PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN, Sales, Oregon, Saturday Morning, February 11, 1939 Near' -ccision Senate to Act on Matter Monday; Long Debate I - V Is Held Friday Sea. Dourlas McKay's bin fix- loc ahasic speed limit of miles an .hour for automobilea on the public highways of Oregon will b finally considered under special order of basin eos at XI a. w- Mon day. it . was determined "Friday afternoon after the senate had 'peat . nearly two hours debs ting the measure. .pTbe state highway commission, i under the bill, would have au thority to increase' or lower' the I speeds. Municipalities also. could alter the speed restrictions hut niy with the consent of the statu Bigs way department. The? original bill fixed the speed 6 automobiles In cities and towns u is miles an aour but wis was mended to read 20 miles. - This amendment " was made at the re adiest of ' Senator Lew Wallace, Multnomah county, who declared that 2 5 miles anhour was too fast la certain sections of Portland. f, Authority Held Excessive Sea. Lyman Ross, Washington county, opposed the bill on the ground that the highway commis sion ; already has too much ao- Qortty A Sen. McKay declared the bill had the approval of tbe national conference for .highway safety, the secretary of state, and a large number of other organisations and individuals interested in traffic safety. ff I am for thU bill because It conforms to the federal traffic safety , policies,". - Sen. Robert.. V. Duncan said. - ; -' r rwh mil unK.!..! I A lengthy debate preceded the substitution of a bill by the re-1 vjslan of laws commutes provide tar for r repeal -of the pauper's oth, tn connection with old age assistance, s The new measure Would repeal that part - of the ettettng law which gtres county reTeVmittee; IXrtk to fllre liens pn property of old age pensioners jfcTae bill would permit tbe com mittees to take from the estates of 'pensioners sn amount equal to tie total pensions paid. The bill was protested by Sen Thomas R. Hahoney, Multnomah county, on the ground that it did apt exempt pensioners homes from taxation. . .. Senator Lew Wallace asked hy the state should .protect property of pensioners so it would SO; to their children. "1 will go V far as any member- of this senate In providing assistance for tae aged, . Wallace declared, "bat v do not think we should protect cauaren who win not support weir parents. This is a lot of damned foolishness." . i . Relief Bill Batch Due i. The danger ot passing old ace ass (stance laws without studyina: the social security setup was stressed by Sen. Dean Walker, chairman of the senate ways and means committee.' He said a group of relief bills aggregating ex penditures of more than S22.00S, 094 were now being drafted and would be dropped in the house aopper early next week, Approval was given a bill al lowtnr the state printing heard to flx the salary of the state printer. He now receives I3C0O annually. 1 A bill by tbe mining committee providing for a state mining code ana appointment oi a mining in spector also wu passed. : Two companion bills introduced by Senator Kenln pave the way for inunnm pjaa iot county em ployes In counties bavin r a nnnn. latloa of more than lQO.GOo. Onlv Old and Infirm county employes in continuous service for 20 years would be affected. ff The retirement fund would be cheated through contributions of 144 Per cent based on the salaries of all county employes receiving in excess of 175. a month. Em ployment or an actuary to work out the retirement nlan u . thorlxed. In case the plan la not formulated by 1942 the contri butions ot the county employes wuuia oe returned. Marion Talley J Child's Mother, Snit Tiifinlrififfta I 1'"SC8 IWHITE PLAINS, N. T., le.