The OREGON STATESMAN Salem, Orc Tuesday Morning January 10, 1939
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Confidence of
Business Asked
Inangoral Speech of new
.Governor Says State
11 4 People's Servant
A' series of legislative chances
few of drastle nature, feateared
-the inaugural address Monday of
Governor Charles A. Sprague
ho . outlined Is administration's
philosophy ot government as one
designed to keep the state as
an : agency designed to help the ia
dividuat Democracy is "not a
revealed religion," satd the In
coming governor. The state mast
be "bold bat not reckless" In
making changes In government
to : make It function more suc
cessfully.
"The first thing needed in the
state is a restoration of confi
dence I among business leaders.
said Governor Sprague. Pointing
to the last election as proof that
the world ot .business is not com
ing to an end, the rew chief
executive asked business men in
all" communities in the state to
"get. a fresh grip on themselves
and" with new enthusiasm and
Courage take op the responsibil
ity for forging prosperity."
No I new taxes for the state
were proposed by the governor
apart from a - possible . consolida
tion 'of the intangibles and income-taxes.
He rejected the im
position ot a sales tax or gross
Income tax at the -present time.
fSO Peusioa Favored
The incoming governor said
he favored the payment of in
creasing : old-age pensions to
those in need so a $39 a month
outlay could shortly be made.
Increases In pensions should not
be made at the expense of per
sons on relief below the ages of
(5, he declared.!
Sprague pledged . himself to
hold the gains made by Gover
nor Martin in removing violence
and crime from organixed labor's
ranks. At the same, ll.ne he de
clared; he felt the "antl-picketlng"
bill passed' at the last election
was "defective : in its drafting
and, too drastic In its terms." He
suggested that the meaiure "pass
to . the test of the court and ot
experience." The governor hint
ed, that he might submit a pro
posal I to the legislature which
would, provide a definition of
what constituted a majority in
labor dispute and provide ma
chinery for determining that ma
jority, - "My greatest concern is
not for more law or less law on
the subject of labor -elations but
for a healthier attitude on the
, part ot employers and employes
and leaders in the labor move
ment," Sprague added.
School Revene Change
Substantial changes tn the
present methods ot raising rev
enue for public schools were pro
posed by Governor Sprague. "The
time has come for a major op
eration if we want to do Justice
in school taxation and provide
for a fair and adequate school
ing for the children f the state."
he said. He cited the multiple
district system as f archaic' and
declared he was opposed to mak
ing large state contributions to
education to be 'poured down
the funnel of wasteful and In
efficient v multiple school . dls
- tricts," - - '
Sprague ' said he did not pro
pose to force the county unit
system on the legislature but he
recommended that a uniform
county tax be levied for elemen
tary and high school districts,
that districts reorganization
oards be set up in each county
to lessen and reclassify the num
ber of school districts and that
provision be made for future re
grouping of districts.
I Prison's Betterment Aim
The inaugural address recom-
fended addition ot a sv-ry at the
prison annex for hardline youth-
f ul . Inmate of . the prison and
Cave I the approval of the- new
governor to the proposed parole
legislation submitted to the new
legislature by the Interim com
mlttee which has studied the
parole system of the state. The
governor , said he " favored more
employment tor present prisoners
at the penitentiary and suggest
ed that honor camps In - state
forests might be set up to re
lieve overcrowding at the state
srisoa. ' .;rt -r ;
Govenor Sprague - pledged ' his
administration to do Its full part
ta finding luses tor Bonneville
dam ; power He said the vision
f George IV. Joseph ana got-
raor Meter should be pursued
- in using the power for town and
country development, as well as
for farm and factory. .
i Om Liquor Coatrol f "
.1. Sprague pledged himself to ad
minister the stats liquor act as
a morkabievplan to obviate the
, evils; of bootlegging and yet pro
vide i a safeguard against intern
e ranee. - He struck out ' at the
sale j of fortified wines by pri
vate stores .and asked the legis
lature to rectors the sale of all
wines -of over 14 - per cent el
eoholis eonUnt ' to ... the state
stores. '.. Hs . recommended the
state liquor control commission's
' srooosal that strict regulation
. ' be granted -over the sals et liquor
in so-called clubs. -.- -
Four reforms in fiscal policy
of the state were recommended
by Sprague: Iaauguratloa . of
fiscal year for appropriations, re
definition of budget terms and
clasalf leaUons, placing self-sus
taining malts of government an
der control of the legislature and
provision that unexpended ap
propriations revert to the general
fund after a term of three years.
