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PAGE TWO .The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Orefjoru Thursday Morning February 28, 1935 k Control Act SW8 Mil House Approval Concurrence of Senate Upon : House Changes Still to Be Had Approval to the majority re port of Its food, and dairies com mutes on Senate Bill , ma terially changing the present milk control set, was given late yesterday afternoon by the house. Debate lasted nearly tw hoars. The house rejected the minority report of its committee, 15 to 22. then harried the measnre through on final passage with only 12 disserting votes. The bill now goes to a conference com mittee of the senate -which al ready has passed the measnre. . Major issue bronght on by the two conflicting reports was the greater aathority given coopera tive associations in the disposal of their surplus milk under the majority report. Proponents of the majority re port declared cooperttires had been assessed too much In paying costs of handling the surplus milk . disposed of through the milk control board. They con tended the cooperatives should be allowed to process their own surplus, dispose of the surplus as they saw fit and turn the net returns into the milk pool. Monthly Fee Scored Representative Hyde, Lane, leading the fight for the minor ity report, declared the coopera tives asked too much in the amendments they proposed. He scored an amendment to the bill which calls for a f 1 a month minimum charge ' against each producer collectable by the milk control board. Hyde sLo asked that the emergency clause be stricken from the bill. Representative Carter, Curry, Joined Hyde, saying that the bill would provide too much revenue for the milk- control board to spend. - Representative Ross, Washing ton, led in the fight for the ma jority report. He said the only opposition to it came from big Interests who wanted to throttle the cooperatives and eventually to upset the entire milk control ' Representative Angell, Multno mah, challenged the majority re port amendments, contending they virtually turned the milk control authority in the state over to the cooperatives. "I want to give the little, independent fellows .protection," Angell de clared. ' Repeal Threat Heard "If you adopt the majority re port and turn the milk control affairs of the state to the co operatives, I fear the- entire control law will be repealed," Angell warned. He said the .co operatives should be satisfied with the authority they possessed under the existing law. Representative Dickson, Mult nomah, said there was nothing to fear with the amendment giv ing more power to cooperatives. He said the section only allowed them to handle their own surplus efficiently and to tarn the net . returns from the surplus Into the pool. Dickson averred there was no danger whatever that the majority report which favored nor kntamonr for coSnerative .milk, associations would In any way ailect independent produc ers. The Call Board . . . - - . GRAND Today Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen la "Under Pressure Saturday Shirley Temple In .-Little Colonel", i. . . v ELS IN ORE - . Today "Romance la J4an- ; hattan with Ginger Ro- gers and Octavus Roy Co- .ban's . 'Transient Lady V . Gene Raymond. ; ' C CAPITOL Today Double MIL "Murder on a Honeymoon, with v Edna May Oliver and Tllr- , tation . Walk-, with Dick , PowelL ..' . -..: . ' - :.: - - STATE Today --a- Doable bill t "Many Happy Returns" with Burns and Allen and " There's Always Tomor- row with Blnnie Barnes. Friday first run. Buck Jones in "The Crimson Trail". ; HOLLYWOOD Today Shirley Temple in -Bright Eyes." 11 A powerful drama of human emotions Is combined with spark ling, naive, delightful comedy touches in RKO-Radlo's Romsnce ta Manhattan, starting today at " the Elslnore. r.