-iflVMarion Talley, former op- ir, ia toe motner or a 3-year old child, it was disclosed public hr todsy. Her relationship to the child ; iras revealed in supreme court wuen Miss Talley opened proceed mgs to gain custody of her oaugnter irom her husband Adolpa Eckstrom, New fork sin tag- teacher, The "American nightingale" ot ' wno made her metropoli tan opera debut at 17. charred in , af petition that her husband was a ftnan of Immoral character, whol ly unfitted to have custody of any ., child, particularly a female Infant of such tender yean" and that he a as "financially unable to give tue cniia a suitable home." t Lawyers said Miss Talley had ?pi me oirin oi tne child a. se cret because she thought it might ninaer ner career. iWth Pacific's , s.'m I Shipping to Get 1 Government Aid 4 WASHINGTON. ;Feb. lf-(V rue maritime commission under took today to recapture for Amer ican commerce millions of dollars ; worth of traffic moving oat of Pa get Sound - by . reestablishing n United States shipping; service in tae north Pacific f , : First step In the long range pro gram, announced by the commis sion following conferences - w i t h ruget Sound business and shrp- T 'lag representatives, would he the transfer of a number of United States merchant -marine freighters tn the Seattle-orient trade route. On Speed Sill Vaifsof Spanish Strife Seek French Haven -jiiiiniisir' v i : Pathetic waifs of civil war are these swept along ahead of the Insurgent tide in Catatonia, Tney crossed Perpigaan, Prance. Later development In tbe civil war were that Runs the northeastern province House Bills PASSED IN HOUSE HB It, by Staples Removing S per cent limitation from the amount at which credit of the state or its agencies may be loaned. HB . by Smith and Sen. Wm. i. , ,ru tar ,,,ii.f,,i of an MUt. - re-iTer,,, or any liquidation proceedings. HB S3, by medicine, dentistry and pharmacy To provide tor correction of records and the le- chiMren- HB SS, by medicine, dentistry and pharmacy Regarding illegi timate births and records of adoption. HB 137, by Joint Multnomah Provides for contract between board of control and adjutant general end WPA tor drainage ot veterans cemetery and makes an appropriation. HB lis, by Thomas sad Sen. Walker To create a game refuge L. Polk county tor six years. HB 111, by Thomas Relating to qualifications and certification of high school teachers. HB I3t. by Judiciary Relating to salary of court reporter ot su preme court, PASSED IN SENATE HB 134, by education Rela tion to admission of pupils in school districts. HB 12S, hy education Relat ing to the qualifications of high school teachers. HB 128, by education commit tee Relating to duties of coun ty school boards. HB 173, by French Relating to cancellation of interest on liens ln cities. H. B. 289, by ways and means Giving Secretary of state author ity to use mechanical device for signing documents. HB 120, by education Relat ing to method of issuing bonds. HB 148, by Miner Relating to time of registration and providing tor keeping open the county clerk's office in certaia instances Salem Creditmen Oppose new Bill The Salem Retail Credit as sociation yesterday went on record as opposed to SB 282, introduced by Senator Balentine and which relates to the making ot financial or credit reports. The local creditmen claim the provisions of the bill would throw most credit reporters into oblivion. The bill, still before the senate committee, would place the li cense fee at. 12000 ana require a I5M00 bond. The creditmen, at their lunch eon session, heard Howard Grimm, esssy contest chairman, report that final awards ln the high school essay writing competition nnfi.AMil with ttlA Ctlum chamber of commerce probably will be made next Friday at a iJVL Whitahouse an- pointed these additional commit tee chairmen: Attendance, Phil Corbett; program, A E. Robins; membership, Ralph Glover; enter tainment, Hugh Adams. Benes and Wife Arrive in US -.y j Dr. Edaard Benes, former president of Caecbo&lovakla, shown with .airs, tienes, as they arrived in New Tork from Earope. Dr. Benes will assume his duties as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago soon, and also will come to California this spring for the -Caiverstry of California's charter day exercises aV which he- wiU he the speaker AP Tcltmat. v 3 A Spanish youngsters, bound for they know not where, as they were to concentrate on we Aiaana-vaieacia region. Ask Removal of Oyster Control Amendment of the present laws so aa to remove from the Jur isdiction of the state fiah commis sion any and all control over the natural oyster beds and lands cap able ot producing oysters on Ta qalna Bay, was urged ln a report of a special committee ot the 1137 legislature filed hers Fri day. The report was signed by Sen ator Isaac E. Staples, chairman, and A. L. Boon, secretary Legislations was requested granting to the residents ot the Taqnjna bay area an opportun ity to organise a cooperative as sociation with authority to set up rules and regulations for the op eration and handling of the nat ural oyster beds and the replant ing ot native oysters on lands cap able of growing oysters. Wallace Hits at Fann Price Bill WASHINGTON, Pen. !.