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Forcnsics Flare; Hand it to
Planning Board, Urged -by
Opposition
Effort to close the Columbia
river - to seine and trap fishing
-went down to defeat yesterday af
. ternoon In the house of represen
tatives, SI members voting against
Senate Bill 107, which would have
banned the gear from the river, if
the voters of Oregon approved the
legislature's action at the next
election The measure had previ
ously carried in the senate, 23
to. 7. ;. .-. ;!. .
Representative Norblad, aided
by Representatives Magmder and
Oleen, led the battle for the down
river gillnetters but they were un
able to overcome the opposition of
the upstate, agricultural interests
and the forensic attack on the
measure led by Representative
Angell, Multnomah.
' Let Planners Plan, Say
While opponents of the closing
bill eald through the committee
bearings that they thought the
matter was one for investigation
by the state planning board, pro
ponents of river closing said last
night they thought it would be
futile to ask this group to pass
on the measure.
If the hotly debated question is
to go before any board, it should
go to the department of fisheries
of the United States government,
downriver men contended.
Norblad opened the debate.
'The seiners complain this will
put them out of business," he
said. "Our answer, la this: Let the
seiners become gillnetters. The
proponents of this bill are fight
ing against a few money barons
who don't care if they destroy the
salmon industry."
The more fish taken from the
Columbia river, the more fish are
put back, contended Representa
tive Krier, The Dalles. Seine fish
ing does no harm to gillnetters or
to the number of fish in the river
because . the fish are restored
through hatcheries operating on
poundage fees, he said. Krler op
posed reference of the seine fish
ing controversy to the people of
the state, saying they were neith
er interested in the matter nor
competent to pass upon its merits.
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"The state planning board will
have ample time to go into this
matter of fishing," Representative
Graham declared. "The legislature
should proceed very carefully in
doing anything which interferes
with our fishing Industry, the
third largest In the state. It pro
vides work for 604 men in Clat
sop connty ifho were paid $181,
00 In one year for their fish.
Graham said Incidental outlay has
-brought the lower Columbia river
through the annual output for the
purchase and care of horses and
for materials used by the seiners.
"The banning of seines from
the Columbia means the develop
ment of the lower river," declared
Representative Magruder. "Lots
of money has been taken from our
district by the seiners and the
trappers: it hasn't gone back to
our baslo Interests; it has gone
to the big capitalistic Industries.
The gillnetters are real taxpayers;
they are people who have spent
their lives and their money to
build up the lower river. They will
carry on ' agricultural pursuits
when the fishing is gone."
Representative Angell, Multno
men, moved the Indefinitely post
ponment of the bill.
. "The only Question Involved
here is whether one group shall
be permitted to legislate the oth
er out of existence," Angell de
clared. ,"1 object to this legisla
ture, on the basis of insufficient
facts, cutting off a. large part of
the third Industry in the state."
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HOUSE members were still
debating last night over a
rnle of order presented in
the fish wheel controversy. The
bill came nn for consideration on
the question of final passage.
Representative Angell subsequent
ly moved that the measure be in
definitely postponed. Than the
previous question was moved and
carried. Was the question then in
order one of Indefinite postpone
ment or the main motion that the
bill pass? Speaker Cooter ruled
the latter was the case: Angell
annealed from the chair's deci
sion, then withdrew his appeal in
order to give Representative Nor
blad a chance to close. Opinion
among the majority of parliamen
tarians la that the Indefinite post
ponement motion should have
been put since It was the ques
tion before the house. Debate on
that motion, not the motion for
final passage, was closed by the
previous question.
More rabid antl-countr school
unit senators have the Idea that
nma trading? was done bv the ex
ecutive offices to put a fairorable
report on House Bin 4 inrougn
the upper house Wednesday.
There is nothing to confirm the
surmise. It has arisen due to the
faet that the opponents of the bill
thought they bad a sure majority
lined up to defeat it. Oddly
Angell read a telegram from the
department of fisheries of the na
tional government in which its su
pervisor denied that the depart
ment had recommended the abo
lition of fish seines from the
mouth of the Columbia river.
"Do not forget that there are
high-paid attorneys fighting for
the gillnetters," Angell warned.
