The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 25, 1939, Page 2, Image 2

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Bonds' Selling
Cavalier Survivors Reach New York Aboard Tanker
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Civilians Ordered From Barcelona
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Retentive Wants Control
Bill in
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riiJjZ!w t oo patrol
aw ' m a markka..
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by Voter of Major
, ,L Security Sale.
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Repeated delay la the appear
ance of the new people'. uJl
lty district bill, to replace the law
apkeM by the state supreme
mart ' on Tuesday and to ' pennlt
the .issuanco of revenue bonds
rstberthan general obligation
bonds, hare been due to objec
tion raised by .Governor Charlee
A. Sprsgue and not ? to , Inability
of sponsors to obtain a desired
Lumber ot signers, senator were
advised Tuesday. - T
t The bill was expected to ap
pear Ut week bnt at latest re
' oorta- It still was in-the hands
of Senator Lyman xCosa ol . Wash
ington eonnty.
' Sprague's objections to the
cronosed PUD law were similar
to those previously raised by
peter Zimmerman, ex-senator
and public ownership enthusiast,
ar d Herman Larky of Salem,
attorney lor. southwest . Wash
ington . utility districts. The
..jtovernor had advocated legisla
tion of this' general nature In his
Inaugural message.
1 - Safeguards Wanted
-The governor insisted that
authority of voters -n the dis
trict . should be required for all
major "kales of securities though
cerhaos not for small issues. He
, said he believed the sale of dis
tricts' securities should be sub
ject to . the time safegi ards as
those of other governmental un
its and agencies.
! He declined to comment upon
ether provisions of the bill,
i Zimmerman and Lafky In
formed Governor Sprague that
tfcey desired deletion of all pro
visions for Issuance of general
obligation bonds, requiring com
petitive public bidding . on the
sale, of revenue bonds, elimina
tion of the provision ftr voter
referendum,,, and the addition of
testrlctions 'on the commission's
power to sell district properties.
I . New Bills in Senate
I : Nine new bills were received
In' the senate Tuesday. One of
theses by Senator Dorothy Mc-
Cullough - Lee, provides that the
chairman and vice-chairman of
slate central committees shall be
of i the opposite sex.
1 Senator F. M. Franciscovich
introduced a bill authorizing the
atat treasurer to fix tha salaries
of his chief deputy and other em
ployee. '
r. Senate Votes Memorial
The senate voted unanimously
In i support of a house memorial
. rrging congrees to call consti
tutional convention to adopt the
principles of the Townsend na
tional .recovery plan.
Senator Lee explained that the
amendment was In line with an
Initiative- nieasure approved by
the voters at the last ., general
election. Approval also was giv
en , a bill: by Senator Lew Wal
lace clarifying and amending the
present Inheritance tax law so
as, to encourage gifts to chari
table Institutions.
A resolution, by Senator Boss,
would .compel the secretary of
state to place chairs in the halls
- t-etween the senate and house for
the convenience of the public.
Of Emng Hunter
BUI Asks Penalty
Hunters who accidentally shoot
T,',other persons would be required
- to forfeit their guns to the county
la which the accident occurred by
a bill introduced in the house
Tuesday by Rep. Vernon Bull ID-
La Grande).
The bill. - which also provides
that such h a n t e r s should not
-again be Issued hunting licenses.
sets eat that forfeited firearms
would be sold by the sheriff and
the proceeds turned Into thecoun-
ty's general fund.
: Coroners would he. directed to
hold an Inquest over all t a t a 1
hunting accidents.
House Bills
CfTRODfjCED TUESDAY
HB to. by Farrell and WeUs
Provides for; creation of rural
fire protection districts. Appears
designed to provide fire protec
tion in districts adjacent to In
corporated cities.
- HB SI, by i Chapman Belat
Ing to reports of contributions
for expenditures in promoting or
defeating measures before the
ceoole at elections
HB 12, by Wiley, ' MacPher-
son and Senators ChUds. Booth
and .Wlpperman Provides for
the establishment of a soldiers'
tome under the board of control
and appropriates money there-
; for. - rT :
HB S3, by Tuhrer, Steelham-
' iter,; Osborne and Marsh Re
lates to Ux on domestic wines.