General Becoasaaewdatloas
General . recommendations , of
' the i address Included a recom
. mendatioa that the child, welfare
commission be abolished and Its
duties taken over : by the stats
relief . commission. The - continu
ation ot "some form of control"
ever ths saje of mllr was ap
iwoved by Sprague but hs eriU
cited the fixity of reran prices
create! ! r the state lakery board
"it da-L.i for repeal of the law
setting up ths bakery code. State
Rand Arrives to Administer Oath
Justice John L. Band, arriving ta the ball of representatives to admin
ister the oath of -office to the members, la greeted at the roslnun
by Rep. Harvey wells.
Legislature's
BOUSE
ADMINISTRATION AND RE
ORGANIZATION: Fuhrer, chair
man; Chapman, rice -chairman;
Chindgren, Macpherson, Marsh,
Rennie, Semon.
' AGRICULTURE: Semon, chair
man; Munroe, vice-chairman;
Chase, Chindgren, Engdahl,
Hesse, Newbry, Riddle, Turner.
ALCOHOLIC CONTROL: Kim-
be r 1 1 n g, chairman; Hall, vice
chairman: Carter, Fuhrer, Hesse,
Thomas, Wells.
ASSESSMENT TAXATION:
Hilton, chairman; Herman, vice-
chairman; Bradley, Hesse, Kirk-
pa trick, McKenna, Monroe, Os
borne, Semon.
BANKING A CORPORATIONS:
Turner, chairman; Fuhrer, vice-
chairman; Canaday, Deich, Grant,
Pier, Nash.
BILLS A MAILING: Wells,
chairman; Staples, vice-chairman;
Gibson.
COMMERCE ft NAVIGATION:
Ash. chairman; Farrell, vice
chairman; Hilton, Lonergan, Man
roe. Wiley, Wilkinson.
COUNTIES AND CITIES:
Chindgren, chairman; McCourt
vice-chairman ; French, . Herman,
Miller. Pier. Staples.
EDUCATION: Thomas, chair
man; ruber, viee-e h a l r m a n;
French, Gibson, HempsteadVHer-
m a n, Klmberllng, ' Macpherson,
Munroe.
ELECTIONS: McCourt, chair
man; Nash, vice-chairman; Brady,
H a I L J McKenna, Steelhammer,
wiiKinaon.
ENGROSSED AND ENROLLED
BILLS: Engdahl, chairman; Far
rell, vice-chairman; Wilkinson.
FEDERAL RELATIONS: Mac
pherson, chairman; Duncan, vice
chairman; Canaday, Fisher,
Hosch, Miller. Newbry.
FISHERIES: Wilkinson, chair
man; Ash, vice-chairman; Carter,
Caufield, Farrell, McCloskey,
Nash.
FOOD DAIRY PRODUCTS:
McCloskey, chairman; Greenwood,
vice-chairman; Bolvln, Caufield,
Newbery, Thomas, Wiley.
FORESTRY: Riddle, chairman;
Wiley, vice-chairman; Ash. Bol
vln. Carter, Greenwood, Snyder,
Steelhammer, Turner.
GAME; Carter, chairman; Brad
ley, vice-chairman; Canaday, Cun
ha, Greenwood, Hockett Klmber
llng. .. .
HEALTH ft PUBLIC MORALS:
Martin, chairman; Fisher, vice-
chairman: Canaday, Chapman,
Deich, Hosch, Miller, Thomas, Wi
ley.
HIGHWAY A HIGHWAY REV
ENUE: Hill, chairman; Kimber
ling, vlce-c h a 1 r m a n; Carter,
Greenwood, Hilton, McAllister.
Perry, Snyder, Wells.
INSURANCE: Marsh, chair
man; 'Smith, vice - chairman;
Chase. Cunha,-Deich. Hosch, Kirk-
pa trick, McKenna. Wells.
IRRIGATION DRAINAGE:
Staples, chairman. Munroe, vice-
chairman; Chase. Fisher, McAl
lister, Nash, Turner.
JUDICIARYr McAllister, chair
man; Boivln. vice-chairman; Dun
can. HaU, Lonergan, McCourt, Os
borne. '
LABOR INDUSTRIES: Lonergan.-
chairman: Newbry. vice-
chairman; Brady, Bull. Chapman,
Grant. Osborne. Riddle, Steel
hammer. .
LAND USE: French, chairman;
Perry,, vice - chairman ; Caufield,
Chase. Engdahl. MarshTurner.
LEGISLATION ft RULES: Os
borns, chairman; Hill, vice-chair
man: Smith. ' T : " ' .'