-v .V-K- . Francis Lederer, romantic con tinental lover and matinee Idol, and Ginger' Rogers, vivacious ; tlUan-haired screen favorite, are . starred. " " i- . - -f ' - Miss Rogers "Romance In Man- hattan role is more dramatic than her role In The Gay Divor cee, while Lederer gives a new slant pon his dramatic abilities so conspicuously demonstrated In "The Parsnit of Happiness. - 1 The second feature at the TCI " sinore today Is 'Transient Lady , with Gene Raymond, Henry .Hall and Frances Drake. The story Is : by Octavus Roy Cohan and ran ta Liberty magazine. . rr rr n 1 - mm- THE senate showed its appre ciation for the work of its U f 4 . . U. t A V J A w1l.1l t.M members and employes presented Mr. and Mrs. Corbett with ward robe eases. Dorothy McCulIough Lee made the presentation with a nice tribute to the senate leader, for the fairjsnd Impartial manner in which he has handled the af fairs of the upper assembly. Mrs. Lee also spoke highly of Mrs. Corbett and of her interest In the work of the , legislature. Senator Corbett expressed his appreciation in a fitting talk. Statehonse employes were flabbergasted yesterday after noon when word got around that Governor Martin was thumbs down on salary increas es. Earlier In the day they were qmite overjoyed by the action of the ways and means committee; a SO per rent restoration bad been more than they hoped for in (view of Governor Martin's pronouncements. One group which wins, whatever the nt come of the present fight be tween the executive and the ses sion, Is the large number of state workers who receive less than $73 a month. These work ers are almost as many In num ber as the entire list of em ploye who get more than f 75. The bulk of the state staff are very close-mouthed on the en tire salary matter; they want to keep on the payroll and are fearful a chance comment might get back to the governor's office and lead to their own ejection and the placing of some of the "hungry 10,000" o the payroll. Frank McColloch, new utilities commissioner, said yesterday that be had taken no part in urging the passage or defeat of any legisla tive matters facing utilities. He laughed off statements in the bouse Tuesday that he was out lobbying against the Ickes-grange bills. McColloch views his Job as administrative; he will serve the state as the legislature dictates. Here yesterday to see Governor Martin with McColloch was Alfred Dobson, Portland attorney, who was rumored as an appointee to the job before McColloch was named. Dobson may attend to the department's legal work, either as an assistant to the attorney-general or as-a direct 'employe of the department if all legal work is not consolidated under the attorney- general. The biggest legal work before the department is the con tinuation of the rate case against the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company. This has been left up in the air since Colonel Clark ten dered his resignation as special legal adviser to Mr. Thomas. In cidentally the attorney general's opinion on the 19700-Clark fee is being held back until alter the session; the money will undoubt edly be paid by the state in full. Vote Today, Trooper Aid AtWalkouts Representative Staples' bill providing that the state police may be called for strike duty, will come up for final considera tion in the senate today. This was determined late yes terday when the senate refused to accept a minority committee report recommending that the measure does not pass. The major ity reported, signed by three members of the committee and recommending passage of the measure, was approved. Senator Burke attacked the bin on the ground that it was generally agreed at the time the state police department was cre ated that its operatives- would not be used for strike duty. This bill Is not fair to the people of the' state or the legis lature which created the state police department," Burke said. ' Senator Wallace declared that the people of Deschutes county were opposed to the proposed amendment. . . "In case a serious -strike oc curred In Portland." Wallace said, "there would be nothing to prevent all of the state police officers from being concentrated In one place. This would Impose a serious hardship on local po nce departments and the sher iffs offices. Senator Hazlett charged that the measure was Inspired by the shipping Interests. "It Is my opinion, Hazlett said, "that the state police should not be called upon to commit unlawful acts. Local problems should be handled by tha sheriffs. If the sheriffs can not cope with the situation they have authority to call upon the governor for assistance. This law would undermine the state police department. WITHDRAWS CLAIMS BILL Senator Hess yesterday with drew his bill relating to the limi tation of time for tha filing of claims for Injury, In fatal and non-fatal, cases, under the work men's compensation law.' Hess said, other legislation had - heen drafted covering