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Circulation fr 130. sa. Pfi-i of Salem 1900, 426k. The Weather ou raal OREGON: Tonight fair and eoMer east portion: Thursday fuir; moderate easterly winds. I.ot AL: No rainfall: westerly winds; clear; maximum 48, mini mum 40, set 41 ; river 10.8 feet and falling. HI. ..m. 47.177: County !. Po,k 14,181. Meaty, of Audit Bureau of Clrcu XMoelated Prat- Full Bbr Wire. Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 23, 1921 Price Thr Cta ACfislature RusHaq On Tftwa C 1FIOI o e nana use Action House Grinds na 1 1 11 1 , niTniiiiin or onrl r,f the senate ,IW to eleven thirty tne its desk cleared ana .......nnii'Il lent sine die, re- .. . - ..o-Inrl nf tWO tnr u. i, .... - , marking time in wait lower house to wind " .t- (r fa r-o- iloess. iviiac - I consume the remaind- V0 " , .!.- 'fl IIV WM al measures three acnaie thirteen house- bills j hMiiiTh the senate ni iiiiv-o-- j taken from tne luuie L. dV-aa lha DTaVA UlCJ - i ,.rw th.'it the sen- more mature eonsidera- In i-ntu tlllllTl i 1 1 I I I I ! among the Dim pass senate in the closing ,he session today were EH kin naaprrlnv thp ... ii.n li.uk if nipnn- iu uiv Hie tne nw'-'i iuiu- i' .'.in; i " highway bonda which, !,SflO,00" held in re- coast highway, prac- L .. . i, ,, Mft fin n AAA by the people tinder i on Umbered lands wore uit iiinnvf can r,t inM .! Ill' Ihn u.in. ( after it had once ofwe senators acting standing of the bill. urtt Li V '.S ' I' 1 OreffOn lislornvil nnrl. from six nt riMMMi'i ft-fS Si. II I 1 I . I InU IT Or a vnrvi ln-t "T i icn " n i, .. . i, ,1. i tne In a-or i , . .. packing preparatory to ...... miai au- 18 takn this afternoon i ..it i M , . nt II, , l i P senate this mornlnu -- . iRiu un rnom 1 attemnr una -,.,.1. thp hiii -- .L . T .... 1 m i contest havtaB been n the renni-i .k- Tuesday - ufn'.u tne hill in Representative nii in defeating in ihi "'etu the Rllis.Dennis ""her safeguarding oi the riparian : mm attertert i,v g This move how neet on thp 00,... ' 'Hill s.- not-Mu 1 as follows: nis' Hall. Mnr i mon. ro A nv, a . a for Speeding ifflc law M night Officer report,! i oy Troffi -. .,4:4 v . r....,.. , . "tween Lhicolr. 10!.'. r. .- fir . . . . . " Market and otorlst, will he nr. Police Judge par miii a 1. n III? rlnnll uiojiijr Three members ' r,f ,C were of th. rr. beta, KM- . UKi5T , Um ' n P"W nirht were F'('y Men ack. tt , "--'nsni near I '.strict In- mull mm - n rt-j'-i " ' irnunrfaj attackera. a constab!i Governor To Get More Pay Unless He Vetoes Legislative Measure Will Governor ien vv. Oleott. v...u ! loi great economy, when the thirty-first session of the Oregon state legislature assembled, veto senate bill 378, passed by the house Uut night? It raises his sal ary from $5000 a year to $7500 a year. The bill passed with 36 ayes and 18 noes as the record. Representative Miles of Colum bia county, one of the two demo crats in thf- house. Representative Albert R. 'Hunter of Union county being the other Bourbon, was one of the leaders in mpport ox the measure. "The democrats of the house 'Ind themselves presenting a solid front in support of this measure." ffiid Miles. "We only hope that the republicans will do as well." The arguments advanced in favor of the bill by Representatives Bui' diek. Korell, Gallagher and Davey were that the present salary of the governor was gixed long ago, be fore the purchasing power of the Brooks Girl, 1 5, Gone; Mystery Clouds Case; Married Man Is Held With the arrest this morning of O. C. Freed, a laborer, who is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor child, came from District Attorney John Carson th" story of the strange disappearance, several days ago, of little Jennie LaPlemme, 15 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles LaPlemme, of Brooks, Or. who left he- home presumably bound for school, and who has not been heard from since. Efforts of her parents and authorities to gain knowledge concerning her where abouts hove as yet been fruitless. Officials said this afternoon they are convinced that Freed, who has pleaded not guilty, can solve the mystery which surrounds the Mortgage Interest