. HB ; 14, by Fuhrer, Duncan,
Steelhammer, Osborne and
' Marsh Amends the liquor con
trol act. Providi that fortified
wines may be sold only through
lienor stores. Designed to oro-
vote use of Oregon products in I sJpyere to establish . regular pay
Wine! manufacture. Idays.
HB IS, by Steelhammer Mk-
ing it a misdemeanor to will -
fully" fair to pay wages upon ,de-
nna ana wnen auo ana. io
falscJy deny that such wages' art
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establish regular : pay days tor
the 'payment ot wages.
HB 87, by Steelhanuner Re -
onirinc employers engaged v
forest products industry on a
vieco work or 'quantity basis to
furnish statements: on .quantities
tt -employes. JJ.i -"-i-'.-'--
HB l, by Bull Provides that
If hunter v should ' negllgsntly
ahoot another person his gun
shall bo forfeit.
119 tl, by Hoech, Hockett and
v Sens. Booths and Best Makes
numerous changes in . tno -coae
corerinx pracUce of medicine.
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Superintendency's
Decision Skipped
(Continued from page 1)
at a tMt ot approximately $3 S3
was ordered to equip, schools
cow lacking in lire ugnung
equipment. Request of the Sa
lem high school band mothers
for purchase of 11 additional
uniforms, costing $239, was re
ferred to Director Percy A. Cup
per snd the superintendent for
study. The mothers' organization
plans' to outfit the band with
raincoats out of other funds.
Former Chairman Frank E.
Neer,. now a senior high school
lnstiejctor, waa granted a re
quest for use of board minutes
as the basis for a master of arts
thesis on evaluation of school
policies. -
The ' directors voted against
annexing a-five-acre piece of
land in Capltola addition be
cause of Its low valuation In con
trast with the cost ot admitting
students living there to the
school system.
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Target of Bills
Three bills affecting payment
ot ' wages' and providing penalties
for violation were Introduced In
the house Tuesday by Rep. John
Steelhamver (R, Salem).
Failure to pay wages due on
demand "or to deny that wages
were due would be made a mis
demeanor punishable by. a 15 to
50 sflne under one of the bills,
i whlle'another weald reanlre em-
. Emnloyers engaged la ". forest
1 prodscU industries on piece
work basU would bo required to
fnrnish employes sUtement ot
the amoUnt ot work produced' by
leach employe at -least once
I month, accerdlng to 4he. third bOi.
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WASHINGTON. ' , Jan. Jt-CPV-
BUls introduced u. tae . nous to-
day Included these by representa-
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HIS (D-Wash)t To extend to
Uarch 4, 1142, the time for com
pleting construction or a bridge
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O Survivors of the Ill-fated New
shown, npper picture. Lining the rail of the tanker Ksso Baytown as
ft docked la Mew York City. Middle, the Cavalier. Inset teap shows
scene of dlaaeter. Below, from left. Captain M. R. Alderaoa who
was rescned, badly injured; Robert 8 pence, steward, one of the
three who drowned; Patrick Chapman, radio officer who called
for aid; Neil Richardson, first officer ; Charlee Talbot, one of the
rescned passengers. ILX photo.
T.QCfislcitiV
Sidelights:
(Continued from page 1)
Donegan of Burns on the house
floor Monday, finally drew from
the aged veteran that he was a
member ot the house in the 1SS9
session.
Condolences to Jay Bowerman,
former governor, were extended
Tuesday by resolution of tho
house. Mrs. Lydla Hope Bower-
man, his mother, died here Mon
day at the age ot 91.
A public hearing will be held by
a ways and means subcommittee
Friday' afternoon in connection
with a proposal to abolish the
child welfare commission or com
bine It with the state relief com
mittee operations. r
A committee of the Oregon
County Clerks .association was
INTRODUCED TTJKSDAY
SB 131, by Kenln, et al To
provide for refunding of gasoline
tax to rural free, delivery mall car
riers and special delivery mall car
riers. V
. SB IS 2, by agricultural commit
tee Referring to potato grading
and marketing, and declaring an
emergency.';.;.":'
SB 133, by agricultural commit
tee Relating to onion grading.
: SB IS 4, by agricultural commit
tee Relating to recodification ot
state agricultural laws.
SB 138, agricultural committee
Relating to' grades and stand
ards tor prunes and declaring an
emergency. - ; - -; - ?