LIVESTOCK: Cunha, chair
man; Caufield, vice -chairman;
Chindgren, ' Hockett, Klmberllng,
McCloskey, Macpherson.
t MEDICINE, P H A R M A CY ft
DENTISTRY: Hosch, chairman;
and school employes should be
provided, with some provision for
retirement, said Sprague
The first executive tc he In
augurated In the new statehouse,
Governor Sprague concluded his
address 'with praise for ths work
of the eapitol commission in pro
viding a structure of faoble. de
si rn" with, a minimum ot funds;
"This - building stands as a fit
symbol tor Oregon." he said.
"Its solid bulk and sturdy con
struction are typical ot the sub
stantial '- character , ot the state.
Its . simplicity la line and ths
practical plan of ths interior re
flect the modesty and thrift of
our people. , . . God grant that
we who labor within. these mar
ble walls jaay 7 perform as con
scientiously and as worthily as
the artists and artisans who have
fashioned and reared this mag
nificent edifies" ' - .
Committees
Farrell, vice-chairman; Bull,
Hempstead, Hockett, Martin, Sny
der.
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Cana-
dy, chairman; Lonergan, vice-
chairman; Herman, Hockett,
Klrkpatrlck, Riddle. Smith.
MINING: Miller, chairman:
Grant, vice-chairman; Ash. Brad
ley. Brady, Bull, Rennie.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS: Klrk
patrlck, chairman; Hempstead,
vice-chairman; Cunha, Duncan,
Hail, McCourt, Martin.
RAILWAYS ft TRANSPORTA
TION: Bull, chairman; McKenna,
vice-chairman; Bradley. Grant.
Hall, Osborne, Pier.
REPEAL OF LAWS: Deich.
chairman; Steelhammer, vice
chairman; Chase, Fuhrer, Hemp-
steaa, ucKennt, Macpherson.
RESOLUTIONS : Snyder, chair
man; Wells, vice-chairman; Cun
ha. Hill, Marsh, Perry, Riddle.
REVISION OF LAWS: Grant.
chairman; Wilkinson, vice-chair
man; French, Herman, Hill, Hi
ton. Staples.
TAXATION ft REVENUE:
Hockett, ehalrman; French, vice-
cnairman; Chase, Lonergan, Mc
Allister. Nash. Smith.
UNEMPLOYMENT: Bolvln.
chairman; Brady, vice-chairman;
Fisher. Miller, Perry, Rennie.
Thomas.
UTILITIES: Pier, chairman:
Hosch, vice-chairman; Caufield,
Duncan, Gibson. Hesse, McAllis
ter.
WAYS, ft MEANS: Rennie.
chairman; Chapman, rice -chair
man; Engdahl. Gibson, McClos
key, Martin, Semon.
SENATE!
AGRICULTURE: Burke, chair
man; ; Belton, vlce-c h a 1 r m a n;
ChUds, Ellis, Jones.
ALCOHOLIC TRAFFIC: Stadel-
man, chairman; clark, vice-chairman;
Ballentine, A. Dickson, Wal
ker.
ASSESSMENT AND TAX
ATION: Steiwer, chairman; Dunn,
vice-chairman; Belton, Childs. W.
Dickson, Jones. Walker, Staples.
unaney.
BANKING: Staples, chairman:
Booth, vice-chairman: Belton,
Dunn, Ross, Stadelman, Wallace.
CAPITOL RECONSTRUCTION
Jones, chairman; Lee. vice-chair
man; Booth, Chaney, Eayrs, Ellis,
stadelman.
CLAIMS: .Eayrs. chairman: Re
nin, nee-chairman; Zurcher.
COMMERCE AND NAVIGA
TOR: W. Dickson, chairman;
Childs, vice-chairman; Francisco-
vich. Stadelmaa, Staples. . -
COUNTY AND -STATE OFFI
CERS: Kenin, chairman; Jones,
vice-chairman; Ballentine, Best,
walker.
COUNTIES: A. Dickson, chair
man ; C h a n e y, vice-chairman;
Clark. Eayrs. Mahoney.
EDUCATION: Wheeler, chair
man; Belton. vlee-e hair mam:
Childs. Clark. Lee, Walker, Kenin.
ELECTION AND PRIVILEGES
Wheeler, chairman; W. Dick
son, vice-chairman; Ellis, Maho
ney. Wlpperman.
ENGROSSED AND ENROLLED
BILLS: Strayer, chairman; Dunn,
vice-chairman: Wheeler.
FEDERAL RELATIONS: Ellis.
chairman; Mahoney, vice-chair
man; Ballentine.
FISHING INDUSTRIES: Fran
ciscovich, chairman; Chaney, vice
chairman; Best, Childs, Ross, Sta-
aelmaa. Staples.