-)- Secretary Wallace warned sena tors todsy against a bill to fix minimum prices for farm pro ducts, saying that it the govern ment attempted this there would be widespread botdlegging of farm crops and a billion-dollar increase in consumers food costs. Furthermore, he said it would not help the farmer. The administration farm head testified before the senate agricul ture committee which is consider ing a "cost-of-production" farm bill sponsored by 17 senators. Instead of trying a new farm program. Wallace suggested, con gress should find funds to In crease benefit payments to farm ers under the present farm act. Roosevelt Bedded By Grippe Attack WASHINGTON, Feb. Preaident Roosevelt 'a head cold had turned into a touch of grippe today, and his physician ordered him to remain in bed and to re ceive no callers. An improvement was noted to night. Dr. Ross T. Mclntyre, White House physician, reported that fever of one degree recorded earlier had disappeared. The president's press secretary, Stephen Early, also was ordered home with a head cold. The chief executive first noticed a cold coming on yesterday, but he received several callers in his private study. This morning he had a temperature of S9.C, and Dr. Mclntyre thought he should remain in bed a tew days. Roseburg Vote $25,000 Toward Sewage Disposal ROSEBURG, Feb. lO.--A 325,000 bond issue for use on constructing a sewage disposal system with WPA aid was given almost unanimous approval in special election today. The city money will be used with a WPA grant ot 180,770. .r.vfcvsv ..vAV,v.-.,t(ir.v'. t - v me Borders by tbe thousands at Franco was withdrawing- troops Senate Bills INTRODUCED FRIDAY 8B 331, by revision ot la' Relating to old ago assistance, di recting the county relief commit tee to satisfy or release securities pledged for reimbursement. SB 333, by Kenln Providing that jurors in Hultnomsh county shall be drawn from registration lists. SB 333, by Kenln Anthorliing county commissioners of counties naring lou.ooo inhabitants or more to retire aged and Infirm employes. SB 334, by Kenln Empower ing county commissioners of coun ties having more than 100,000 in habitants to deduct 1 per cent from monthly salaries of all coun ty employes whose salaries ex ceed $75 per month. SB 33S, by Booth and Childs To require bids on supplies, equip ment, repairs and transportation contracts in second or third class school districts and union high school districts. SB "333, by W. Dickson Grant ing consent to United States to ac- cuire lands within the state tor purpose of erecting thereon need ful public buildings. SB 337, by Stadleman Relat ing to city planning boards. SB 338, by livestock To reg ulate the sale of livestock. SB 339, by roads and highways Relating to operators and chauffeurs licenses and special permits to drivers. SB 340, by Chaney Increasing salaries of certain Coos county of ficers. SB 341, by medicine Relating to the practice of dentistry. SB 343, by A, Dickson Auth orlzlng counties to sell cutover lands acquired through foreclo sure. SB 343, by Mahoney To fix hours of employment and prevent ing reduction in wages of em ployes in certain state institutions. PASSED BY SENATE SB 303, by Frandscovich Re lating to disposition ot funds of road districts. SB 333, by mining committee Providing tor state mining code and appointment of mining inspec tor. SB 318, by printing Making it optional with state printing board to fix salary of state printer. SB 94. by Wallace Relating to inheritance tax exemptions, SB 228, by banking Providing one annual Inspection of state banks instead of two. SB 229, by banking Relating to operation and examination of credit unions. SB 230, by banking committee Relating to regulation and con duct ot hanking- and trust bus! ness. SB 118, by Joint agriculture- Relating to regulation of stallions and Jacks. SB 247. by Burke and Ros Relating to grades and standards ot walnuts and filberts. SB 157, by agriculture Relat ing to weights and measures, tol erances and specifications. SB 158. by agriculture Relat ing to standards ot weights and measures. SB 241, by education Relating to certification ot elementary or high school teachers. SB 304, by Duncan Regarding estrays