SB 134, by agricultural com
mittee Relating to grades and
standards tor unsheDed walnuts
and vnshellag filberts and declar
ing an .emergency; ": ; :
i SB 127. by agricultural commit
tee Referring to produce dealers
and peddlers rand: declaring ; an
emergency. - .r'' ";'. v'
SB 138, by Lee and others To
provlds for equality t representa
tion of men and women-on state
central . committees ot political
parties. - v.
Senate Bills
York-Bermoda flying boat Cavalier areO
Here and there behind and In
XXUllb VI VXITJ OWCUCa Air Uiw
40th legislative assembly.
here Tuesday discussing a number
of bills which it is proposed to in
troduce during the current legis
lative session. Most of the pro
posed bills are designed to clarify
and correct existing laws, mem
bers ot the committee said.
Former Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Ralph Moody, recently ap
pointed legal adviser to the house
of representatives for the 40th
session, established headquarters
Tuesday in room 324 of the new
eapltol building.: Moody and his
assistants were . preparing for a
busy session by Installing desks,
chairs and telephone. Several
members have expressed their de
sire to avail themselves of his
services immediately, as several
controversial bills are scheduled
for introduction in the next tew
days.
Keeneis Speaker
At Police School
Parents both within and out
side ot Salem often prefer send
ing their children to Willamette
rather than to some other Insti
tution of higher learning because
ot the police protection accorded
students, here, Roy - 8. ."Spec1
Keene, director, of physical edu
cation, told members of the po
lice aepartment at its weekly
school session at the city hall last
night, Keene said relations be
tween- the- snfYsrsIfy and the po
lice force had always been sails)
factory ad thanked. Ue. of fieers
for their past services, w '
The: principal' purposo; of the
police school thli yoarwIQ be '.to
promotsjia betur : understanding
betwsenrthe people of Salens and
the police- department, Aaalstaat
Chief b: C Charlton said.
; e Disorder Charged
Rtnehold Wuest.- 355 North
18th. street, was arrested byctty
police 'Tuesdajr' night on a war
rant-sworn- to by- als wife; eharsv
tng disorderly conduct.
Proposed Bill on
Excise Tax Ready
(Continued from pagu 1)
method and rate of taxing intan
gibles.
Public and private utilities.
previously excluded from the pro
visions of the corporate excise tax
law, would be taxed under this
bill, and the rate would be in
creased on other corporations
from 2 to 4 per cent, with the ex
ception of bsnks and financial in
stitutions which would remain at
per cent.
Miscellaneous receipts of tho
state general fund for the 1139-1
40 biennium will aggregate $4,
100,000, about $300,000 rn ex
cess of the estimates contained in
ex-Governor Charles H. Martin's
state budget, the joint ways and
means committee was advised
Tuesday,
The estimates were prepared by
a suocommiuee neaaea- oy uep.
C C. Chapman, Multnomah coun
ty. Ex-Governor Martin had esti
mated the miscellaneous revenues
at S3.800.000. ;
Representative Chapman
said
Pilot Dies While Testing new Light Bomber
America's newest light
' death to the pilot teattac
s of Farts, representative of the
Would Eliminale Tvaaion'
at HcctJona; i Soldiers'
Home Bill Appear
Rep. C. C Chapman tR-Port-
land) introduced a hill in the
house yesterday which he said
was designed to eliminate - "eva
sion" in reporting campaign ex
penditures and contributions.
The bill amends the corrupt
practices act to provide that all
persons contributing over 1 50 to
campaign must .file a state
ment with the secretary of state.
Continuous associations, in
corporated or not, are required
tc file itemised statements of all
contributions and assessments re
ceived. New organizations are
required to file a detailed list
of persons who contributed and
the amounts contributed.
Seek Albany Institution
A bill providing for the rees
tablish men t of a state-operated
soldiers' home was introduced by
Reps. Harry K. Wiley (R-Alba
ny) and Hector MacPherson ( It
Albany ), Senators Charles Childs
(R-Albany), Joel C. Booth (R-
Lebanon) and L. W. Wlpperman
(R-G rants Pass).
Rep. MacPherson said the bill
was designed to revive the state's
soldiers' home formerly operated
at Roseburg but with the view of
establishing it in the Willam
ette valey.