FORESTRY AND FOREST
PRODUCTS: C h 1 1 ds, ehalrman:
Ballentine, vice - chairman ; - Best,
Franelscovlch, Steiwer, Zurcher.
Belton.
GAME: Wallace, ehalrman;
Booth, vice-chairman; Clark.
Dunn, Steiwer, Wlpperman, Zur
cher.
HORTICULTURE: Ross, chair
man; Burke, vice-chairman; Wlp
perman.
- INDUSTRIES: Chaney, chair
man; McKay, vice-chairman; Bel
ton. Eayre, Kenin.
' INSURANCE: Ellis, chairman:
zurcher, vice - chairman; : Ross,
staples, Wallace.
, IRRIGATION AND DRAIN
AGE: Wlpperman. ehalrman:
Eayrs, vice-chairman; Ballentine.
a. Dickson, steiwer,
Zurcher.
Wheeler,
JUDICIARY: Ballentine, ehalr
man; Kenin. vice-e h a 1 r m a n:
Childs, A. Dickson. Wallace.
LIVESTOCK: '.Zorcher. chair-
Steiwer, Ross Chaney.
MEDICINE PHARMACY AND
DENTISTRY: Booth
chairman;
Martin Stands
on Ideal
'Magna Carta for Labor9 Is
Labor Bill's Reference
in Farewell Talk
Legislation passed by the peo-
, pie of Oregon at the last election
is a "Magna Carta for labor" and
no changes should be made in it
I until the measure is given a pro
per test by actual execution and
administration. Such was the
parting advice to Oregon's legisla
tors given by Governor Charles H.
Martin In his closing message to
the . Joint assembly yesterday
afternoon. -
Governor Martin declared the
labor bill sound la principle and
called It a "clarion mandate that
our people do not propose to tol
erate the continuance ot such de
plorable conditions" as existed in
the goon-gangster period ot Ore
gon's labor history.
Pay-As-You-Go Urged
Martin told the legislature it
should continue to operate on a
pay-as-you-go basis, rather than
"launching forth on the treacher
ous policy of Incurring debt for
current operating expenses.
The retiring governor praised
the county courts tor cooperating
la the' relief crisis, but he took a
parting shot at Multnomah coun
ty, "where political expediency
occupies the saddle."
Like Sprague, he opposed addi
tional taxes and he urged the leg
islature to adopt his budget, under
which it would cost the state
1106,000,000 to operate during
the next two years. However,
only SIS. 000, 000 must be ap
propriated by the legislature, the
remainder coming from federal
and self-sustaining state sources.
Relief Warning Issued
Martin added that "we must not
be swept oft our feet by sloppy
sentimentality" in solving the re
lief problem.
"Although I am retiring from
the official position of governor
I want you to know that I will
continue to work to the utmost of
my ability for the best interests
of the state and all ot the fine
people who have made Oregon one
of the most progressive common
wealths ot the American union
a state that lives up to its creed
and really files with her own
wings," Martin said in his fare
well.
Bachelors Fume,
But not Worried
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. MJrV
Bachelora, none of them seeming
ly very worried, reacted vehement
ly today against somewhat . un
sponsored legislative proposals for
an annual $1000 levy tor unwed
gentlemen more than 25 years old.
Dr. R. B. Dillehunt, dean of
the University of Oregon medical
school, asserted: "Most bachelors
are doing a public service by not
Increasing ths population and
adding to the unemployment prob
lem."
The Rt. Rev. Benjamin D. Dag
well. Episcopal bishop, comment
ed: "Bachelors pay the penalty
for their bachelorhood without be
ing required to pay an additional
penalty to the state."
One man said: "I'd rather go to
China," and another shouted the
whole business was "unconstitu
tlonal."
War Plane Buying
Here Is Curtailed
(Continued from page 1)
vHian populations," this letter
said. :
The munitions board told con
gress today that all companies
"with only one outstanding ex
eeption" had conformed to the
policy and that applications for
licenses to ship to such countries
"had virtually ceased to be pre
sented, to the secretary of state.
The exception . was not named.
ueapiie . tne can, . japan pur
chased about $1,000,000 worth of
military aircraft and accessories
nere la itss. Most of the ship
ments were licensed, however, be
fore that country was Informally
blacklisted for Its civilian bomb
ing m China.
Best,; vlee-chalrmaa; McKay, A.
ucnoB, Bispiea.
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Maho
ney, chairman: McKay, vke-chair-man;
Booth, Franelscovlch. Clark.
aiflinu: Dta n. chairman:
strayer, vice-chairman; WIpper
man aisyrs.'
