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PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon Wednesday Morning, February 27, 1933 (Qq(3 torn rr 77 TH9 77 - OfO rmrt n , rr rr krougk M BONDS MUST BE PI, REVENUE Public Utilities Given Option on Power District is S to Distribute . The rural electrification bill only one of the Major Ickes pro posals to the legislature to come Into the hopper vii on its war for senate consideration late yes terday after the lower assembly bad; approved It with only 12 members voting nay. 4 ' Earlier in the day the measure passed the house 37 to 20 bat its Drboonenta recalled It from me cierx ana referred it to com mittee, to make two amendment. These changes, agreed to unan imously by the bouse provide: li The utility district created tinder the act cannot Issue any general obligation bonds, its -obligations being confined to secur ities, secured by the district's rev enues and the assets of the elec trification board. li The board mast give public utilities a refusal right over pri vate, utllltfes In buying any pow er 'generated by or distributed in The bill was given the approval and. support ( of the Oregon state grange after that group's repre sentatives here had written into the"; measure a number of chang es from the original bill sponsor ed by PWA Administrator Ickes. As passed the first time, the bill would have permitted use of the' credit of the state up to 6 per cent of the assessed valuation for the1 purpose of issuing general obligation bonds. This, observers said, would have been a little un der: I6Q.000.000. , . legislative Powers Created Some found fault with the phrase, still included, which grants to the electrification board all: powers "capable of being del egated by the legislature of the state." Featr.res of the grange bill, not In the Ickes proposal which were Inserted, included: Board members elective rath er than appointive; board mem bers to get $15 a day while en gaged In their duties; right to file on water rights and hold them fof ten "years without develop ment; exercise of the power of eminent domain; installation of a system of accounting, annual audit and annual report; protec tion of the charters of cities; no members of the board can own stock in any private utility of any sort, . Representative Hosch, chair man of the utilities committee of t'ae house, lead the debate for the bill. Scoring private utilities for allegedly high operating costs, excessive payment of salaries to management and excessive legal fee payments, Hosch declared that House Bill 42S provided a sound way for the public to en gage la the operation' of its own utility plants. "I have been told that the new r till ties commissioner, Frank Mc Colloch, Is working against this bill already. I serve warning t6 the legislature that they can thereby determine the loyalties of this new appointee," Hosch stat ed. The representative from Des chutes said the rural electrifica tion measure did not provide for general obligation bonds, that it was a carefully prepared meas ure and one which 900.&00 citi tens In Oregon wanted. Representative Angell, Multno mah, characterized House Bill 428 as an essential part of the state's use of Bonneville dam. He said the measure did provide for distribution of nnwer In Inia1 communities but did not overlap the federal government's produc tion of power at Bonneville nor the transmission of that power to distribution plants by transmis sion lines which the federal gov ernment is expected to construct. Krler Wants Referendum Representative Krier, Wasco, held the bill was the most Import ant to come before the -legislature but asked that an amend- GRAND '" Today Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen in "Under Pressure". Saturday Shirley Temple in "Little Colonel". ELSINORE ' . Today Cagney and O'Brien In rDevll Dogs of the Air". Thursday "Romance In Man-' hattan" with Ginger Ro- gers and Octavus Roy Co- - ban's 'Transient Lady" with Gene Raymond. V it CAPITOL Today Double bill, Joan . Blondell in "Kansas City , Princess" and "The. Con- Quering Horde" with Rich- ard Arlen. . . ' " Thursday Double MIL "Mur- , der on a Honeymoon" with . Edna May Oliver and Tlir- tatlon , Walk" wttfc Dick Powell. STATE Today Double bill t "Many Happy Returns" . with Barns and Allen and "There's Always Tomor- : row" With Blnni Barnes. Friday First run. Buck Jones la "The Crimson Trail". - HOLLYWOOD - Today Shirley Temple la "Bright Eves." The Call Board... e e TJENRY HAXZKN weakened JT1 this week and came down . from Portland to take his first glimpse ' at the aessioa ' since the opening days when he told Governor Martin he could not stay on the payroll until his 1035-1936 budget was elucidat ed to the ways and means com mittee. Hansen Is blfl nsual quiet, observing self, denying any interest whatever in the legislature, bat so long con- -nee ted with the political scene in the state that he couldn't forget politics no matter how much be might try. The ex budget director is sew