this subject. TsfV o r of cooked ll V food. A new kitch en, spiral air conditioner has solved the problem. THE SPA Three choice lemons adorned the Battleship Oregon figurehead in the lobby yesterday at Inter mittent periods. Accompanying the fruit was a rhyme: "Ton may be lemon, our old warrior. . Bnt you're not drawing SIS, 000 a year." - The, inscription bore the sig nature The Veterans" and was assumed to be a thrust at Governor-Martin who referred to the Battleship as "lemon" when its biennial appropriation was be ing considered. Sergeant-at-arms Lane of the house took upon him self the job of removing the cit rus fruit but Grace Wick came to the rescue and a merry scuffle ensued before the decorations came down. The lobby had a good laugh. Brewers of beer are making a determined fight to prevent cities from being given concur rent power with the state to li cense beer sellers and to impose a tax on the gallonage sold. They contend the cities get their share of the funds the state raises in relief funds dis bursed to each county In the . state each month. They also argue that higher taxes mean ' higher' retail prices for beer and will result in lessened sale, hence lower total tax receipts. Thus far they have succeeded in putting House Bill 451 to give cities power to license and otherwise tax beer's sale back Into committee. If they do not win their point, they foresee every municipality in the state reaching out very shortly for this new source of revenue. The state liquor commission Is keeping its hands off the fight; the League of Oregon Cities Is pushing hard to get the bill passed. Here and there: Presidents' Boyer and Peavey of the Univer sity of Oregon and Oregon State college were chumming about the lobby yesterday. . . they are stop gaps in the higher education flareup of a year ago and have succeeded in bringing a degree of calm to both campuses... . A. C. Spencer, counsel for the O. W. R. & N. has done his big job for the session In stopping the 70-train bill but is keeping an eye on truck legislation, most of which is be ing worked out now in executive committee sessions of. -. . C. A. Howard is back on the legislative scene after fighting a bad cold for a week. . . he Is pleased that a bill to extend the moratorium on the 175 a month minimum teacher's salary law has been in definitely postponed. . . . some school districts sheared teachers' wages down to 130 a month the last biennium. . . . Speaker Cod er is definitely out tor the agri cultural director's job. Seining on Upper Columbia River's Downed by Senate Opening of the upper Colum bia and its tributaries to seine fishing for salmon was voted down yesterday when the house refused a majority to Represen tative Krler's House Bill 43 S which would have re-opened the upper river. Krier won 28 votes for his measure to 24 cast against It but failed to secure the neces sary majority of the membership, Krier said opening of the up per rivet would not injure the catch on the lower river. He held the down river fishermen bad de prived Wasco county of a valuable payroll and industry when seine fishing was banned. His measure would have prohibited any fishing within an area five miles above and below the Bonneville dam. Gill netting la now allowed on the upper river. Seine fishing has been illegal since 1928. Baby BondsW ill , Go on Sale Here Friday, Stated Government savings "baby" bonus, which are nontransferable In character and range from S7S to 21000 each are being offered for sale to the public throuch the United States postofflce depart ment beginning March 1, accord ing to word from Assistant Post master Arthur- E. Gibhard here. The bonds are of 225. 250. $78, 1100, $500 and $1000 ma turity denominations and mature in' ten years from the first day of the month of issue. These bonds may be redeemed prior to maturity at tha redemption value stated on the face of tha bonds. It Is not lawful for any one person at any one time to hold savings bonds Issued during, one calendar year In an aggregate amount exceeding 10,000 ma turity value. UONSCLUB CHARITY SHOW Cfaemeketa Players r 'fj present " "The. Blue Bof - a Farce Comedy In Three Acts FRTOAY, MARCH 1st 8:15 P.M. High School Auditorium Sponsored by Salem Lions Club rT Rrved' Beats 83a ' on sale at . . Woolpert ft Lacg Drag Store OOUBLEOFFIGE Senate Passes Lessard Bill Said Aimed at 'Pierce, Demo