and stock running at large. SB 183, by W. Dickson Relat ing to operators' and chauffeurs' licenses. Transient Riding Freight Believed Frozen to Death . . - i PORTLAND. Ore- Feb. Hwm -Portland police tonight request- eo rauroaa ornciais to search a freight train enroute from Van couver, Wash., up the Columbia river route, tor the frozen body of a transient, - J oseph . Chabot, transient, told officers tonight that when a croup had left the train at Vancouver today to hoard another tor Port land they were unable to arouse one of the members. He said he believed the man had frozen to death. The body waa atin on the car when the freight headed east ward over the SF&S road, Chabot saio. , Portland Trade Picture Spotty: . PORTLAND, Teb. 10.-(rVBus- Iness )n the Portland area has shown no continued advance this year. Dun's review said today. De partment .stores listed sales ore to two per cent nnder January, : 1938, last month and a slight gala this- monthuras offset-by -anawy . weather.; Pilot Measure AmrnflmfJit'Providing for FiYC-MaA 7 'CmnaabsUni.?' Voted 40 to 18 After debate that stretched well past S o'clock the house passed yesterday a senate bill amending the pilot laws to provide a five: man pilot commission by a vote of so to it. , Vote on the measure came af ter the house approTed a major tty report of the committee on commerce and navigation and re-, Jected a minority report against passage by a 39 to 20 rote. The measure now returns to tne senate tor concurrence ln house amendments. As amended, the bill provides for a five man board of pilot commissioners, one ot whom shall hold or have held an unlimited master's license, one holder ot an unlimited master's license and bar pilot's license, one holder ot a river pilot's license and one rep resentative ot a company engaged in foreign shipping. The fifth member would be appointed from the state at large. BiU Limits Licenses The bill also provides that only persons holding ownership or leasing a boat at least 95 feet long used exclusively tor bar pi lotage could be granted licenses as pilots for the Columbia river mouth pilotage grounds. Rep. Frank Hilton (R-Port- land), a signer of the minority report, attacked the bill aa cre ating "a most distasteful mono poly." He charged the bill made it impossible for new men to be come bar pilots and established the present eight pilots st the Co lumbia mouth ia a monopoly. Rep. Clarence E. Ash ( R-Clat- sop), who is a Columbia river bar pilot, said it was Impossible for a boat nnder 95 feet to handle the Job under all weathers at the Columbia mouth. He said it was necessary to maintain a boat at the river mouth for Columbia riv er commerce and praised the pres ent pilots for never having wrecked a boat since 1899. Debt Advertising Bill Re-referred The house rejected 35 to 15 yes terday a Judiciary committee re commendation against passage" of bill to prohibit collection of debts by advertising accounts for sale. The bill, which carried the names of 27 representatives as sponsors, was re-referred to the Judiciary committee. The measure would affect only tbe Pioneer Service company ot Eugene, whose alleged practice of distributing handbills advertising small debts was attacked by Rep. Hannah Martia (R-Salem) as "nothing but legalised blackmail." Rep. John Hall (R-Multnomah) said "I am not going to be a party to any law that throws any fur ther safeguards around a dead beat. This bill is to protect dead heats." ' Japanese Seize Important. Isle (Continued from page 1) out smugglers ' responsible for running arms to Chiaese General issimo Chiang Kai-Shek. Duration of the occupation 'win depend entirely on military necessity," he said. A large force of soldiers and bluejackets made the landing on Hainan's western coast while sur prised Chinese resisted only with sporadic machine-gunfire. The action brought 35 Ameri cans, two ot them customs offi cials and the rest northern Presby terian missionaries, into the war sone, but they could not be reach ed since the island s only rsdlo station had been-dismantled. Southeaster May Dnve off Cold (Continued troji page 1) Mont., and 40 minus in Havre, Mont. High winds whipped snow block ades across roads in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Rail and road traffic was hampered in some places; halted in few others. The oncoming cold was expect ed to halt persistent rain la the Ohio river valley and end new flood threats. Condon Rancher Found; Dog Is Faithful to End COXDON, Ore., Feb. tOJty A sheep dog that carried on after his master died, brought a herd of sheep to the Sid Beale ranch yard today and led searchers to a remote section of range where, under a mound of now, they found tbe body of Jom Petera, 40, sheep herder. - The man, who had been on the range since Feb 8, died wheif his heavy clothing caught fire from a tree stump he had fired for warmth. Wanderer Identified PORTLAND, Ore.; Feb. lO.