan lobby is well satisfied that no serious interference with that business will come from this ses sion. . . the grange leadership has decided to work for the Ickes utility bills and not to introduce any utility measure ot its own. . . proponents ot the free-bridge bill for the coast highway would like to get eastern Oregon votes by promising to support the Snyder resolution calling for completion by the highway commission of all roads put on the 1917 state map and as yet uncompleted. . . Bar- nett Goldstein whose legal servi ces for the state corporation com missioner brought him between 118.000 and $50,000 depending on whose version of the payment is told, came down to the dome district yesterday and had a good time. . . Goldstein threw away a sizeable portion ot his shekels (Continued troa PI 1) by the supreme court decision since in indicated to them that the gold bloc countries' currencies will not be affected. BERLIN Reichsbank officials took cognizance of the ruling in a special meeting. BUENOS AIRES The indebt edness ot South American nations to American interests were greatly reduced in terms of their own cur rencies by the gold clause abroga tion, now confirmed. MONTREAL The Montreal stock exchange reacted with rising prices. ROME Italy welcomed the rul ing with relief, since government and private firms have been pay ing their dollar debts in devalued American money. GENEVA League experts saw no danger of disruption in the monetary situation to follow the decision. Liquor Profits Data Requested Of Commission As accurate estimate of state profits In liquor for the next blennium as the liquor commis sion can provide, was requested yesterday by Governor Martin In a formal' letter to the commis sion. In sending the letter. Gov ernor Martin said he needed the estimate In making his plans for relief appropriations in the state In 1936 and 1933. ; Informal estimates of the com GOLD DECISION IS HfllLEO GENE1LY pp& Who oDWa " r 1 last fall when he made an inde pendent race for district attorney in Portland. . ... Socially, the 88th session has been memorable. More teas, more receptions and more din ners have been given through out Salem than for many years heretofore. One reason is the . feeling of better times; in the depths of depression it was not quite the thins to splurge with a large party. Another cause is the fact that - Governor and Sirs. Martin are full-fledged residents ot Salem which helps create the atmosphere of - m state capital society. When the Martins entertain, incidentally, they are quite formal; several servants, a march front ' the drawing room to the dining room and wines between the courses. V One by one the republican mem bers from, Multnomah in the '33 house have drifted back to the session. From conversations one gains their hope springs eternal. If Roosevelt weakens, they'll be back in 1937; if not, in another blennium. Lowell Paget has not forgotten his ambitions to be speaker. He will keep up his con tacts through the republican or ganizations and bide his time, convinced that Multnomah coun ty's democratic surge is a transit ory affair. George Joseph drifts down from Portland occasionally bnt disavows all political ambi tions. After the death of his father the rabid Joseph men talked of young George as a logical state senator or a rep resentative in congress. Truth is that the son is less interest ed in the public show than his father and conversely is more Interested in tending to the day-to-day business of running a law office in Portland. As a member of the' firm of Joseph, Haney and Yeatch he has all the work he wants and as for political future it can bud in the years to come, if it bads at an. mission heretofore given have held that the state could expect from 31,500,000 to 13,500.000 a year for 1935 and 1933 from net returns from liquor sales and taxes. Bills Affecting Banks and Bond Dealers Passed A series of four bills affecting the operation of banks in the state of Oregon were approved by the senate yesterday. All of these bills were suggested by the state superintendent of banks and had received the approval of the Ore gon -State Banking association. Another bill, by Dickson, would make it incumbent upon agents of certain dealers and brokers to post a bond of $5000. Dickson said this measure would go a long way toward eliminating fly-by-night securities salesmen in this state. Fendley Collins, wrestling coach r.t Michigan State, will not do much work with this year's team. He has been confined to a hospital for three months with a spinal injury. EQUAL ClLLEffiS VOTED Prosecution and Defense to Have Same Number in . Criminal Cases ; P Peremptory challenges In cri minal , cases would be equalized between the prosecution and the defense . under House Bill , 338 which passed the lower assembly Monday. In capital offense trials, challenges allowed the defendant would be reduced from 13 to nine and challenges allowed the state would be Increased from six to nine. - In eases not involving a capital offense, the state's chal lenges would be Increased from three to six to equal the number now allowed the defendant. Equalization ot the number of peremptory challenges was advo cated by the 1933 state interim committee on the improvement in legal procedure in Oregon. Only 11 house members voted against the change.: Representative Alber. Multno mah, said .the equalization of challenges was one change need ed to provide for fairer enforce ment of criminal laws. Representative Boirln, Klam ath, opposed "making a change in a law which has stood for a score of years. He said the -unbalance of challenges In existing statues was needed to give full consideration to the legal pre sumption of Innocence