"We have been told the rich sein
ers are lobbying against the meas
ure. The gillnetters have a?strong
organization up the river.''!
Angell urged the legislature to
refer the entire fishing controver
sy to the state planning board so
the latter can make an impartial
study of the proposal. "The fish
supply at the present time; Is not
being depleted. One method of
fishing is as fair as the other. We
shouldn't strike out a great phase
of the fishing business," Angell
concluded. '
"We want to obtain a perman
ent payroll in the lower Columbia
county when our timber is cut
out," Representative Oleen de
clared. "We want the gillnetters,
who have double the payroll of the
seiners .and do not get more than
half as many fish, to be helped."
Salmon Depletion Forecast
"I! we continue with seines and
traps, neither the gillnetters nor
the traps nor the seines will be
able to make a living within six
years; if that happens we will
have to close all streams to com
mercial fishing and we will have
to wait 10 or 15 years to get
enough fish to restore the indus
try." '
, Norblad closed the debate. He
said Senator Franclscovich and
the Norblad firm had no legal con
nections with the .gillnetters.
Rather they take business from
the seine Interests, Norblad said.
"The planning board scheme is
the biggest bunch of bunk I have
ever heard," said Representative
Norblad. "The board would take
the measure for two years and
then kick it out; it would come
right back here on the floor. We
have always wanted the federal
government to take over this mat
ter but the same Interests who
fight for seines and trans here
don't want the federal govern
ment controlling the river.
"The payroll which yoit hear
about goes to university students
and is scattered throughout the
state; the only steady payroll Is
that which goes to the few men
who work on the repairing of the
seines." i
Norblad said there was no ques
tion but fishing was dwindling on
the Columbia river. A large part
of the pack put out in Astoria the
last two years has come from fish
shipped Into the state from Alas
ka, he said. I
The house- roll call:
For passage of the bill: Boivin.
Bull, Carter, Ctfutleld, Duerst,
Fraser, Hamilton, Harrison, Hon-
eyman, Hosch,? Hughes, j Hyde.
Johnson of . Josephine, Johnson of
Multnomah, Leach, Majjruder,
Merrlam, Munyan, Nelson, Nor
blad. Oleen, Rankin, Ross; Scott,
Smnrthwalte, Thomas, Cooler.
Against passage: Alber, Angell,
Barnes, Dickson, Eckersley, Eng
dahl, Erwin, Fatland, Fuhrer,
Gouley,-Graham, Haight, Hill of
Lane, Hill of Hood River. Hockett,
Jones, Klrkpatrick-, KnIght,iKrler,
Latourette. Lynch, Martin, Mc
Closkey, Osborne, Rennie, Riddle,
Rodman, Semon, Snider, Staples,
Wallace. . i ' . -
Absent: Norton, Taylor. 1
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Down
enough, some of the most loyal
advocates of the connty unit
school system hope the matter
will not come before 31 counties
In Oregon in 193 C. They reason
that the measure's opponents, who
are very strong in the rural dis
tricts, will give the plan a bitter
clubbing in the majority of coun
ties. This will make it extremely
difficult to revive the plan for a
decade. These advocates of the
unit plan would prefer that the
plan come gradually with votes
not forced in counties until it was
quite clearly Indicated that a fav
orable ballot would result.
A checkup of the senate calen
dar shows that the upper house
has done almost as well In set
ting house bills through as the
lower assembly has done In act
ing upon the measures of the sen
ate. Today's list of house bills in
the senate on final passage far
exceeds In number the senate's
own measure. Each session sees
more or less rag-chewing between
the two assemblies over one an
other's favorite measures which
appear to be dying in committee.
There is no proof whatever of a
senate cabal trying to quash
house bills.
Representative Knight has won
the respect of the house by his
carefully stated speeches where
every sentence shows the effect
of thought. He is not in the least
inclined to go with the tide as
an incident yesterday illustrated.
On the fish bill Knight said his
sentiment dictated that he vote
with Krler and Norblad, class
mates at university and room,
mates during the session. "When
I entered the bar of this house I
vowed to leave behind selft-inter-est
and prejudice," Knight stated.
"I am going to vote against my
friends because my convictions
are not with their side of the
argument."