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS: Belton.
cnairman; Jones, vice-chairman;
use, jkoss, waiiace.
PENAL mSTrrUTIONS: Chs
ney, i chairman; Lee, vice-chair
man; Ballentine, Burke, W. Dick
son. - --
PRINTING: Clark, chairman;
a. mckson, vice-chairman; Ma-
noney.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND IN
STTrUTIONS: A. Dickson, chair
man; est, Tics-cnsirman; Booth.
RAILROADS AND UTILITIES
Best, chairman; Franelscovlch.
vice-chairman;., Barke, Wallace,
RESOLUTIONS: Lee, chairman
Dunn, vice-chairman; Franelsco
vlch, steiwer, Strayer. -
; REVISION - OF-- LAWS: Fraa
elscovkh. chairman; Lee. rlce-
eaalrmaa; W. Dicksoa, Strayer,
Mahoney, Steiwer, wheeler.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS: Mc
Kay, chairman; Clark, vlee-ehalr-
man ; Burke, - Wlpperman, - Childs,
w. jDicason, Ellis, staples. Zur-
I eher.
r uvuiwi . t in.y , fj u mj '
er, nee-chairman; McKay.
UNEMPLOYMENT: Kenin,
chairman: Burke, vice-chairman
Ellis, McKay, Rosa, Walker, Beet.
: WAYS AND MEANS: Walker
ehalrman; Stadelman, vlce-c hair
mas; Dunn, Eayrs, Jones, Strayer,
Firm
Wjieeler.
LjgCfislcitive
ghts
(Continued from page 1)
Senator' Duncan and Rep. Fat
land 'had known for weeks that
they were going to be president of
the senate and speaker of the
house, respectively: and yet there
was a certain amount of emotion
revealed- by their expressions and
actions as they mounted their re
spective rostrums . for the first
time Each deeply appreciated the
honor of election as presiding of
ficer. x
Because it was the first legis
lative session in the new eapitol
and not In the hope of anything
important happening, spectators
filled the house gallery to Its seat
ing capacity Monday morning and
there was also good attendance in
the senate for the routine business
of electing officers, all of whom
had really been selected at the
caucuses Sunday night.
Seeing a governor's inaugural
tor the first time was Mrs. Ella
M. Turner, 82, until recently of
New York, but more recently mak
ing her home with her son. Rep.
Howard W. Turner of Madras.
Mrs. Turner is quite active and
keenly interested in politics de
spite her years.
Composition floors in some
parts of the eapitol are still so
slick that the pedestrian loses
traction, it his soles are of leath
er. And there were a lot of peo
ple who did more walking than
was wholly necessary; the floor
plan seems a bit confusing until
one gets used to it.
Clare Wilson, one of the at
tractive girl pages tn the house,
appreciates the generous sized
liver badges the pages wear
because large costume Jewelry
is in style this season. Her only
regret is, she says. Is that the
badge doesn't say Deputy Sher
iff. She didn't say why.
KGW's directional microphone.
which looked more like a very
modern anti-aircraft gun than
anvthinr else, excited considerable
wondering attention during the
inauguration. The seven-foot long
device Is made up of a bundle oi
metal tubes of varying lengths.
Two Governors
Are Applauded
(Continued from page 1)
Meatcham ot Portland; door
keeper, W. F. MacPherson of Sa
lem; mailing clerk. P. F. King
of Prineville.
House Chief Clerk, Fred
Drarer of Salem: assistant chief
clerk, Ralph W. Staley of Port
land; calendar clerk. Edith By-
non Lowe oi saiem; reading
clerk. Jack Eakln of Dallas; ser-mant-at-arms.
Josenh F. Singer
of Portland; doorkeeper, Rollie
South wick or saiem; mailing
clerk, C. A. Hayden ot Klamath
Falls.
AH elections were unanimous
on the floor, but there were con
testa for many offices at the
caucuses, the closest being Meat
cham a victory over Lynn u.
v.x nf Pendleton. 17 to IS. and
Staley's over Miss Patricia Sil
vers of Eugene, 33 to Z.
' The first bill to "e introduced
lft an Oregon legislative session
in the new eapitol w that of
Senator Ellis and Wlpperman,
proposing repeal of the state
bakery board law enacted in
1935. This was the only bill in
troduced Monday, there being
none in the house.
School Revenues'
Equalization Aim
Senator Harry M. Kenin told
newspapermen Monday that sev
eral bills affecting the schools
would be introduced during the
current legislative session.
Kenin referred particularly to
one or two bills which he satd
would equalise the revenues ot
school districts. Kenin said some
schoor districts' were at present
receiving more -funds than they
require while others are suffering
from a lack of revenues.