Committeeman Senator Lessard's bill, designed to prevent persons holding public office serving at tha same time as a member of the national or state party political organisation, went through the senate yesterday on a 17 to 12 vote, Senator Burke changing hia negative rota before the roll caU was announced with the avowed intention of asking a reconsideration of tha ballot. . Lessard's measure, said by Its opponents to be aimed principally at Congressman Walter M. Pierce who also la national committee man for the democratic party In Oregon, varies slightly from the Rankin bill which passed tha honse last week. Rankin's meas nre affects all holders of public office; Lessard's bill does not ap ply . to persons - whose salary in public jobs does not equal $1200 a year. "Snipers' Disgrace, Says Senator Hazlett charged that the bill was directed at Pierce by a group of poliUcal snipers and an organization composed of character assassins and scandal mongers. He declared that these men were a disgrace to the demo cratic party. Lessard Interrupted and asked Hazlett to name the organization to which he had made reference. "I referred to the Willamette society," Hazlett replied. "Records show," Hazlett con tinued, "that Pierce carried Cnion county at the last election by a vote of more than three to one and is now a member of the pow erful agricultural committee in congress. If this bill Is approved it will weaken his Influence on the committee and otherwise hamper his congressional activi ties. "This measure has no business here and it should be defeated by a decisive vote. The second con gressional district is solidly be hind Pierce." Opposition also was voiced by Senator Hess of Union county. Charges Disenfranchlsement "It Is my opinion that the pas sage of this bill would disfran chise every vote cast for Pierce at the last election," Hess said. The voters wanted Waiter Pierce as their national committeeman and he was elected over one of the strongest democrats !a the state. Senator Carney said he had heard no demand for this propos ed law. "The fact is", Carney declared, that Pierce has stood by the president and the president has stood by Pierce." Senator Strayer declared that as far as he had been able to de termine there ys no principle in- MdX IUC U 111. Pierces' record as a congress man was reviewed briefly by Sen ator Goss. "I might vote for Pierce for na tional committeeman if he was the only candidate," poss aver red. "Pierce should devote his en tire time to his duties as congress man and not to partisan politics. There Is nothing personal in this measure. Pierce merely happens to be in the way." Defense of the Willamette so ciety and its operations were voiced by Senator Pearson. "I am a member of the Willam ette society," Pearson declared, "and I have no apologies to of fer. This is a sound bill and should receive favorable consid eration by this senate.' Spitework Denied Lessard denied that the meas ure was introduced through spite. "Walter Pierce is a member of the Willamette society and as far as I know the organization has nothing against him," Lessard continued. "What tha democrats want Is a congressman whose time will not be taken up with politics and -patronage." - Senate A pproyes Race Fund Bill The senate yesterday, approved House Bill 292, by Latouretta, re lating to the distribution ot racing commission funds. ' - Under this act tha Oregon state fair and the Pacific International Livestock exposition each would receive 21 per cent ot the re ceipts. In an amount not to ex ceed $37,600, Tha Pendleton Roundup and Eastern Oregon Livestock show would each re ceive f per cent, with tha maxi mum amount fixed At $6000; The Northwest Turkey show at Oak land, Douglas county, would re ceive 1 per cent, with a limita tion of $1250. - - 3p 2 Per Cent Surtax on Net Incomes as Relief Measure For Property Passes Hous A flat 2 per cent surtax on all net incomes la Oregon, to ha ef fective for tha Income tax year ot 1935 and each year thereafter was approved hare' yesterday morning by the house .with 47 members voting aye, seven nay and six excused or absent. Under tha measnre, sponsored by Representative Oleen, Colum bia, and tha house committee on assessment and taxation, aU pro ceeds from tha tax, estimated at from $1,000,000 to $1,280,000 a year, wonld go to reduce tha pro perty tax for the benefit of