-OP) -An amnesia victim who wandered into the police station last night was identified today as Sidney A. Tlllbrook, 49, of Orchards. Wash. E)AJSE heuti n all ' Two Uiles North of : r a , . Independence . Every Saturday -Nile, u "- Admission 5e - - All BAN1NG 'ti : And -lHa-a-PIece Orchestra Wounded GetFirst Attention -' " - V-'. . fi.v.-.-:' ::.:.-.. c,.i.jir-i..:; , V w Ur: " v ft-' w : k;'-'rt! - - '' ; sarx His arm tn an Intricate sling, this Spanish avvenunent soldier, got prompt attention from a Freach bwder gand at Le Perthwa, France, as he asked shelter from tbe advancing horde of General Franco. The sick and woaadei receive tint consideration by French authorities aa they make carefal inspection at refugees. (Associ ated Press photo from Paramount News). . Senate Adopts Resolutions Opposing Yamhill County US Farm Labor Camp Establishment; Attendant His Cited Establishment of a farm labor camp in Yamhill county by the federal jrovernment was vigorously opposed -Friday afternoon in resolutions passed ator W. E. Burke of Newberjr. who proposed the resolution, said the people in his county were very much against such a camp. ' o dditioo in the News MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10v-(P)-The wind "stopped the clock today. It blew with such force against the south face of Mil waukee's Big Ben, ha the city hall tower, that it broke the control shaft on which the nine foot minute band and six-foot hour hand rotate. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Feb. 10.- "Be as light as you can," said solicitous B. K. Deaton when the udge prepared to sentence a man Deaton had charged with stealing his overcoat, "Well." said Judge H. B. Aber- nethy, "111 let him oft and let you pay the costs." Deaton paid 333.35 tor six kind words. SUNICE, I Feb. 10.JP) Bobert Duplechia 19, said be dreamed burglars were la the house, grabbed a shotgun and fired. He awoke to find Us mother wounded in the left arm and shoulder, bis brother holding him. Mrs. Duplechln is expected to recover. BATON ROUGE. La., Reh. 10- (A)-Mlke. being a city deer, had no trouble threading his way through downtown traffic today and was wholly composed as he ambled into a dry goods store and settled down for a aap oa a low shelf. But Mike barely had dropped oft to sleep when rude grounds keepers from the state capitol routed him out, tossed him into a patrol wagon aad took him hack to his enclosure beside the state- house. Automobile Confiscation In Theft Cases Okehed The aenate Friday passed a bill by Senator Robert M. Duncan which would give the courts the power to confiscate automobiles and other vehicles used by per sons convicted of livestock thefts. Senator Duncan said this bill livestock men of eastern and een- tral Oregon. - THE GREAT iST I Yen! get a thrn X.- fTA.vX I asslaaiefsrti X V- T'lJJs fVfV j uafergsttasls V V rvJCAU l aslaatesi fi JTTMTlr VJL"' ?"" iA IWX' A i,;. ni?r? naTaresr l I V-J (A ? OE v ufei Fpi; iT.V- sxata mwtpwt mm- '.- sms i fofw ami ... -V - ' v , v ' " " -l 2 v v me urcLCOsmia rxoaeiNai v' -C airWtcoprrr . .A' 44 W1VM f IAM &MWMt . f ' j:,' . f . ' fV i ft Wan tnm btfwiaM Inwik p V XwI it BROADWAY nU3SETE5RSl by the Oregon senate. Sen Such a camp will reduce farm valuations and provide a fertile field .for labor agitators," said Burke. He was Joined by Senator Howard Belton of Clackamas county la attacking the camp s establishment, Belton saying it was not fair to establish camps where there was already a sur plus of labor. Senator Harry Renin, Multno mah county, declared that it was not the province of the legislature to adopt resolutions merely to sppesse the grievance of some in dividual or group. The majority report of the un employment committee recom mended that .the resolution do pass. All members of the com mittee with the exception ot Sen ators Kenln and Lyman Ross