Bills9 Examination
By Clerk Wanted
President Duncan of ths senate
urged Monday that all bills pre
pared for introduction be sub
mitted to ths chief clerk of the
engrossed and enrolled bills com
mittee tor examination as to their
form.
President Duncan said this pro
cedure, if carried out, would savs
the state e large amount ot money
tn printing costs during ths ses
sion. Marion Democrat Club
Host at Banquet Tonight
Ths Marion County Democratic
society will hs host at ths annual
Jackson day banquet to he held
at the Mario hotel at T o'clock
tonight. Stats Treasurer Walter
Pearson will deliver ths principal
address.
Grant Pass Chambermen
- Endortm Clongh Choice
GRANTS PASS, Orsu, Jan. f
(A)-The Grants Pass chamber of
commerce tonight endorsed Ross
burg's nomination of Huron
Clough, Canyonvllle, to Governor
Sprague, for a place on ths stats
highway commission,
Name Senate Page :
''President Duncan Monday "aft
ernoon appointed Ruby Ruff.
Portland, and Audrey Hammond,
CroswelL senate pages. -
Here behind and in
v tuc oven co a i, luc
40th legislative assembly.
which when pointed at a speaker,
take in his voice alone, excluding
all other noises. The "mike,"
which KGW attendants said was
one of the things left behind by
Mr. Orson Welles' "Men from
Mars," is used to spot speakers in
a crowd, as on the floor of the
house or senate. Incidentally, a
state police lieutenant nearly
drew his gun when the odd device
was unintentionally pointed his
way. Ticklish, these troopers.
Harvey Wells of Multnomah
county drew the first laugh from
the house when he remarked as
he took the rostrum after being
elected temporary speaker' by ac
claim, "That was the easiest elec
tion I ever won."
Joe Singer, veteran major domo
of the house, was distressed when
the escorts of Chief Justice Rand
failed to escort him to the ros
trum to swear in Ernest Fatland
as speaker. The chief Justice
stood In the aisle before the ros
trum. Previously he had mounted
the rostrum to swear in the mem
bers of the house as a body. As
chief swearer-inner the chief Jus
tice underwent considerable hus
tling around. .
Caution for the luxurious carpet
and the walnut furniture was
urged on the house members.
They were told to be careful of
cigarettes, cigars and other burn
ing material. However, there will
be no "refrain from smoking"
signs and each desk Is supplied
with a capacious "gobboon." A
number ot the legislators still fol
low the "chaw 'n' pit" tradition.
The house was apparently In no
mood for legislation after listen
ing to the speeches of the outgo
ing and incoming governors and
adjourned until 11 o'clock this
morning before the seats in the
house had begun to cool.
Overheard was the tale of a
very old and very charming lady
who said she had once instructed
a Sunday school class of which all
the members except one ended up
in the penitentiary. The one was
Os West, who became governor
West was present in the front row
for the inauguration.
Jackson Day Fete
Set Here Tonight
The annual Jackson day ban
quet commemorating the battle
of New Orleans will be held at 7
o'clock - tonirht in the Marion
hotel, sponsored by the Marlon
County Democratic society with
Avery Thompson as general cnair
man. Many prominent democrats
from Multnomah county and other
upstate points as well as those
in the city to attend the legists
ture will attends Walter Pearson,
newly appointed state treasurer
for Oregon, will deliver the main
address.
Tickets for the affair may be
obtained at the Marlon hotel or
from A. C. Friesen. This will be
the first major democratic af
fair since the November election.
A feature of tonight's conclave
will be a duet by Salem's two tiny
accordion players, Patricia Scott
and Florence Poulster, 7-year-old
artists.
Pension Group Is
Setting up Policy
(Continued from page 1)
six pension organisations from
the Willamette valley attended the
opening meeting yesterday. At a
preliminary meeting the Social
Welfare society, sponsor ot the
conference, elected as state board
members John S. Marshall of Sa
lem, Rev. H. J. Thorp of Eugene
and B. G. Skulason of Portland.
Old age pension seekers should
not set themselves against ths rest
of society but should rather ap
peal to Its fairness, the assembly
was told yesterday afternoon by
Dr. William Schooler, Lutheran
student pastor at Oregon State col
lege. Dr. Schooler declared "much
poorer countries than our own
have pension laws" and said 1m
proved pensions would help solve
ths unemployment problem and
curtail crime. He urged that ths
pension question oe viewed as a
community problem.
