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FOUMDEP 1651
1 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, January 28, 1936
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President Orders
Sales Tax Bill
Offered Third,
Time in State
New Revenue Needed but
i Plan is Less Inviting
Than Predecessors
Old Age Pensions Cited
' as Purpose but Tax
- Would Raise More
Editor' Note: This is tha third of a
series' of articles concerning' measures to
go before Toters of Oregon at the special
election Friday, January 31'..Thu article
concerns the sales tax proposal.
By SHELDON F; SACKETT
Tbis is the third time in as
many years that Oregon voters
have been asked to approve or
reject a general retail sales tax.
The initial proposal was made at
a special election July 21, 1933.
Funds then to be raised were to
go for relief and were to be a di
rect offset to taxes on real pro
perty. In that election only . 45,
603 affirmative votes were cast;
the negative vote was 167,512.
The next legislative session was
undismayed. It passed a sales tax
which was to relieve schools and
submitted this proposal to the
voters at a special election May
18, 1934. By a large majority
not as strong as in 1933 but nev
ertheless an overwhelming vote
citizens of the state again reject
ed the sales tax. This, time the
affirmative vote was 64,677; the
negative vote was 156,182.
The present sales tax has a
new reason for existence; It is
proposed as the sole means avail
able of raising old-age pensions
for needy persons1n Oregon.
Additional Sources
of Revenue Needed
In behalf of this 'sales tax as
well as its predecessors, this
much must be said: this state
cannot go on widening its circle
of expenditures; greater outlays
for indigent care, unemployment
relief and insurance, old-age pen
sions reaching to persons 65
years of afce or older, without
providing additional sources of
revenue. The real property bur
den is already too heavy and the
income tax in Oregon is as high
as any state in the union, Wis
consin excepted. t
But the particular sales tax of
fered voters Friday is not a care
fully worked out tax proposal. It
Is a slap-dash affair, hurried
through the closing days of the
last special session by a house
senate group which saw in old
age pensions a chance to club a
sales tax into Oregon's tax sys
tem. Old-age pensions are the ex
cuse, rather than the real cause,
for the proposed tax.
The proposed sales tax law has
no 'clause compelling merchants
to pass on the lefy as did its pre
decessor. Other states using the
sales tax have found it wise to
insert a compulsory "pass on"
feature in the tax law thus avoid
ing disputes among merchants
with chiseling and competitive
tax - absorption disturbing retail
trade. ,,
The proposed sales" tax does
not provide, as did other sales
tax bills, that the moneys raised
be an offset to real property-taxes
raised in Oregon. The pending
sales tax is a new levy, not a sub
stitute tax.
Revenue Estimated -to
Be Excessive
Furthermore, all the revenue a
sales tax will raise is not needed
for old-age pensions in Oregon.
In 1935 the aggregate sum spent
by the counties for an average
111 pension granted to persons
70 years or older was $1,000,000.
Early In the current year the fed
eral government Is expected to
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Funeral is Today
For Elwood Mead
1 WASHINGTON. Jan. 2T.-JP)-,
Tribute to Dr. Elwood Mead, rec-
lamatioa commissioner, who died
last night, was paid today by Sec
retary Ickes. . -
Saying that in the death of
Mead he had suffered a "person
al loss," Ickes added that the
commissioner's fame would live
for his part in the planning and
construction of Boulder dam.
- He praised Mead as an "engin
eer, law-aiver. teacher f.nd admin
lstrator in the field of irrigation."
- Although, official comment , on
the choice of Mead's successor
was lacking, belief was expressed
unofficially that Ickes and Pres
ident Roosevelt might look out
side the reclamation bureau.
S Funeral, services for Mead will
he held tomorrow, with burial at
Arlington, Va.
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King ChrUtiaaj
Five European kings and the dignitaries of j nations which have other
ent today in London for impressive funeral ceremonies to be accorded King George V of England.
The kings were Leopold of Belgium, Christian of Denmark, Carol of Rumania, Boris of Bulgaria and
Haakon of Norway. In center above, Westminster Abbey from which the funeral procession to Wind
sor was to start. i
Inspectors Named
For School Tasks
Hay slip, Hanley land Field
are Selected by Board;
Changes Approved
The Salem school board selec
ted three inspectors for its build
ing program and approved orders
for changes in the senior con
struction and furnishings at a
three hour session yesterday after
noon. It was probably the last
session to be presided over by
Walter B. Minier, who by agree
ment last fall was to relinquish
the chair after six months to E. A.