the edi tor and publisher of the Bulle tin on the east side in Portland, an eight-page tabloid for which Hansen has great plans. Bits: The younger legislators are great tillicums and uniform ly have enjoyed the session . . . Senator Wallace, who hails .from Bend, looks and acts the dignified part one expects from an upper assemblyman . . . John Goss is talked for the senate presidency if the membership should be dem ocratic two years hence. . .Town sendites in Douglas county , may try to recall Representative Rid dle and Knight if they are suc cessful against Merriam in Lane . . . the persistence of job seek ers knows no bounds: at least two from Portland have stayed at the session for six weeks hoping dai ly to lapd . . . one assemblyman wants tolicense slot machines and provide old-age pension funds thereby . . . former - Representa tive Nichols from Douglas county, of the deep voice, carmine cheeks and hearty laugh, is to spend a day or so visiting former friends at the session . . . things are on the mend in Riddle, where Nich ols raises stock, he reports, but the bank failure there has retard ed the .community for several years. . . W. B. Dennis likes to linger . about the session. Years ago . he was a representative for sev eral terms from Yamhill county ment be added to refer the meas ure to the voters of the state. His motion failed. Representative Graham, Mult nomah, was unsuccessful in hav ing the bill referred again to the utilities commitee. Opposing this move was Representative Oleen, Columbia. Hosch scored the majority re port of the Bonneville power com mission submitted to the legisla ture. He said all but one man on the majority report were tied in with private utility Interests snd that the picture the major ity presented was one which showed Oregon had little possi bility of growth, a viewpoint de signed to retard the use of Bonne ville power, he stated. DEER STAMP TAX IS RE-BEFEBREO House Bill 4S1 which would authorize cities to collect licenses from beer sellers and to impose a stamp tax up to SI a barrel on beer went back to committee In the l house yesterday. A public hearing is to be held on the bill. The proposal won the support of the house committee on control of alcoholic traffic when repre sentatives of Oregon cities asked to share with the state - in the right to license beer sellers and to tax beer. The measure came into the house as a companion bill to House Bill 447 embodying changes In -the present Knox act. Brewers are opposing the tax, holding that only , one agency in the state should be empowered to license beer dealers and to tax beer. They claim consumers will be forced to receive a smaller glass of beer if cities uniformly impose- additional - taxes. Only Klamath Falls and Salem have levied taxes on beer in the -past year. Both of Norblad Resolutions Get Senate Support Two bouse joint resolutions, both by Representative Norblad, were approved by the senate yes terday. . One of the resolutions request ed the state of Oregon to celebrate with appropriate ceremonies the 125th anniversary of its first per manent settlement at Astoria. The other expresses apprecia tion for the good faith and honor manifested by the people and the government of Finland in redeem ing its pledge to the United States. The senate also adopted a house memorial requesting an aerial survey of the state of. Oregon to be made by the federal govern ment at the earliest opportunity. 'LIONS CLUB CHARITY SHOW . Chemeketa Players present "The Blue Baf a Farce Comedy In Three Acta FRIDAY, MARCH 1st ' 8:15 P.M. High School Anditoriam Sponsored by Salem Lions Clab ; Reserved Seats -SSe .-,, w sale at ' ' " I Weelpert Leg g Drag Store and his happiest . legislative memory is the time be put through the gasoline tax. Ore gon's experiment has bee fol lowed by the other states In the union which have round mat the tax on the oser of the high ways is the easiest to collect and the most equitable. The house of representatives constantly surprises by the rapid ity and ease with which it accepts .measures which' provoked heated debate in former sessions. The oleo tax is an example: heretofore it was a red flag which brought the farmer groups out to urge Its passage and the manufacturers out to demand its defeat. It is true that Representative' Jones' measure yesterday was a mild, emasculated tax compared to those of former legislatures bat ne'ertheless it is phenomenal that not a question was raised or a word of opposition sounded to the bilL That old classic of legislative forensics Rogue river closing slipped through the house Tues day afternoon in ten minutes! BiCs: Judge Thomas will set up a law practice in Salem rather than return to Medford. ... no more bitter fight has been waged in the . third house than the one which has gone on over amend ments to the milk control bill: independent producers declare the entire control act is jeopard ized by the" amendment sought by the cooperatives. 