signed this report. Senator Ross charged that it would be poor ethics for the leg islature to adopt a resolution such that Introduced by Senator Burke. LQislcitiV . SiQ6liQTltS: (Continued From Page 1) tal cost of the session. The 90 members will draw $10,9(0; the printing bill, counting in the printing of the session laws, will cost almost twice that, and sal aries of clerks and stenographers will amount to five times as much. A recent 2900-mile automobile trip into California has convinced John E. Cooter, former speaker of the house, that the proposal to reinvoke tbe speed limit system tor Oregon's highways is a step toward aafer motoring. The 45 mile an hour limit in effect ln the state to the south appears to be generally observed, Cooter said yesterday, to such an extent that his car was seldom passed by another when he drove at that rate. It may have been coincidence only, he added, but he saw no accidents on California highways but observed a severe head-on col lision after driving less than 25 miles on his return to Oregon. Sen. Isaac B. Staples, who en tered a Salem hospital Thursday, was taken later to Portland to consult his former family physi cian. Because of inclement wea ther, the trip was made by train Legislators should be. and are, I used to standing en their feet and JOLT OF EXCITEMENT EVER FILMED! Pen Improvement Needed, Is View Chaney Struck by Visit to Prison, He Tells Democratic Meet Improvements are badly needed In the facilities of the state peni tentiary, Senator George H. Chaney of CoqniUe told the Marion County Democratic soci ety, which met at the courthouse. Aa a member of the senate penal Institutions committee. Chaney aaid he-bad visited . the prison here and noted particularly that no definite occupations were avail able to 350 of the inmates, onlv one cell block was modern and a large percentage of the prisoners were young men, many of them first offenders. Assertion that there are "as many lobbyists inside the legisla ture as out" was made by Repre sentative E. W. Kirkpatrick, Clackamas county. Where lobby, lsts formerly worked from with out, now, he declared, many of them are oa the floors of the legislature. Other speakers included John E. Cooler, former speaker of the house, and Roy R. Hewitt, local attorney. YairiliiU to Open Road Work Again McMTXNVILLE. Feb. lO. TamhiU county commissioners to day prepared to resume the coun ty's 1933 suspended road program on an emergency basis March l under a new plan ot sectional ad ministration. The county court announced it would divide the county into four sections, appoint a road foreman over each and. name a general sup ervisor to coordinate all county road work. All county road activities were suspended a week ago by the county court because ot depleted finances duo to low tax collections during 13. When the program is resumed wage Cuts averaging 20 per ceat will become effective. Funds totaling $27.4(1.68 were transferred to the foad fund' to pull It "out of the red" and pro vide a cash balance of $5821 for the program during the remainder of the year. Albany Man Officer WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-(JP)-The war department announced today that Robert M. Houston, battery A, 249th coast artillery, Albany, had been commissioned a first lieutenant. Here and thert bln& and la front of the scenes at tha 40ih legislative assembly. Breaking their thoughts. But sometimes the tongue will slip. Sen. Ashby Dickson, in asking courtesies of the floor for former Senator Howe of Portland, refer red to him aa a "former member ot this. ..." and almost let slip the word "lodge" before he caught himself. Rev. Arno Q. Weniger of the Calvary Baptist church led invo cation in the senate Friday morn ing while Rev. P. W. Eriksen of the American Lutheran churcn perforated like services la the house. Penal Institution Hours Cut Asked The work week of employes of Oregon's penal institutions, state hospitals and blind and deat In stitutions would be restricted to 48 hours under the provisions of a bill Introduced by Senator Har ry Renin, Multnomah county. Employes of these institution would receive time and a half time for overtime work. Reduction of the pay schedules below the present level would be prohibited. STARTS TODAY - " Continuous Today t and Sunday 2 to 11 P. M. Margaret Lindsay .- Marie Wilson .. . Ana Sheridan John Lit el . I J