Bradfield, whose service has been
of the same length of Minier's.
Inspection of the senior high
project was placed in the hands
of Sydney B. Hayslip of Portland
at a salary of $225 a month. The
board appointed George B. Hanley
as inspector on the' grade project
at $175 a month and H. F. Field
of Salem to the same post at Les
lie junior high school. Field, who
will receive $187.50 a month, will
begin work Saturday, while the
other two will await . the board's
orders to take up their duties.
Changes Bring Costs
Well Inside Limit
The directors made their se
lection of inspectors from a list of
18 applicants.
Change orders approved for the
new senior high building came
within $313, in the district's fav
or, of balancing. Chief additions
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Free Barbecue
for Ski Jumps, Dedication
Free barbecue, free coffee and
a program of interclub snow con
tests were determined upon last
night as added attractions at the
formal opening Sunday of the for
est service winter sports area at
Idanha above Detroit for which
an excursion train will run from
Salem. Thirty five representatives
from the Chemeketans, Santiam
Ski club, Active. Lions, 20-30 and
Kiwanis clubs developed plans for
the dedfeation day at a meeting
at the chamber of commerce last
night,
Salem Boy Scoots wOl be asked
to assist In the flag raising at the
opening of the day's program and
in giving directions to the crowds
expected to be in attendance. A
brief address by P. A. Thompson
of Eugene, supervisor of the Wil
lamette national forest, will fol
low. ' l" ' -Sports
Program for
Dedication Outlined
'The tentative sports program
decided on last night calls for five
BbnusPaid Vets
HONOR GEORGE
Funeral WUl
Be Broadcast
Early in Day
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-0P)
All available network sta
tions; will join In the broad
cast from England of funer
al services for King George
tomorrow. Those rising early
enough can hear the first
parti from 4:30 to 6 a. m.
(EST). The second part of
the services will be on the
air from 8 to 9 (5 to 6 Pa
cific time).
WABC-CBS will broadcast
at 10 a. m. a memorial serv
ice for the king from the
cathedral of St. John the Di
vine Tin New York, while
WJZfXBC at 11 will carry
the memorial service from
W a S h 1 ngton cathedral In
Washington.
Rain Scheduled Today
According to Weather
Man; Monday Warmer
Promise of rains was seen by
the weather bureau last night as
warmeri temperatures prevailed
after days of "snap" in the air
and nights of fog. Normal tem
peratures were predicted likely to
continue.
Yesterday brought a maximum
temper4tiire of 51 degrees, an in
crease t seven over Sunday's top
reading;
Added Lure
ij
straight and stunt races by mem
bers ofjthe six sponsoring clubs, a
tug ef War, and exhibition skiing
by experts from Portland. Several
dozen pets of skis and possibly
snowshbes and toboggans will be
made available to the . general
public, j
The Special train will leave the
Southern r Pacific station here at
7 a. ni. Sunday, make stops at
Geer for j Silverton passengers, at
Shelbufn'for Albany and at West
Stayton for Stayton passengers,
and arrive at the sports grounds
around 11 a., m. The homeward
trip will begin around 4 p. m. The
Santiam Ski club will have charge
ot food and other concessions on
the train, which, heated, will be
sidetracked within less than a
quarter mile from 'the ski runs
during! the afternoon.
Committee members announced
that all nersons, whether from Sa
lem or surrounding communities,
would ibe welcomes to participate
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V TODAY
forms of government were pres
Celirman Arrested
After Three Hurt
Reckless Driving Charged
In Connection With
Crash, Gervais
Lawrence Earl Gehrman, $0, of
the Marquam district, faced a
charge of reckless driving last
night as a result of an automo
bile accident near Gervais Sun
day afternoon in which Albert
Eickhoff, 24, and Frank Richter
were seriously injured and Steve
Zoner received severe bruises.
The injured trio live in or near
Mt. Angel.
Arrested by state police on a
John Doe warrant, Gehrman last
night posted $250 bail with Jus
tice of the Peace Frank Alfred
at Silverton and received notice
to reappear before Alfred at 1:30
p. m. Wednesday for arraign
ment. Conpe Was Being
Towed by Truck
The three Mt. Angel men were
injured when Eickhoff's coupe in
which they were riding failed to
negotiate a curve while being
towed by Gehrman's truck, roll
ed over and threw them out,
state police reported. The top.
steering wheel and windshield of
the coupe were stripped off as
the truck dragged it for 100 feet
before coming to a halt.