1 . Representa tive Bull's resolution for a state vote on higher pay for represen tatives first called for SS a day for each day served Irrespective of the length of the session. . . . 28 a day seemed too high so Bull changed bis resolution to call for 230 a month per legislator for the term elected; that would be 2720 a blennium or considerably more than the average amount avail able under an 28 rate of pay. . . his proposed amendment to the constitution has one chance in a hundred to be adopted by the people. . . SOUGHT BY M ART! f J As predicted last week, Gover nor Martin yesterday called upon the legislature to enact a meas ure providing for a uniform ac counting system and method of audit for all counties and cities, with the secretary of 'state's au diting division in charge of the work. Immediate passage of the legislation was sought by the ex ecutive. The governor's proposal calls for an appropriation of ? 15,0 00, the money constituting a revolv ing fund to be repaid from char ges made the political subdivi sions. "I have been advised", Gover nor Martin's message read, "that a uniform accounting system, with the work done by the secre tary of state, would reduce the cost of audi tine the accounts nr local bodies virtually 50 per cent. in aaaition to tne economics af fected, the standing of bonds Is sued by counties, school districts and other municipal corporations would be Improved. "This legislation Is highly de sirable from the standpoint of economy, efficiency and strength ening the market of our local gov ernment bonds. Group of Pupils From Evergreen Session Visitors Eleven pupils from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Evergreen school, near Silverton, came in to Salem late yesterday afternoon on a tour in connec tion with their studies In civics. They visited the statehouse where they, looked .in on the legisla tive -session, the supreme -court, state library, motor vehicle de partment and shook hands with Governor Martin. After dining at the statehouse cafeteria, the boys and girls went through the telephone exchange, the city po lice station and the Cherry City bakery. MA HotiwOvned Theater r OLLYVOO J ii NOW PLAYING UNIFORM AUNTS mm Independent Boards to Pay General Fund Amount of Biennium's Saving (Continued from page 1) Approval of the restoration was given last night without dissent ing vote. Earlier in the day the commit tee bad conferred with Governor Martin and with D. O. Hood, bud get director. In a prepared state ment after the meeting, which was closed to the press, it was stated that the governor was at first opposed to the suggestions of" the committee. When the meeting ended the ideas of execu tive and the ways and means com mittee were "more closely har monized, the statement read. Throughout the session Gov ernor Martin has issued repeated statements that he did not think the state's financial position jus tified increased payments to state employes. Senators Strayer and Hess took tne lead in asking the joint com mittee to boost salaries. "In 1933 the state had a defi cit of $3,500,000 but we have nearly gotten out of the hole and I think the employes of the state should get a nearly as possible their old payments," Hess de clared. Full Restoration Favored by Some Senator Strayer said he favored full restoration of salaries but doubted if such a proposal would be accepted by the two houses. The committee struck from its salary restoration bill an entire section in which it was proposed to recapture for the general fund any increases in salary given state workers, in 1933 and 1934. In a manner contrary to the reduc tion law of 1933. Figures released by the com mittee showed appropriations $1, 309,842 over the budget Inherited by the present administration from ex-Governor Meier and his budget director, Henry Hansen. Hansen estimated the cost of running the state in 1935-36 at $10,017,952. The ways and means committee already has budgeted $11,327,794. The total estimated revenue for th biennlum is $13,726,620, which, after deducting the $11, 327,794 budgeted already leaves Minimum relief demands for the next 18 months at Sfi.ooo ono The indicated Kurnlna tt t ! 94 plus the net estimated liquor i c , cuuc ui ,9v,uvv xoiais 648.826. This is $1,351,174 ahort of filling the $6,000,000 relief neea. TOPIC AT MEETING The Salem chamber of com merce through its president, Howard H. Hulaey, has pledged its cooperation in a localized '"let's quit killing" campaign to be conducted here, according to Mrs. Claudia Benson, manager of the Salem district of the Ore gon State Motor association. Hul sey expects soon to appoint a committee on this subject. The program will include addresses on safety before various organi zations. Those scheduled at pres ent are: March 5 Klwanis club, by Dr. E. B. McDaniels, president, and Ray Conway, manager, of the mo tor association. March 7 Lions club, by C. B. McCullough, state bridge en gineer. March 9 Salem Woman's club, by William Hammond, bead of the state operators' division,, state department. March 13 Rotary club, by R. H. Baldoek, state