The house committees on as
sessment and taxation and on tax
ation and revenue have a half
score tax measures they would
like to bring out. They hesitate
to make a fight for the measures
until they ascertain whether a
rote impends should the bills go
to the governor. The ten per cent
tax on tobacco is ready for a fav
orable report but the chairman
of the taxation and revenue com
mittee, Representative Graham,
Is going to confer with the ad
ministration before the report
xomes to the house. There, lsnt
much use to go through the in
evitable fight such a measure
would arouse if certain defeat
waited from the governor's pen.
The Call
Board . . .
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Today - Warner Baxter in
Broadway Bill".
ELSINORE
Today C h a r 1 e s Dickens'
"Dald Copperfleld" with
65 stars.
Friday "The President
Vanishes" with all star
cast, and "The First Year
with the Dionne Qulntup-
lets".
CAPITOL
Today j Double bill
Douglas Fairbanks, sr., in
"The Private Life of Don
Juan" and Richard Arlen
In ."Gun Smoke".
HOLLYWOOD
Today "Hell in the Heav-
ens," with Warner Baxter.
Friday "Neath Aria on a
Skies" with John Wayne.
STATE
Today Double bill, Ann
Harding In "The Fountain"
plus "Ladies Must Love."
with June Knight.
Friday only "Great Expect-
. ations"i with Henry Hull.
Saturday only W. C. Fields
. In "You're Telling Me".
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SURPRISE, UNIT
Favorable Vote on Martin's
School Measure Likely
Today, Foreseen .
' (CootlaMd from pr 1) .
"The school Is the only part of
the government the farmer has In
his own hands to run as he sees
fit and his social life revolves
around It. I still think the little
country school has a lot of ad
vantages over a city school..
"We have no objection to you
having the count unit- U you
want it. Just kill this bill and go
the old way about voting on it.
Leave us alone and we'll run our
own schools."
Senator Staples. Multnomah,
declared it was easier to get Into
the county unit system than to
get ont because It would have to
remain in effect for at least six
years.
"In joining this minority report
I had in mind many districts In
my county whose problems would
be solved if we pass the bill," de
clared Senator Fisher, Douglas.
It's a wonder that we were able
to carry on at all during the de
pression."
People Uninterested In
Scheme, Carney Avers
"I do not question the sincerity
of anyone who supports this bill,"
said Senator Carney. Clackamas,
"but the proponents must prove
to us that it is a-money-saver if
they want us to vote against the
will of 95 per cent of our consti
tuents. People are well informed
on this measure. If they wanted
it they could have petitioned to
put it on the ballot, but they did
not do so.
"Don't worry; when' anything
interests people they get busy.
Look at the policemen and the
game organizations. If there had
been any interest in this county
unit system in the last IS years
it would have been up for vote."
Senator Carney maintained that
figures did not prove that the
county unit plan was a financial
Improvement.' He said that Hood
River, which has been held up as
a model, saved only $10,000 in
two years whereas Coos county,
hard hit, had saved f 4 1,000 in
the same period.
"Speaker Cooter told ns of the
remarkable things done in Lin
coln county under the unit plan,"
Carney said. "Sure, we can all
save by cutting down teachers'
salaries. They get less In Lincoln
than in other counties."
Senator Dorothy Lee, Multno
mah, maintained that .the argu
ment of districts that they want
to manage their own schools would
be a lot stronger if they could
pay their bills.
In conclusion. Senator Hazlett
said that "all this talk about loss
of unity and community spirit un
der the unit plan is bosh."
5 BILLS SIGNED BY
Bills signed yesterday by Gov
ernor Martin follow:
S. B. 42, by Hess Relating to
right of action of injured work
men against defaulting employer
under the workmen's compensa
tion law.
S. B. 47, by Goss Relating to
workmen's compensation law and
to provide .manner of payments
to beneficiaries under the act.
S. B. 60, by Goss Adding new
section to workmen's compensa
tion law relating to filing of. a
claim by a workman of joint em
ployers, one of whom is not sub
ject to said act, and assignment
of rights and benefits to state in
dustrial accident commission.
S. B. 52, by Goss Relating to
the definition of terms under the
workmen's compensation law.