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Weston Gets Life
For Loll Slaying
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 27. -(JP)
A Ferdinand Weston, convicted
on a second degree murder charge
in connection with the death of
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Loll, re
ceived a life sentence today.
The sentence was mandatory
although the court held the pow
er of parole.
Circuit Court Judge J. W. Craw
ford granted a 10-day execution
of sentence to permit filing of a
motion for a new trial.
Glenn Jack, Weston's attorney,
contended the verdict on the sec
ond degree murder charge com
prised a reaction from arrested
criticism which followed a lighter
manslaughter charge on which
George Fiedler, Weston's compan
ion in the Incident, was convicted.
Fiedler was given a 15-year sen
tence and fined $5000.
Weston, his trial, claimed he
fired toward the deputy's body
only on Fiedler's armed Insistence
and after-he (Weston) believed
Loll already dead from shots he
said previously were fired by
Fiedler. .
Quickly
Presses Grind
Out Forms to
icant
Hold Bonds for Nestegg,
Don't Waste Money is
Roosevelt Advice
Senate Vote 70-19 for
Over-riding Veto of
Payment Measure
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.
Quickly acceding a climatic sen
ate vote of 76 to 19 as sealing
the overthrow of his bonus veto.
President Roosevelt today sent
orders down the line to pay off
the $2,491,000,000 soldiers' bill
as Quickly as "accuracy will per
mit," No word of disappointment or
chagrin, no hint as to the possi
bility of new taxes came from
the White House as the senate in
a thwacking bi-partisan ballot
wlthva two-thirds majority never
in doubt declined to accept the
president's disapproval of bill for
immediate payment in $50 cash
able bonds. The house previous
ly had voted 324 to 61 to over
ride. Urges Veterans to
Hold Their Bonds
In the second of two state
ments issuing quickly from the
White House, however, the presi
dent opened a drive to lessen the
strain on the treasury by arguing
to veterans they should not cash
their bonds -but hold them as
hesteggs.'"
After a speedily arranged con
ference with the national com
manders of the three major vet
erans' organization, Mr. Roose
velt authorized a press release
urging veterans to prevent "frit
tering away" of cash from the
bonds.
"Permanent advantage as op
posed to wholly temporary plea
sure should be the criterion,"
said the statement, urging again
that the bonds not be cashed ex
cept for a "useful purpose," and
apparently taking cognizance of
the spending splurgy Indulged in
by some veterans after they were
permitted to borrow up to 50 per
cent on their certificates in 1931.
Printing Started
Before Vote Taken
Administration leaders have es
timated that not more than one
billion dollars will be needed to
meet the first rush of demands
for cashing the bonds, and the
president apparently intended to
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Veterans Pleased
At Bonus Passage
World war veterans "all feel
they had it coming" and are for
the most part "very much pleas
ed" with congress' passage of the
act paying the bonus adjusted
service certificates in baby
bonds. King Bartlett, commander
of Capital Post No. 9, American
Legion, commented last night on
the senate's action yesterday in
overriding President Roosevelt's
veto.
"I think most of the veterans
are very much pleased with the
action taken by congress," Bart
lett said. "They thought the pres
ident would do just as he has
done he couldn't do anything
else under the circumstances. The
men all feel they had it (the bo
nus) coming." ,
Bartlett took issue with those
who 'predicts a pension will be
the next goal of World war veter
ans groups.
"I don't think World war veter
ans will ever start asking for pen
sions," he declared. "I don't be
lieve that will 'ever come."
State Tax Board
Urges Sales Levy
In an extended statement pre
pared yesterday for Governor
Charles H. Martin, the state tax
commission characterizes the pro
posed state sales tax as the only
method raising revenue "reason
ably suited" to carry old-age pen
sion plans into effect In Oregon.
"In view of the deep seated an
tipathy to a sales tax of any form,
the selection of that time of rev
enue measure was one of reluc
tance" by the legislature, the com
mission points out.
The statement concludes that
passage of the sales tax Is the only
immediate means by which Ore
gon can join with the federal gov
ernment In rendering necessary
assistance to the needy agediO
the state.