Claims Secondary In Cases of Claims which have occurred within a reasonable time before the appointment of a receiver take precedence over claims for inter est due on a mortgage debt, In the settlement of the affairs of a defunct corporation or institution according to an opinion written by Justice Harris and handed down by the supreme court this morn ing. The opinion holds that six months is accepted as the usual time limitation. The opinion is based on an ap peal in the case of Barnum vs Southern Oregon Traction com pany involving priority rights of interest claims based on a mort gage against the railroad and a claim for electric current held by the California-Oregon Power com pany. W. S. Barnum, former owner of the lilipuMan railway system 'op erating between Jacksonville and Medford. held a mortgage on the property for $57,000 which he sought to foreclose. A receiver was appointed some time in November 1918, and proceeded to operate the line until July. 1919, when It was purchased by Barnum at foreclos ure sale. The California-Oregon Power company held 1 claim against the railroad for $1563.50 for electric current used in its operation and claimed preference over the in terest due on the mortgage. The latter claim Is upheld by the supreme court Id affirming the de cree of the lower court today. Other opinions hanoa?d down by the court were: Wheeler vs Stendman. appeal from Lane county. G. F. Skip worth Judge; action to replevin for recovery of livestock. Judgment Ir favor of defendant reversed and remanded: opinion by Chief Jus tice Burnett. Staiky vs R?-imius. appeal from Jackson counly, F. M. Calkins, judge: suit to quiet title, defend ant claiming interest by reason of mortgage, thereon, decree for de fendant affirmed; opinion by Jus tice Johns. Lancaster Tire Rubber Co. vs Bulletins Washingrton, Feb. 23. A compromise agreement fixing the tariff on wheat at 35 cents a bushel was reached todav by senate and house conferees considering the Fordney emergency tariff bill. Portland, Ore., Feb. 23. R. P. Butchart, president of the Oregon Portland Cement company, was fined ?d,000 today bv Federa' Judge R. S. Bean, following conviction of violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Clark Moore, manager was fired $2,500. The go eminent alleged conspiracy to dn.ee western territory with a view to restraint of trade. Portland. Ore., Feb. 23.-E. W. Ellis, former manager of the Haze'wood company of Portland, a dairy cenr. nleaded iruilty in federal made from rancid fats without proper labeling fined $1,000. dollar had divimllprt- th.i- n, upon- him was enormous and the salary of $5000 not in keeping with the importance of the office of the chief executive of a great common wealth. The salaries paid the gov ernors of California and Washing- ton were cited the southern state paying $10.000 and providing a mansion and $S500 per year for its upkeep, while the northern neigh bor pays $6000 and make an al lowance of $7500 for upkeep of the governor's home. Representative Belknap of Ben ton county spoke in opposition to the bill. "it takes a good deal of courage to stem this tide," said Belknap, "but it isn't a tide that leads to for tune, but to Halifax. I know many njfn, good men, college graduates of fine abflity, on farms who are working their lives out and not get ting half what our state officers are getting. I do not believe this is a time to raise salaries." girl's departure. Friends of the prisoner are at present endeavor ing to raise $400 cash bail which Judge G. B. L'nruh has demanded for his release. Freed, who was arrested this morning by Constable Walter De Long, has been employed as a farm laborerWn the vicinity of Brooks and was in that neighborhood when taken into custody. He is said to be married and to have two small children. When arraigned in the Justice court this morning he declared he knew nothing con cerning the little girl's disappear ance. Freed's preliminary hearing has been set for March 9. Bankruptcy McGraw, appeal from Multnsmh county, W. N. Gatens, Judge; act Ion to recover money on sale of automobile tires, defendants claim ing that tires were sold to the