S. B. 72, by Hazlett To au
thorise incorporated cities to pur
chase or lease property for the
purpose of operating aviation
fields and airports.
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Thursday. February 21
House: ..jj
House bills on final pass
age: 44, 204. 2S7. 87S, S41,
889. 292. 844, 899, 400, 411.
412, 42. 45, 178, 268, 270,
290, 849, 882, 380, 883, 401.
402, 403, 403, 407, 408, 409,
-410. ' . t . .
Senate bills on final pass
age! 118, 117, 157. 172, 200,
283, 284, 20, 00, 88, 123,
163, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210,
211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218,
219,223,226,273.
8. J. M. 16.
Special orders of business:
10:30 a. H. B. 178,
sartax on Income for edu
cational relief.
2:30 p. dl, H. B. 276,
Portland firemen's and po
licemen's pension.
Senate:
Senate bills on final pass
age: 267, 812, 292, 258,
815.
Hoqse bills on final pass
age: 136, 318, 133, 90, 266,
64, 360, 269, 235, 68, 116,
77, 81, 111, 291, 893.
. Special order of business:'
10:30 aw S. B. 96 and
298, providing for Jury
commissioner In Multnomah
county.
PROPERTY CONTDOL
BY
Establishment of adequate pro
perty control systems for all state
departments was requested by
Governor Martin in a special mes
sage to the house of representa
tives Wednesday afternoon. I He
pointed out that the state high
way department by setting up
such a system had reduced its an
nual expenditure for equipment
from" 1700,000 In 1S1 to $370,
000 in 1934. Cost of operating the
system amounts to approximately
(6000 a year.
A bill to carry out the gover
nor's wishes had already been in
troduced, Speaker Cooter said.
The entire system would save the
state more than 1250,000 a year,
the governor estimated.
In 1931 the state highway de
partment under Chief Engineer
R. H. Baldock organized a proper
ty control setup, designed in part
after that of the Wyoming high
way commission, which now
makes it possible tor the depart
ment heads to know at any time
where any piece of equipment, be
it a sugar bowl or a steam sho
vel. Is located and whether or not
it is used. Foremen must sign
for all equipment and are held
responsible for its return to ware
houses.
Senate Approves
Bill for Civil
Service, Cities
The senate, by a vote of 21 to
7, yesterday passed House Bill
114, by Klrkpatrick, providing
civil service for firemen in cities
and towns having a population of
more than 5000. The measure
provides that the question of
adopting civil service shall be re
ferred to the voters at the next
special or general election.
Senator Burke led the fight
against the bill on the floor. He
Charged that it would lead to ex
travagance and was not wanted
by many towns and cities in this
state.
New Chain Store
Tax Measure In
Another chain store tax bill
made its appearance In the legis
lature yesterday when Senator
Altken Introduced a measure Im
posing a graduated license fee on
all chain stores. Chain store op
erators said yesterday they would
demand a public hearing on this
and other chain store bills before
the session.
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Double Budget, "Ordinary,"
"Extraordinary," to Be,
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vlously reported plans for - the
state s unanciai outlays appeared
In the new budget and appropria
tion picture.
Plat 83,000,000 For
Relief Is Proposed
Instead of the state appropriat
ing 14.000.000 annually for fed
eral match-money relief outlays,
a flat $5,000,000 for this purpose
Is planned for the two years, a re
duction of 3,000,000 for the bl-
ennium.
However, an ' additional 2,
200.000 wonld be blocked off for
another true of relief which
would be the state's contributions
to its if countiea for their use in
navinr old-ara nenainna ind In
taking care of unemployable per
sons not eligible for state-federal
relief. Administrative leaders be
lieve federal relief heads will rec
ognize such outlays as a portion
of the relief money sought from
tne state.
The 12.200.000 boost to th
counties urgently songht by their
Judges and commissioners would
not come through new taxes as
the county officials suggested, but
irom savings in "normal" expen
ditures of the state and the pro
bable Increase in the state's def
icit $1,000,000. With an esti
mated surplus of $2,000,000 in
"normal" state Income over "nor
mal" state expenditure, with $4,
000,000 from the state liquor rev
enues for the biennium, and with
an increase of $1,000,000 in the
deficit, the state would make up
its "extraordinary" outlays $5,
000,000 going directly as match
money .with federal outlays and
$2,000,000 to the counties.