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Total Tax for
County Shown;
Millage Gains
Shelton Completes Roll;
Collection to Begin
Here February 10 r
City and School Levies
Form Major Portion
of Public Expense
Taxpayers in Marion county this
year are to pay $1,620,696 in real
property taxes compared to $1,-
586,504 levied in the 1935 tax
roll, according to a summary com
piled late yesterday by County As
sessor R. Saelton when he com
pleted the 193 6 rolls. Millages
generally will be higher since the
assessed value dropped from $43,-
873,270 in,1935 to $42,606,953 in
the current year
While rolls for the county are
now in the sheriff's office, collec
tion is not tc begin until February
10, Mr. Shelton explained. On that
date he will sign the warrant for
collection and from that time
1936 taxes will be due and pay
able. Mr. Stielton said the rolls
were left with the sheriff in order
to permit him to type and to mail
tax statements to property owners
of the county.
County, State Tax
Relatively Small
The summary of taxes prepared
by the assessor's office shows that
county and state taxes make up
only a small portion of the ag
gregate tax budget collected in the
county. The tax for the general
fund of the state will amount to
$135,490 or 3.2 mills on all prop
erty in the county. The uniform
elementary school fund tax will
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Sons of Monarch
Guard Catafalque
Unscheduled Visit Occurs
After State Dinner to
Visiting Royalty
LONDON. Jan. 28 (Tuesday)
-JP)-Klng Edward VIII and his
three brothers stood guard over
the coffin of their father, King
George V, in Westminster hall for
half an hour early this morning.
The royal brothers arrived un
announced shortly after midnight
and keDt their last solemn vigil
with the late monarch who Is to
be buried today.
Their visit followed upon a
solemn state dinner in Bucking
ham palace, at which many of the
crowned heads of Europe sat
about a table set with gold plate
estimated to be worth L2s000,
000 about $10,000,000 .
V. S. Ambassador
Attends Reception
The regal dinner, required by
diplomatic procedure, . was fol
lowed by an equally formal palace
reception at which the new 41-
year-old - king greeted the crown
princes of two more nations, the
vice-chancellor of a third and the
ambassadors of 28 other states.
These latter included Norman
H. Davis, President Roosevelt's
ambassador at large, who will par
ticipate fully In the last rites here
and at Windsor tomorrow.
Those who sat around the gold-
laren table with Edward tonight
were President Albert LetJrun of
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CI in gm an Bests Hobo
PORTLAND. Jan. 27 ;-(p)-Otis
Clingman, 162, Oklahoma City,
won two out of three falls from
Hobo" Chambers, transient wres
tler, on the main event of to
night's mat card.
Liquor Commission Delays
Naming New Administrator
Selection of a new administra
tor for the state liquor commis
sion In Oregon was an order of
unfinished business yesterday as
the eommission adjourned In
Portland. Choice of "the admin
istrator was expected today. Jack
Allen of Pendleton resigned Sat
urday, effective February 1.
Governor Martin said here yes
terday that he would take no part
in the selection of a new adminis
trator.. He said the selection was
one for the commission to make,
withont interference by the exe
cutive. He denied that he knew
Allen was to resign. The former
senator had been a close friend
of the governor, " ' ,
Spinning Wheel' M
Li cense Revoked
The commission yesterday re
voked the license ot the Spinning
Seamen's Union of
Pacific Ousted by
Eastern Officials
Shipowners on Coast Will Refuse to
Deal With Federation; Leaders;
Predict Showdown Soon
Strikes in Violation of Agreements
Entered in 1934 Arbitration are
Cited; Say "Lockout" Begun
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.
serious shipping tie-up on
and bloody mantime strike of 1934 loomed tonight.
Revocation of the seamen's union of the Pacific charter
by the International Seamen's
ton, D. L., brought prompt action here.
Officials of Shipowners
the sailors' union no longer had official standing in the
I. S. U., they would not deal with it.
They insisted their contracts were with the I. S. U. alone.
Waterfront observers generally predicted that the de
velopments would bring a test
League of Gties
Gathering Today
34 Communities Expected
to Send Delegations
to Meeting Here
Informal discussion conferences
in place of set speeches wiU be a
feature of a conference of city
officials to be held today starting
at 10 o'clock, at the chamber of
commerce.
Officials of 34 cities In this
area have been invited to the
meeting which is being held under
the auspices of the League ot Ore
gon Cities. Herman Kehrll, execu
tive secretary of the league and
director of the Bureau of Munic
ipal Research, University of Ore
gon, will attend the gathering.
Mayor V. E. Kuhn of this city
is to be chairman of the gathering.