corporation with which he was em ployed, judgment of lower court in favor of defendant affirmed; opinion by Justice Benson. Schiffman vs Robison, appeal from Tillamook county, George R. Bagley judge. Suit to cancel as signment of contract for collateral security covering indebtedness of plaintiff. Default judgment in fav or of plaintiff affirmed in an opin ion by Justice McBride. Hickey vs Daniel, appeal from Tillambook county, George R. Bagley, judge, action in ejectment .against defendant arising over dis-pute-l boundary line. Judgment for defendant affirmed, opinion by Justice Bean. United States National bank of Portland vs Holton et al, appeal from Multnoma hcounty, W. N. Gatens. Judge. Suit to foreclose a mortgage. Decree in favor of de fendant William Vaetz, and prop erty ordered sold under foreclos ure to satisfy his mortgage, sub ject to prior rights of plaintiff. Theh derree of the court below in favor of the Pacific Northwest Ad justment company is reversed with costs taxed against it in favor of Vaetz. Opinion by Justice Brown. Clarke, as administrator, vs Phi lomath college, appeal from Ben ton county, G. F. Skipworth judge. On petition for rehearing by de fendants, with motion by plaintiff for modification of decree allow ing costs of administration and of suit. The petition for rehearing was denied, and the plaintiff's mo tion allowed, opinion by Justice Bean. Petitions for rehearing were de nied in Blaser vs Krattiger and Hansen vs Day. A feature of the initial meeting of the Astoria Ad culb was that it met at a luncheon, the charter roll was signed, club organuted, con stitution adopted, officers elected and other business transacted in the period of 1 hour 5 miifutes. court toaay m mmmm m- He was Shoe Men Of 20 Towns To Confer Here Price, Style, Leather, To Be Discussed at Convention to Open In Salem Tomorrow Reaching far back In her ward robe, Salem will tomorrow draw forth and put on that pair of boots commonly reserved for such occa sions as Sunday school, Epworlh league and chautauqua meetings. and will make other arrangements preparatory to become hostess to soore3 of members of the Oregon Shoe Retailers' association who will assemble here tomorrow afternoon from 20 towns of tne state. All details of the business and entertainment program of the con vention have been arranged, and the 20-odd local shoe dealers have nothing more to do than await the arrival of the visitors, J. B. Littler, head of the Salem association, an nounced this afternoon. Piomlm nt Men to Speak, Consideration of prices, styles, the leather situation and the gen eral financial situation of the country ill take up the larger part of the business session, it is under stood. Local dealers appear to be .somewhat divided In their views relative to the market of the im mediate future, some holding that price are to rise and others that they will drop. Among the speakers who will be heard at the Marion hotel are some of the most prominent dealers in Oregon. J. G. Caldwell, secretary of the state association, is scheduled to give a report of the San Fran cisco convention, and James Law rence, head of Meier & Frank's shoe department, will tell of the findings made at the national con dition held recently in Milwaukee General Business" will be the sub ject on which Dean Bobbins of the University of Oregon will speak and H. Bruck of the Goodyear Shoe company, Portland will address the meeting. At 6:30 a banquet is to be held in the Marion hotel dining room. Portland Dealers 50 Strong. Fifty shoe dealers from Portland alone will attend the convention, and there will be myehants from Astoria. Eugene, Albany, Corvallis, McMlnnville, Independence, Dallas, Turner, Aumsville, Silverton, Mt. Angel, Aurora. Hubbard, Woodburn Gervais, Brooks and other towns. "We want it understood that everv merchant who handles shoes no matter how small the quantity, is cordially invited to be present," Mr. Littler said today. "It is cer tain that thev will oe hiRhly bene fitted by the talks they will hear at the meeting." Style Discussion Due. Besides the representatives from everv large retail concern in Port land, there will be many wholesal ers att he convention, ine cuy m Which the next convention will be htld will be determined at the athering here tomorrow night. A thorough discussion of styles will take place, and, it is pointed out, the smaller dealers everywhere will be benefitted thereby. Leath ers, lasts, heels, and things of a like nature will be extensively dea.t with. A musical program has been ar ranged, it is announced, auring which there will be several rendi tions bv the Willamette University nale quartet. Coast Rates for Foreign Trade to be Considered Washington. Feb. . - .!.. tn reoulre -Request.