Pass f 47,000 Welfare Sum
An emergency appropriation
of $47,000 for the care of home
less children under 17 being
cared for by charitable Institu
tions receiving state aid was
passed by the house. Eep. Alex
Rennle (R-Corrallis), chairman
ol the house ways and means
committee, said most of the char
itable Institutions had exhausted
funds appropriated for the last
biennium.
The house passed a bill Intro
duced by Rep. Giles L. French
(R-Moro) providing an Increase
frqm $450 to 3900 In the salary
of the county judge of Sherman
county.
West Cut off Air
In Kiwanis Speech
Oswald West, former Oregon
governor, was cut off the air
Tuesday noon when his language
in the course ot an address at
the Salem Kiwanis club lunch
eon, became too virile ' to suit
the ideas of station KSLM as to
what a mixed audience should
hear.
At the moment. West was at
tacking ' the Idea of the state
promoting liquor raies io raise
revenue tor rener, declaring it
would at the' same time create
a new group of dependents for
the state to support later.
Mentioning that he was a life
long democrat but reserved the
right to "choose my own politi
cal company," West -said business
men had Ignored politics until
they found that politicians were
Tunning their business. He prals-
the adminlstrartlon of recent
Governor Charles H. Martin and
said tho results of the. November
election vindicated him.
Appropriation Due
For Heating Plant
1 The stats board of control
Tuesday directed Dan Fry, sec
retary, to appear before , the
joint ways and means commit
tee of the legislature and request
an appropriation, of $16,000
with which to equip tho new
state, central heating plant with
facilities for burning hogged
fuel. Tho original appropriation
Included only funds for oil burn
ing equipment.
Addition of the hogged fuel
equipment was requested at
previous meeting ot the board
by officials of the Oregon Lum
bermen's association. Figures
presented to the board by these
officials indicated that burning
of hogged fuel would result In a
saving of; more than $5000 an
nually, compared with oil eon-
sumption. "
the miscellaneous revenues might
aggregate $4,300,000 but that he
desired to be conservative. The
estimates were based on trends,
actual recetpta and averages over
a period of five years. '
crashed in flames
.John Cable,
ate salnlster, and sstractloa
the punr AT Telemat. , ' -
casam.
jd&hfitoM government oAoats
PrZ ' a CIVILIAN EVACUATION TO
SUKGT NORTHERN CATALONIA
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THREATENS
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MecJigrrantan Seft
An exodus of civilians from Barcelona was ordered by the Spanish
gomwnit as lnsmrsjent forces vlrtnally pounded on the door of
the city. While France reinforced its border against mass refugee
movements, the United States prepared to remove Its citizens
aboard the cruiser Omaha. Artillery threatened the city with the
insurgents a little more than ten miles away -AP Telemat.
Senators Debate
Bigger WA Sum
Economy Faction Attacks
Administration Figure
on Relief Needs
(Continued from page 1)
of February and March, and a
proviso that the president may
ask for more money later, if the
$725,000,000 should prove insuf
ficient, V
WPA Administration
Figures "Inaccurate
The senate debate produced
statements from Senator Glass (D,
Vs.), chairman of the appropria
tions committee,1 and Senator Ad
ams (D, Colo.), chairman of the
subcommittee which handled the
appropriation, that estimates sub
mitted by Col. F. C. Harrington,
WPA administrator, were "Inac
curate. "
Adams, who detailed the fig
ures, said the error amounted to
$56,000,000, and involved a du
plication of relief requirements
for one week in February for
WPA in general, and for the en
tire month of February so far as
90,000 relief workers employed
by government departments were
concerned. Administration spokes
men vehemently disputed these
statements. Adams also suggested
that -there was a discrepancy be
tween treasury and WPA account
ing of relief funds.
Rep. Thomas (R-NJ) filed an
impeachment resolution naming
Secretary Perkins snd two other
Tiahor department officials. Miss
Perkins said she would ask an Im
mediate hearing.
Mr. Roosevelt asked for legis
lation to effect a "satisfactory re
organization" of the federal com
munications commission.
M. W. Splawn ot the Interstate
commerce commission told a
house committee that rate wars
might destroy the railroada un
less congress aided the carriers,-'
Olynpia Believes
Old Age Aid Safe
CAPITOL, Olympia, Jan. -1 4
(ffVMembers of the senate social
security" committee, expressed con
fidence tonight the state's old
age assistance was not Jeopardis
ed immediately by the conant
court decision, and a "move slow
ly4 policy appeared to be contin
uing.