schools j and wonld be apportioned ratably throughout tha $$ conntlea of tha state. . Not Effective, 84 Tax Because tha bill is a tax mea- sura and cannot contain tha emer gency clause, It would not affect income taxes soon to be collected ! for 1134 in. this state. Oleen scouted contentions ef Representative Wallace, Multno mah, that Governor Martin would veto the measure. Reading from the 1934 voters pamphlet Oleen cited a statement from Martin in which the latter stated ha favored. Income and inheritance taxes tor tha relief ot schools and to lift soma of the burden on real pro perty. Delinquency Increase Cited He presented statistics to show that dellquent taxes on real pro perty for the five-year period, 1929 to 1933, Inclusive, totaled $46,000,000 and held that taxes on real property had Increased three to five times in the last three decades. "If I should vote. 'no' on this measure I would not dare to go h o m e," declared Representative Piea in Abatement Set Up; District Court Only Has Jurisdiction, Aver A 39-page answer to the grain rates rebate case instituted against the Oregon - Washington railroad and navigation and otaer railway companies . by the Wasco Warehouse milling company and other warehouses was filed with the circuit court clerk here yes terday. In addition to defense at bar. the railroads set up plea in abate ment, contending, first, that the plaintiffs, in paying purchase price for grains, the freight char ges were deducted from the basic market value, and in each instance such freight charges deducted were the same as the charges ac tually made and collected by the carriers. The plea holds plaintiffs acted as intermediary in the deals on wheat and other commodities, and if the amounts collected by the railroads exceeded the .lawful freight rates, the excesses were actually borne and paid by the growers who" sold to the plaintiffs and so each of the growers who paid freights is a necessary party to the suit. The defendants hold plaintiffs are not authorized to bring action for these real parties interested. 1 Official Tariff Used The charges actually collected by the railroads were the rates prescribed in tne tarlit in- con formity with orders of the Inter state commerce commission and so the district court and not the circuit court has jurisdiction on the suit, and that tha commence ment of action at law was prema ture for another action Is pending between the same parties and for the same cause, the abatement plea farther holds. The answer demands decree set ting aside tha publie utility com mission's orders No. 2093 and 2220 In the rata cases on which the case partly relies and enjoin ing the plaintiffs from offering as evidence or relying on these or ders as prima fade proof. EBUBKD 10HE ioi"unniin. IA1BSS33B IDOKIt IIIIE1I cuius uarm rtc:Erar:;c Coming Saturday Shirley Temple in . The Little Colonel Hi'- " KM: RAILROADS BED WASCO FIRM SUIT $512 FEATURES "MANY HAPPY RETURNS with Barns and Alleav 3 plus :-?r--'- r, THERE'S ALWAYS" 2.-,TOMORROv.v:-C-- with Blnnie Bame Johnson, Josephine. "In tha last four, years X have lived 'on my farm; tha cash Income therefrom has not been sufficient to pay the taxes. If Governor Martin vetoes this bill he will have more trouble on his heads than he has now. Spokesman against the . surtax bill was Representative Wallace, Multnomah. "It's an outrage to Impose any new taxes on anybody at this time," Wallace said. "Rep resentative Oleen- should figure out soma way to cut taxes, not to Increase them. We hare three normal schools in this state; wa do not need that many with less than 1000 new teachers placed In tha schools the last five years." Veto Is Predicted Wallace predicted Governor Martin would veto the measure. Representative Hyde, Lane, came to the defense ef the mea sure, saying 2660 pieces ot pro perty in his home county were be ing foreclosed tor taxes. One eighth of the area of Multnomah county has been taken for taxes, ha said, and that much more would be foreclosed It tha tax claims of the county and city were pressed. : The measure equalizes rather than Increases taxes, averred Rep resentative Angell. Multnomah. Representative Halght, Grant and Harney, said the state didn't know anything about taxes as yet and predicted that federal and state spending would lead to stagger ing tax loads. No hope ot tax reduction was seen by ' Representative