highway en gineer. mt The first address of the series was delivered at the chamber forum luncheon last week by Conway. A lifebelt from the U. S. light ship Rose was found on the beach at Victoria, B. C, S00 miles from where it was lost at Tillamook, Ore., five day's earlier. ; " ---tt4r4BsW Today Only Crowds Demand We ? Keep it Another -Glorious Day "MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH" CHAMBER Hi Editor Stabbed Matsntare Sboriki Indignation against Matsutaro ShorikL above, famous Japanese publisher, for sponsoring the barnstorming trip of Babe Ruth, and other major league baseball players in Japan was held partly responsible for his stabbing on the streets of Tokio by another editor, Katsusuke NagasgaskL The latter was believed to resent bringing the baseball troupe to Japan when the "country, was plunged in a crisis'. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26-A3) -Governor Charles H. Martin was "called" today by Over the Top post No. 81, Veterans of For eign Wars, concerning his recent reference to the battleship Ore gon as a "lemon" and "head ache." 'Over the Top post No. 81, veterans of Foreign wars, now in session, takes exception to your assertion as referring to the battleship Oregon as a lemon and headache," said a telegram sent to the governor over the signature of Frank Dewey, post commander. "We feel that you, as a vet eran who has served your coun try so long, should realise the historical value of that old ship. "It is your duty as governor of the state of Oregon to pre serve the historical properties of this battleship so that its ser vices to this nation can never be forgotten." Steiwer Backs Troutdale Plan Support of Oregon's request for an additional $4,200,000 grant for a new road from Bonneville dam to Troutdale will be given by Sen ator Fred Steiwer, he telegraphed Governor Martin yesterday. "I am very much interested in the pro posal and will be glad to support it," Steiwer wired. "I will employ my best efforts to secure an agree ment to the Hayden amendment which allots funds for highway construction nder the federal act." Crash Injury is Reported Minor Mrs. May A. Hurley, pedestrian who was injured in an automobile accident at State and Winter streets Monday, was sufficiently recovered from her injuries yes terday afternoon to be able to re turn to her residence, 2016 Lee street. X-ray pictures indicated that she had not suffered skull fracture, as had at first been feared. Her chief Injury was a se vere cut on the back of the bead. VETERANS RESENT ON OLD EXTRA SPECIAL -TONIGHT -8:30 STUDIO FEATURE PREVIEW in Addition to "Devil Dogs of the Air" SUPEJl THRILLER "DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR" JAMES CAGNEYf PAT O'BRIEN 1 - 25eItt - : Cttta 25C 10 E Two on Dredge Melba are First Victims" When Vessel Capsizes CContlaued from pace 1) from their pounding on the rocky surf, . were rescued. The dredge Melba, in tew et the Tug Melville, headed for New port harbor this morning when a storm came up. As she reached the entrance the dredge became nnmanageable, rolled and cap sixed. The two men aboard were plunged into the sea. - A coast guard lifeboat, manned by five men, leaped through the battering surf to the rescue. Waves were running as high as 49 feet. The lifeboat's rudder equipment gave way and the craft overturned. Only two of the fire were saved. They were John Hart and Slrod Halsey. picked up from the rocks. A second lifeboat (Amninul by Captain Klstemacker cruised m tne area for several hours and f lnallv rave nn the Arrh ant after having twice been nearly wrecaea. SAFETY C1PAI6N Be prepared to do worthwhile things, to undertake civic projects that can be completed, advised Mayor V. E. Kuhn. In effect, at the Jennie Lind cafe last night in speaking before the group of Sa lem young men who hone to form a local chapter of the 20-30 club, national civic organization for men between 20 and 30 years of age. The mayor, who later was elected senior adviser to the tem p o r a r y ' organization, declared there was room for a vounz men's club wherein these men could gain experience in organizing for useful civic enterprise but told them that unless thev were deter. mined to become a working or ganization they had best drop the club plans. "Understand me. I'm not try ing to discourage you," Kuhn continued. "The idea of this club is fine, if you all tlan to do vonr part. There are plenty of things you can do to make it a worth- wnue errort." Members of the Portland 20-20 chapter will attend the next meet ing. Tuesday night. Three Permits Issued Tuesday Six hundred fifty dollars' worth of building permits were Issued by the city building department yes terday. The largest of the three per mits went to A. A. Long to have $4 SO worth of alterations done to a residence at 335 North 16th street. Next was the permit se cured by Mrs; R. Reeder, for al terations to a dwelling at 2124 South Winter at cost of $150. The third was taken out by J. C. Savage, to have a dwelling at 1. 