He will preside at the luncheon
today which will be held in the
parish house of the Episcopal
church. Dr. . Bruce Baxter, Wil
lamette president, will be the
speaker at the luncheon.
Several of State
Officials to Attend
Several state officials will at
tend the convention. They will in
clude Fred Paulus, deputy state
treasurer; S. W. Starr, supervisor
of audits; Carl E. Green, state
sanitary engineer.
Wednesday a similar-conference
will be held at Hillsboro with city
officials from the territory sur
rounding that city in attendance.
Ormond R. Bean, city commission
er of Portland, will speak at Hills
boro. His topic will be "Emerging
Municipal Problems." Bean is a
member of the state planning
board.
Lad Sees Church
Blaze; Unexcited
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Jan. 27.-W)-Young
Carl Dallas returned
home from a short errand Sunday
with the comment: "Well, I guess
the fire trucks will be along
soon."
"Why?" his father asked.
"The church is on fire." the
boy replied.
Dallas immediately turned in an
alarm. The First Baptist church
was destroyed, with a loss of $17,
000. Wheel dance hall near TIgard, a
place raided by state police a
week ago. Nine persons were ar
rested In the raid and charged
with gambling. Names of 150
guests were taken by officers.
Other action taken by the com
mission yesterday included: revo
cation of two beer licenses; de
nial of seven applications for
liquor agencies; denial of six app
lications for retail beer licenses;
approval of one retail and one
liquor agency application.
Denials Included the applica
tion for a beer license filed by
Edna Jean Fox, 19, of Portland,
whose age gave rise to the ques
tion as to the minimum age limit
for beer parlor operators. Per
mission to operate, given by vir
tue of a receipt for license money
pending decision of the' applica
tion, was cancelled.
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(AP) Threats of the most
the Pacific coast since the long
union convention in Washing
associations announced that, as
of the strength of the Mari-
Otime Federation, organized after
the 1934 strike to represent 35.-
000 seagoing and dock workers on
the coast.
"It will mean a fight if they
try to rob the men of aU they
have gained during the past year
and a half," declared Mervyn
Rathborne, secretary of the dis
trict council of the federation.
Rathborne charged that the L
S. U., and shipowners' move
against the sailors' union, with a
coast membership of 6,800, was
the start of a "lockout" which
he and Harry Bridges, district
federation president, had pre
dicted. Refusal to deal with the sail
ors' union "as now constituted"
was announced by Hugh Galla
gher, president of the Pacific
American Shipowners association,
and Frank O'Connor, president
ot the Shipowners Association of
the Pacific.
Rathborne said the present
coastwise steam schooner tieup.
which has left 62 vessels Idle in
ports, was part of the 'lockout."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. -(JPi-
A showdown fight between young
leftwing leaders and old line
unions for control of the nation's
maritime labor appeared certain
tonight after revocation of the
charter of the Sailors' Union of
the Pacific by the International
Seamen's union.
"We've got the men, they've
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Details of Falls
Park Plans Given
PORTLAND, ORE., Jan. 27
Jf)-Ten thousand acres of burn
er-over and cut-OTer land. Its
boundaries roughly corresponding
to the SHrer Creek watershed, will;
be acquired for recreational pur
poses under an allocation of $80,
890. Walter A. Duffy, regional
resettlement administrator, an
nounced yesterday.
The land adjoins the Silver
Creek state park 28 miles from
Salem. i
Duffy said 30 or more families
will accept the opportunity to
sell and move. .Only 319 acres
were under cultivation this year.
W. A. Langlille of Silverton is
project manager.
The resettlement director said:
"An agricultural land It is un
successful but as a recreational
area it is almost ideal. Interesting
trails, well located view points,
and several stands of virgin tim
ber are contained in the project.
The state park already is well
known as a mecca for picknickers,
hikers and swimmers."
Filled Cookies
Recipe Topic
For This Week
Filled cookie are usually
favorites with men, partly
becaase they are substantial
and partly because the rich
filling makes them' tastier.
Any type of filled cooky reci
pe is eligible In this week's
Ronnd Table contest.
If oa have never sent a
contribution to The States
man before, try It this week.
Select your very best tested
recipe for . filled " cookies.
Write down all the ingredi
ents first, then describe how
they are combined, at what
temperature - to ' bake - and
bow long. Also about how
many the recipe bakes. Send
with yonr name and address
to The Statesman before
Tbnnday noon. : 1