Radio Comments
On State Session
Slated on KSL2VI
Radio comments on legislative
vents will be broadcast each
night of the session over station
KSLM of Salem. For the present
these broadcasts will be at :S0
p. m. Tonight ths speaker will
be "Spike" Hennessy, political
writer ot The Oregonian. He will
also speak Friday night.
On Wednesday and Thursday
ths commentator win hs Ralph C.
Curtis, news editor of The Oregon
Statesman. He will also broad
cast oa Mondsy nights.
Occupants Escape
Farm Home Fire
MYRTLE CREEK. Jan. $-AV
D. H. Dart was burned on the
face and hands Saturday when a
gasoline heater exploded, destroy
ing a two-story farmhouss a mile
east ot hers.
Dart was saved from more se
rious injury when Claude D.
Smith, another tenant of the
house, smothered ths flames oa
Dart's clothings v
Miss Alice Demmon. crippled by
a fall two weeks ago,' was carried
from the building. -- - - -
Planning Board's
Program Outlined
Biennial Report for State
Includes Flood Work,
Timber, Fishing
A definite program ot progress
for Oregon, based upon graphical
ly presented facts and figures of
the past and present, will now be
open to the state as a result of
studies and surveys made under
the direction of the Oregon state
planning board during the past
two years, it is. shown In the bi
ennial report of the agency, sub
mitted to Governor Martin by Or-
mond R. Bean; chairman.
A concrete plan for land devel
opment through flood control and
other Improvements, a sound idea
for preservation of timber along
highways, a complete plan for re
building the fire-swept city of
Bandon, a study of commercial
fishing that can serve as a basis
to settle controversies now rag
ing, a detailed study of migration
into the state that has already
proved, of value to people who
come into contact with this prob
lem, and nearly 40 other studies
and projects are listed in the re
port
Is Connecting Link
The State nlauninr board, nr.
ganlzed in 1935. has also been
the connecting link between the
state and the federal government
on several conservation and plan
ning projects, the report shows.
For such work the federal agen
cies have contributed more than
$130,000 during the two years,
and have made possible comple
tion of surveys and other projects
of great value to the state at
large, counties and cities.
Reports made bv the nlannlnr
board have not only been of keen
interest to citizens of this state,
but have been rea nested hr citi
zens of other parts of the country.
More than Z 0,0 00 copies of re
ports and studies have been dis
tributed during the biennium.
er
Free Tom Mooney
Begins His Task
(Continued from page 1)
labor leader said. "The bubbling
enthusiasm of those kids on the
picket line was worth going to
prison for."
In each case he referred to
the $10 as California's "compen
sation for my 22 years in prison."
At the same time ho checked
a move to ask the state legisla
ture to vote him compensation
for his years if imprisonment
Assmblyman Paul Ritchie said
Mooney refused to hear of such
a plan until Warren K. Billings.
also convicted pf the bombing, is
rreea. interne mentioned no fig
ure for the compensation.
Mooney pledged his energies to
seeking freedom for Billings af
ter which he promised to devote
his life to an effort to bring to
gether the AFL, CIO, Railroad
unions. He has yet to decide how
he will try to accomplish this
gigantic task.
Surf Calms Down,
Resorts Repaired
NELSCOTT, Jan. .-4Pr-Beach
visitors saw strange spectacles to
day as the great Pacific shifted to
a more benign mood after Its an
gry attack along the coast last
week.
With the exhaustion of tidal
waves, there has been a uniform
whiteness in the surf extending a
quarter-mile from shore. . Bright
sunshine set the whitecaps spark
ling.
Repairs to damaged resort
property were started by hundreds
of coast residents. Losses ranged
from Impaired foundations to de
molition ot buildings.
Study Honors Go
To Caisse, Dudley
CORVALLIS. Jan. t.-tfV
Straight A grades went to II Ore
gon Stats college students last
term, and S19 others average 2. SO
or better.
The combined group accounted
for 8 H per cent ot the total en
rollment although the honor roll
list was limited to those carrying
12 or mors, hours of eredit
Straight, A students included:
Kenneth M. Caissee, lower divi
sion, and Darle W. Dudley, engin
eering, both ot Salem; Lester C
Dunn, forestry. Earl H. Tryon and
Edmon C. Calsvan, science, sll of
Corvallis, -
Mrs. EL Hendricks
Called by Death
Funeral services were held on
Monday at Fossil for Mrs.vH..H.