Nor Is there any certainty that
the Increased deficit would be on
hand at the end of 193 S. The es
timate of state income set by the
administration has prposely
been set low almost $1,000,000
has been lopped from Hansen es
timates of 1935-1936 tax receipts
by the state. A slight upturn in
business might readily increase
the state's cash receipts to a point
where the deficit boost would
vanish in air.
Governor May Lop Off
New Appropriations
Another 'factor is the control
over budget expenditures given
the governor under legislation
passed this session. It is known
here that Governor Martin would
like to hold "normal" state out
lays to the figures submitted by
the old administration of $10,
000,000. With a hawkeyed budget
director on the Job, it is thought
possible here that th Martin ad
ministration might scale down ap
propriations approved this session
several hundred thousand dollars
when time comes for the expendi
ture of the funds.
The state's deficit at the end of
1934 was varying estimated at
from $000,000 to $1,300,000 with
the best figures before the ways
and means committee showing the
former figure the most nearly
corrects
Deficit Only Technical
Situation, Said
The deficit is that sum of mon
ey by which the general fund
would be overdrawn at the end of
any stated period If all claims,
warrants and appropriations were
paid. Since there are always out
standing a large number of such
items and since many appropria
tions are never fully used but re
vert to the general fund, state of
ficials have frequently stated that
any aeticit np to $2,000,000 is
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Traps
only technical with no harm done
to the cash position of the general
fund. Within the last four -rears,
the state deficit has run to as
mnch as $4,506,000. '-
One thing is certain: Governor
Martin la thumbs down on addi
tional taxes. Some of his advisers
and any number of legislators
want to put higher levies on lux
uries, on amusements and there is
always, an undercurrent of talk
for a sales tax. The governor came
out for no additional taxes la his
inauguration statement and he In
tends to stay by his pronounce
ment. "It Is to be hoped that the leg
islators throughout the country
will pass the uniform state nar
cotic bill which has been present
ed or will be presented lor their
consideration," Governor Martin
declared yesterday in a statement
supporting- the narcotine educa
tion week now in progress.
"I urge the people of Oregon to
exert their every effort and in
fluence through our churches,
schools, club and all other organ
isations of our. state to bring
about a cessation of the demoral
ising work of the dope peddlers.
Governor Martin's statement
continues:
"This increasing narcotic men
ace must be curbed. The traffic in
drugs is alarming in spite of the
precautionary measures taken by
the federal government and by
some of our states to prevent fur
ther spread of the use of drugs.
The degrading effect of the drug
habit upon the. moral life of our
people, both young and old,
causes, us to shudder for it threat
ens to wreck the very foundation
of our national life."
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LEGALITY IN DOUBT
: The constitutionality of House
Bill No. 143. by Representative
Semon. and House Bill No. $20,
by Representative Oleen, chang
ing the . senatorial district setup
in the state, was questioned la
a legal opinion handed down yes
terday by Attorney General Van
Winkle.
Van Winkle held that In his
opinion both, bills. It enacted Into
law, would not withstand the test
of the courts. - The .- opinion was
requested by Senator Franclsco
vich of Clatsop county.
House Bill No. 143 would
change the 17th senatorial dis
trict by eliminating Klamath
county and the 18th district by
adding Morrow county. It would
change the II th district by tak
ing out the counties of Morrow,
Umatilla and Union. Klamath
county alone would constitute the
19th senatorial district.
House Bill No. 230, wonld
change the 14th senatorial dis
trict by taking out Columbia
county and the 15th district by
adding Columbia county.
Tan Winkle pointed out that
the question Involved construc
tion of certain provisions of the
state constitution and ho action
of the legislature in pursuance of
such constitutional provisions.
BUILDER STRIKE FADES
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-()-The
threat of a general strike of build
ing service employes In Manhat
tan all but faded tonight as mem
bers of the International union
voted confidence In James J.
Bambrick, president of the Man
hattan local, and his agreement
with Mayor F. H. LaGuardla and
arbitrators.
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