055 Norway reroofed at cost of $50. Asks Jim Farley To Send Speaker Governor Martin yesterday ad dressed a leter to James A. Far ley, postmaster general, asking his help in -securing an outstanding speaker of national note to attend the fourth annual convention and Jefferson day banquet of the Tousg Democratic league of Ore- LAST TIMES TODAY Thur. - FrL - Sat. OFF! PORT 20-30 CLUB PLANS Legislative Calendar . Wednesday, February 27. HOUSE: House bills on final paw age: 185, 887, 427, 433, 444. Senate bills on final pass age: 293, SOI, 802, SOS, 816, 298, 97, 117, 181, 188, 263, 811. S. J. R. 13. B. J. M. 17. Special order 10:30 ajn. House bill 173 providing a surtax on incomes for the benefit of schools. , JXATE: Senate bills on final pass age: 832, 853, 155, 812, 817. House bills on final pass age: 208, 44, 846, 176, 170, 449, 293, 425, 128, 290, 876, 249, 266, 401. ' H. J. B. 4. gon. In writing to Farley the gov ernor pointed out the work of the younger members of the demo cratic tarty in Oregon in the 1932 campaign and in the 1934 state and congressional fight. A new deal in the distribution of receipts of the state racing commission was approved yester day by the senate judiciary com mittee. Under the bill, as amended, both the Oregon state fair and the Pacific International Livestock ex position would receive 31i per cent of the receipts but not in excess of $37,500 each. The Eastern Oregon Livestock show at Union and the Pendleton Roundup each would be allowed 5 per cent of the receipts, but not In excess of $5000. The Northwest Turkey show at Oakland, Douglas county, would receive 1 per cent of the re ceipts but not to exceed $1200. The latter allocation would have to be used for the payment of pre miums. The remaining 25 per cent of the receipts and any surplus that may accrue would be allocated to the county fairs. The report of the committee was approved and the bill prob ably will come up for final pass age in the senate tomorrow. No objection was voiced against the measure by -the state racing commission. Members of the commission said that while the precentage of re ceipts for the state fair and live stock exposition was reduced their 1935 return probably will equal that of 1934. This statement was based on es timates of Increased receipts from racing events during the current year. Anton Knutson Will Upheld by Supreme Court The will of the late Anton Knutson, former resident of Port land, who bequeathed all his property to his niece, Thelma Knutson, was upheld yesterday by the state supreme court, by Jus tice Rossman, who wrote the op ion. The property was valued at $33,000. Relatives of Knutson attempted to have the will set aside on the ground that he was mentally in competent at the time the docu ment was executed. Records in the case showed that Miss Knutson had been at tentive to her uncle for many years, while other relatives had been Indifferent to him until his last illness. The court held that there was no evidence introduced to Indi cate that Knutson was mentally incompetent at the time the will was prepared. 3 Added! COMEDY CARTOON SONG HIT NEWg H DEAL III ICE WElS n it r-r 2-1 - rr EGB GRADING BILL TE Further standardisation and grading of eggs sold in Oregon was disapproved yesterday by the senate In rejecting a bill by Sen ator Carney. The latter supported the bill as a fair one for con sumer and producer and a meas nre supported by the state de partment of agrlcalture. Senator Burke opposed the bill on the ground that it was in tended as a rap at the smaller producer. - Burke alleged that the meas ure would-permit the sale of uui egga, w men- were now Do ing brought:clnto Oregon from Washington and other states. Senator McCornack declared that the proposed law would give protection to all persons inter ested in the -egg Industry and have a tendency to Improve the quality of the product now offer ed for sale. IS BY A Sunday closing law, amended until Its friends hardly knew it, was passed by the house yester day as a substitute measure to the original closing measure intro duced three weeks ago in the lower assembly. The bill approved by the house does not refer to Sunday nor to religious reasons for observing that day, but does provide that uo grocery store or general retail establishment can keep open mora than six consecutive days a week. Restaurants, garages, theatres and caterers are among the classes of business excepted from the pro visions of the act. The measure does not apply in any counties of less than 100,000 population. m? fpy.yohrriiL Last Times Tonite "Kansas , City Friii cess" JOAN BLONDELL "Conquer ing Horde" RICHARD ARLEN FAY WRAx THUR. - FRL - SAT. A Mighty Musical "FLIRTATION WALK" Dick Powell Rnby Keeler Pat O'Brien i v '. ; t w .v.": ' . ran 1 n SEC TouTl ThrffltVV YonTl Chill! r f It's Fit to Kill! V ( "Murder on a , Honeymoon" with J Edna May A Oliver A DANGr TOIUUS ROMArttEl NEW D2AMA A NEW LOCAL! 1 fox filu nmm mm EDMUND L0UE VICTOH ncUlGLEIl UAOJOQIE DBUDEAD CnACLES DICHF0QD FLCnjETICE n:3E