Hendricks, wifs of a pioneer at
torney -ot eastern Oregon and
mother of Judge Carl Hendricks
who recently presided tn a num
ber ot eases in ths Marion county
circuit court R. J. Hendricks of
Salem is a brother ot her hus
band. - " ,
Other survivors : include thrss
other sons. Ford who Is utilities
counsel et the city ot Los Angeles,
Robert and Winlock la eastern
Oresear a daughter. Mary, and a
number ot grsndchUdrsn. ? ;
j tir I, m. i i i . i
! Women Serving Lunch
r SILVERTON T h s Methodist
church " Ladies' Aid society . will
serve one of its merchant's lunch
es Wednesday noon st the church.
These were served ones a month
during ths autumn and proved
succasafuL ' ' -
Marion Senators
Get Appointments
McKay, Jones to Be Active
in new Legislature's
Approaching Tasks
Appointments of Marion ocunty
senators include:
Donald Jones Agriculture,
eapitol reconstruction, chairman;
assessment and taxation; county
and state officers, vice-chairman;
mnniclpal affairs, vice-chairman;
ways and means.
Douglas McKay Industries.
vice-chairman; medicine, pharma
cy and dentistry: military affairs.
vice-chairman; roads and high
ways, chairman; rules; unemploy
ment.
Committee appointments o f
Marlon county representatives In
the house:
Walter Fuhrer Administra
tion and reorganization, chair
man; alcoholic control, banking
and corporations, vice-chairman;
repeal of laws.
John F. Steelhammer Elec
tions, forestry, labor and indus
tries; repeal of laws, vice-chairman.
George R. Duncan Federal re
lations, vice-chairman; Judiciary;
public Institutions, utilities.
Hannah Martin Medicine,
pharmacy and dentistry, public in
stitutions, ways and means.
Use of Electricity
Gdns, Rate Falls
Average consumption of elec
tricity in homes served by Port
land General Electric company in
creased seven per cent during the
last year, while the average rate
per kilowatt hour was decreasing
in approximately the same propor
tion, according to figures releas
ed by W. M. Hamilton, the com
pany's Willamette valley division
manager.
For the 12-month period ending
November 30, average consump
tion in residences was 1,311 kilo
watt hours, compared to 1.222 for
the preceding 12 months. The de
crease in the average rate, from
2.8 S cents per kilowatt hour to
2.69 cents, came about partly
through operation of the "promo
tional" schedules for residential
service which offer individual cus
tomers a declining scale of prices
for electricity ss their monthly
consumption Increases, end partly
because of a reduction in base
charges made effective In Novem
ber of 1937, Hamilton explained.
CapL Fred West's
Illness Is Fatal
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. -(&)-Police
Captain Fred M. West
chief of the Portland, Ore., traffic
division, died shortly before noon
today in a hospital here.
The captain, formerly assist
ant chief of police at Portland un
der former Chief L. V. Jenkins,
entered the hospital 10 days ago
and underwent an operation for
an ear ailment
He again became seriously ill
a week ago today and was oper
ated on for bilateral mastoid and
given a spinal puncture for men
ingitis. Grant Land Funds
Pushed by McNary
WASHINGTON, J SB. .-(&-Senator
Charles McNary (R-Ore)
conferred today with Guy S. Cor
don, Roseburg, Ore., attorney, on
efforts to speed congressional ap
proval of legislation involving dis
tribution of revenue from the old
Coos Bay wagon road company
grant lands in western Oregon.
McNary introduced a measure
this week to put Coos Bay receipts
on the ssms basis as those from
former grant lands of ths Oregon
and California Railroad company,
which were returned to the gov
ernment through default
Tough Foes Face
Y League Pacers
Tough opponents ars faeed by
the Willamette Cubs and Brooks
Townies, the two undefeated mi
nor division City Y league clubs,
tonight Ths Cubs, victorious over
the Bankers and the Grocers, face
ths Guardsmen at I o'clock, snd
ths Townies, who have posted
consecutive wins over the Bank
ers and Hollywood, go against the
Grocers st 9. '
The opening tut at T, will see
ths Bankers face off against the
Guardsmen. All games ars on the
Parriah floor. ,
Bourbons Control
Olympia Session
CAPITOL, Olympia, Jan.
-Washington state's Xth legis
lature convened, elected senate
and house officers, appropriated
$12Mts for legislative expenses,
then adjourned la three short
hours today. :r ;
i During that time, ths conserva
tive adherents of Governor Mar
tin .showed they- had the situa
tion well under control by taking
over command of both ths senate
and .house.' . . -i
'- . -i i i i tX-
': OSC Names Delegate
CORVALLIS, Jan.
goa 8tats college announced to
day that' Marjorie McCallister.
Corvallis,' freshman la homo eco
nomics, had been selected a dele
gate; ts the world : conference of
Christian Youth fa holiand, July
Si tO'August !.: ,