A minor split appeared within
tho committee on the urgency of
tho legislation after a day of ac
tivity which brought reassurance
from the state's congressional
delegation, through Ltr Gov. .Vic
tor A. Meyers, and a telegraphic
exchange on tho subject between
Governor -Martin and thi head of
tho federal social security board.
$90,000 Fire Damaget
Structure at Seattle,
S BATTLE, Jiuav x4-F)-Wrs
Chief William Fitxgerald estimat
ed tonight $90,000 loss resulted
from a fire which damaged four
floors of the firs-story maritime
building In the wholesale district
early today. - -----
ar the Los Angeles assmk&aLsJrport'and kron-ht
Injuries to a usssrarrr identified as Pant CbemUIia
to alas) antosnohlW parked
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Washington State
Nuptial Law Aim
Similar Setup to Oregon's
new Requirements Asked
to Stop Evasions'
Conferences seeking enactment
of a marriage law in Washing
ton similar to that approved by
the people ot Oregon at the No
vember election are protosed In
a resolution introduced Tuesday
in the house of representatives.
The resolution, introduced by
Reps. Hannah Martin (R-Salem)
and Dr. J. F. Hosch (Indep.
Bend), provides for a committee
of two house members and a
third appointed by the governor
to meet with a committee of the
Washington legislature to urge a
stricter Washington marriage
law.
Evasions Are Cited
Dr. Hosch said many Oregon
residents were "evading" the
new law, which requires mental
fcnd physical examination before
marriage, by crossing the state
line for nuptials.
Saying that elimination of the
unfit was becoming one of the
great problems of society. Dr.
Hosch said: "I believe the Ore
gon law is a step in the right di
rection. We want Washington to
to with us."
House Eliminates
Reference to Law
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'(Continued from page 1)
pensation act, why don't you say
so?' Lohergan asked. "Why are
we afraid to say that the anti
picketlng law does not affect or
was not intended to affect unem
ployment compensation?"
Lonergan said he was not seek
ing to delay action.
; "The house is working taster
on this," he said, "than I've ever
known it to work in Its history."
Need for Haste Is
Cited by Hilton
Rep. Frank Hilton (R, Port
land), a member of the commit
tee, said "It seems to me inas
much as haste means so much in
this matter we should psss on it
this afternoon.
The social security board has
advised that the unemployment
compensation act must be certi
fied by January 31.
Rep. Truman A. Chase (R, Eu
gene), chairman ot the commit
tee, urged adoption ot tho report
but said he had "no desire to rail
road anything.
Repvi William M. McAllister (R,
Medford) ended the debate when
he reminded Lonergan, who had
pleaded he had not had sufficient
time to study the bill, that his
debate showed him "perfectly fa
miliar with Its provisions.
;ents Reach
Barcelona Siiburb
(Continued from paga 1)
miles north of Barcelona, In read
iness to take aboard this (Wed
nesday) morning about 40 Amer
ican refugees and transport them,
probably, to Marseille, France.
. t The British .grew, anxious con
cerning .what a Spanish, govern
ment defeat would mean for Brit
ish and - French interests. But
Prims Minister Chamberlain re
fused to relax Britain's policy of
non-interrention.
For her own defense, Britain
began nation-wide distribution of
30,000,000 copies of the national
service handbook, .which explains
the government's vast schema for
volunteer civilian defense activ
ities. la event of wsr. tx":..
President Roosevelt at his press
conference disclosed that govern
ment lawyers lor the past month
have been Investigating to deter
mine -whether the president has
the legal power to lift the arms em
bargo against Spsia without con
gressional action.. ..
IIititsay JUats JPould Be '
- Recodified Under BUI
l A htll'recodlf ylng'all of tho state
highway laws sines 111! Is being
drafted by X. M. Deters, attorney
tor tho State highway commission,
and probably will - be Introduced
next week. r-i -..-
HighwajPott Resigned !
' FLORENCE Jaa. vl4-ff-Tho
directors . of t h o : Oregon : Coast
Highway -association received tho
resignation .of Edward. Miller, sec
retary, yesterday. Miller had -held
the office since tho association
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