Thomas, due to the greater charges be ing made on government. He said the only hope for the real proper ty taxpayer was the shifting of a portion of the load to income. Swart Ends County Job Long Filled Today marks the end of Hedda Swart's 22 years service to the Marion county road and engin eering department Friday morn ing he wiU commence new duties in theN offices of the state high way department here, and his desk in the county engineer's of fice at the . courthouse wiU give way to N. C. Hubbs, the new Coun ty engineer. Swart resigned the post early this month. Hubbs Indicated yesterdav that he plans no immediate changes in Whe otficei and Bald that he fl to carry on work of the depart ment much as his predecessor has aone. The new engineer, a resi dent of Oregon since 1902, has had experience along the lines of the duties he now takes over. Swart yesterday informed Coun ty Judge Siegmund that he will be ready and willing at any time to assist in any way possible the court might ask with tha North Santiam highway project, now near the final stages. Only a stretch of five or six miles has not yet been, contracted. This project and the flood con trol project have been two of the major Items Swart has fostered daring tha years he has served tha county, and as he steps out both are within realization. Work recently started on lowerinc a 1000-foot length of the Mill creek bed near Turner, this being tha last major need to keep flood wa ters from the southeast section ot Salem. PL LYVQO I J NOW PLAYING OQCitWOTQS AMES DUNN Dr. Chan Lam - Chines Medicine Co Without operation m a ft lllmHll Of I ? stomach, liver.l glands, skin and r- s inary system ot man and woman eaa hat removed ; by using1 & ear remedies. We j umim guar JUBLV. a n d of satisfied customers 1a and - have rued oar remedial at eaa time or other Cor the last It years wa have been la business. Licensed N. P. Physician. -893 H Coart St. Caraer Liberty Office Bears to AM. te 1 PJi. PJd. jte T PJkt. Satarday Only Consultation, - Bleed Pressure, suHbUrtae Tests Free of Charge 11 1 n.L 1 . 'lrTT! - r CI E TAX TO SI SOUGHT A revenue bill which would In crease the state tax on beer from 62 cents to 31 per barrel was in troduced In tha house yesterday by its committee on alcoholic con trol. This tax would be levied on beer Irrespective of alcoholic eon tent. Tha tax on natural wines Is placed at 15 cents a gallon; on fortified wines the tax is raised to 33 cents a gallon. At -present it is 25 cents on all wines. Tha proposed law places an ad valorem tax on all bottled wines, tha tax to be based on the price set by the manufacturer. On na tural wines the state proposes a 10 per cent ad valorem tax and on fortified and sparkling wines a 20 per cent ad valorem tax. An open hearing had been call ed for 8 p. m. Friday by Repre sentative Earl HIIL chairman of tha committee. LOAN BILL DUE r Tha senate yesterday afternoon postponed until today considera- HE TOD AY Surrender . Wffi&f B tTDI I to the glamorous charmer of sjT V rrvl. 1 "Gay Divorcee' In one of the gayest, breeziest storiesatr pk Arthur Hohl .Ally v Jimmy Butler jSSt HELL-BENT FOR DANGER! Octavus Roy Cohen's Liberty Magazine "Transient LADY" with Gene Raymond Henry Hoi Frances Drake TWO GREAT SHERLOCK HOLMES WAS A MERE SHADOW OF MISS SNOOPY WITHERS! 4 C wo y " v , Seats j ; 15c m - z - a tan-!. bb EMSA MATT (DO VEQ ; JAMES GLEASON - - ROMANCE OF .WEST POINT mm Legislative Calendar Thursday, ebrnary 28 House: Honse bills en final Pas sage: 173,' 850, 430, 442, 454, 455, 456, 458, 450, .400, 461, 462, 403, 464, 463, 466, 468. H. J. It. 24. Senate bills on final pas sage: 7, 117, 181, 188, 263, 811, 816, 120. S.J. R.13. Special order of business: 10:80 a. m. H. B. 276. Fire men's and policemen's pen sion bill." Senate: Senate bills on final pas sage: 858, 824, 852, 865, 85, 180, 100,850, 151. , House bills en final pas sage: 865, 278, 124, 242. 106, 68, 868, 870, 807, 420. H. J. B. 8 and 4. Special order at 2:80 pan. H. B. 176, S. B. 86. 262, all dealing with small loan acts. tion of House Bill 17. by Repre sentative Nelson, providing for an interest rata of three per cent on all small loans up to 1 3 00. Under the present law there is no fixed interest rate on loans ot 130 or less. Story ' TON1TE FRI. SAT. FEATURES Wfa!ot end fAocV- AS mi. try: ToeH thrfn, yoaU chill t - it's fit to km r . . with IS