which af fects aU trials. "Courts are now a laughing stock and our system of Jurispru dence is in danger of breaking down," emphasized Representa tive Hamilton, Jackson, in urging that the bill pass. Representative Angell, Multno mah, said there was much more likelihood new that the guilty go free than that the Innocent be convicted. "There is nothing un fair here to the man who is ac cused of a crime," he haid. "We ought to bring our laws up to date." - FILES FIRST VETO As predicted last weekend. Gov ernor Charles H. Martin yesterday vetoed his first measure Senate Bill 130 by Goss, which provided for the issuance ot bonds by coun ties to take the place ot outstand ing warrants. In his veto message. Governor Martin declared the veto was ne cessitated by the unconstitution ality of the proposed law. The governor said Article XI, Section 10 of the state constitu tion, stopped a county from issu ing bonds save to. repel invasion or to build or maintain permanent roads in the county, and then only by vote of the people. The proposed issuance of bonds would be without popular vote, the governor said. It would also con flict with another section of the constitution since the Issuance of the bonds would exceed the debt limits allowed counties. ASK MILITARY BASE The senate Monday afternoon approved a house memorial by Representative Carter urging con gress to enact legislation provid ing for the establishment ot a military base in the state of Ore gon. Senator Franciscovich spoke in favor of the memorial. GOBI I T 111 1 The Cad Board . . . see VI GRAND - ! Today - Warner Baxter la . Broadway . Bill". i . : ; ' ELSINOBE Today O Mar lea Dickens' , ."Darld Copperaeld with 35 stars. -Thursday "The President - Vanishes" with all star " cast, and "The First Year " with the Dlonne Quintup- lets". CAPITOL Today Double bill, James . Cagney in "The St. Louis Kid" and Stuart Erwln in "Dude Ranch". Thursday D o u b 1 : bill, Douglas Fairbanks, sr.. in "The Private Life of Don Juan" and Richard Arlen in "Gun Smoke". HOLLYWOOD Today First run, "The First World War". Wednesday "Hell In he ' Heareua' with Warner Baxter. Friday "Neath Arisona Skies" with John Wayne. . STATE Today Claudette Colbert in "Cleopatra". Wednesday D o u b 1 e bill, Ann Harding In "The Fountain" plus "Ladies Must Lore" with June Knight Friday only "Great Expect ations" with Henry HulL Saturday only W. C Fields in "xou're Temng Me". Oppenheimer is Initial Nominee For Head of Bar The first nomination for gover nor of the Oregon Bar associa tion under an act of the 1935 legislature was filed with the clerk of the state supreme court here today. Eugene K. Oppenheimer ot Portland was placed In nomina tion by a petition signed by 13 attorneys from the third congre gational district -The new law directs that three governors shall be elected from each congressional district and nominations are made upon peti tions from attorneys. The first election for 'the governors will take place within SO to 90 days after the law becomes effective. . This will be sometime in Au gust . uiii a tt Big Laugh. and Action Show James Cagney in "ST. LOUIS K KID" J DOORS I vv- Vm PEN 6:45 Naaa up-to-the-minute serial novel ... of the prob lems we all must face today M 11 ' J V VA Money mora money the. need which drrres modern men end women to danXerooa tjxperuoenis with life, YouH want to read this tripping serial , f rfctorv it piwee&ti of bCnd atoeltcnarket peeotatioa iffictt tor affalri vv. tcppll&i foftunee hoi also tor its breath-taJon dram and rhrillfnf romance. Begins TEuti COMPULSORY FEES urn BY USE Only 11 Votes Oppose When Student Activity Bill Baliotted Upon Payment of tire dollars per term by all students fcr student body activities at the University of Oregon and Oregon State col lege was approved Monday by the house when it Toted, with only 11 members dissenting, to approve Senate BIH 204 already through the upper house. The measure would overcome an attorney-general's opinion last, year that the payment of the 36 a term fee for student body ac tivities was optional on the part of students at the schools. - Representative Norblad. Clat sop, said the bill would work an undue hardship on poor stu dents. Representative Angell, Multno mah, countered with -the argu ment that only a handful of students opposed making fees compulsory for student associa tion activities. Angell said he was limited in finances when he went to the university but would nevertheless not consider the mandatory fee unreasonable. Speeaker Cooter took the floor to decelare that the compulsory 6 fee was the best way to as sure all students that they would have a part in the extra-curricular activities of the schools. Representative Norton, Mult nomah, proposed that the matter of compulsory fees be left to stu dent body majority vote, but off ered no amendments to the bfJL Last week a group of students from Eugene appeared before the house education committee to ask that the bill do not pass. Head ing the group was Richard Neu berger who led the fight at Eugene. against compulsory fees. Representative Magrader, Clatsop-Columbia, said the delegation had not changed the views of the committee. She contended the fees for student activities were the best Investment made by stu dents attending the university. WOULD RECONSIDER Senator Aitkea of Multnomah county late Monday afternoon served notice that he would ask reconsideration ot the vote by which senate Joint resolution No. 2, providing tor the election of a lieutenant-governor, was Indef initely postponed in the senate. Altken voted against the resolu tion. Seats 15C ana w EmU py "Dade Elanch" .1 1 SI jj JackOakle j P Stuart Erwin By Charles Grant X day . . . daily n N