- railroads Ktablian export and import freight ues throu.uh Pacific coast pons from Points east of Chicago v .11 .rohihlV be made this w- k to t interstate commerce commission b be shipping board, inve'tiga.ion, it was learned to h is resulted In the cone-usloa .hat teps should be taken in. me n!" . i, .he desired rats dintelv to effective. . ,. ...r, OI the American Mnw-7 . coasL merchant marine on . Sieve depend upon the appUca- belie. e oi' pacific ports art u"ut'" 7 tion OI fu i. A i ', ni - to meet the comp . t ; . rc wOOSC aian r,.PS on com-; export mm. . . . United , modifies ong.nating SttTLiHrble opposition to the v ...i. .... ...., ; crtnst ..mi.osed rates IO . 1 ' . " - ,,nrts has develoid among the extern railroads, It was said. Japanese Imperial Family Must Take "Wage Reduction" Toklo, Feb. 23. The members of the Jaj.anese Imperial family, the heads of the world's greatest remaining Empire, must get along on 20.0B0.060 yen ($10,000.0001 during the coming year. It has been decided upon that among the budgets to be submitted at the - I.: .. ... Lnino. Hoi. sessiac oi me hu - will be one for the Imperial House hold Department amounting to the above sum. Ball Players Here Stir; Games Are Scheduled; Grounds Will be Bigger Although seen infrequently and at irregular intervals, a brilliant spring sun has caused the grouse to stir about optimistically and has turned the thoughts of local "base ball devotees to the diamond, games, schedules, prospects and other items frequently associated therewith. The Salem Senators, whose en viable record of last year is known to a dozen defeated teams of the state, will begin spring practice about April t, it was announced this afternoon. At least seven of last year s veterans will pluck the ': moth balls from their uniforms and I M'B" again with the locals, it stated, and prospects for go-get- 'em nine are in evidence Speaa'a Team Coming. Two games already have been scheduled for Salem, it is announ ced. They will be played with Bll- Near East Problem Considered by Allies and Turks In London London, Feb. 23. Consideration of Near Eastern problems by allied and Turkish delegates began hero today. The Turkish Hipiellltin j entered the conference in two sep arate bodies, the Turkish national ist envoys having refused to Join the delegates of the sultans gov ernment. ' Premier Lloyd-George sat with Premier Briand of France and Count Sforza, Italian foreign min ister. On the other side of the (able sat Earl Curzon of Kedlstnn. secretary of state for foreign af fairs with Japanese delegates at his right. The Turkish representatives were given a separate table. Tcvflsk Pasha, representative of the sul tan's government, loked feebu and 111 when he was assisted Into the room by his staff. Bekir Samy Bey head of the Turkish nationalist del eation and his colleagues entered the room after Tewfisk Pasha. Hostile Delegation.... The two Turkish delegations al though hostile to each other, never theless aparently have a common purpose, many observers creditini; them with acting on the theory Bolshevik Concentrate Troops Upon Siberian Border to Oppose Japs Harbin, Manchuria, Feb. 22. Military operations by the Russian bolshviki against Japanese forces In Siberia are believed to be lore shadowed by concentration of so viet troops in the eastern end of the country. There were 50,000 bolshevik soldiers in Chite recent ly and more are said to be arriving. Units are declared to be proceed ing to points farther east, assem bling principally along the Man churian frontier. While badly clothed and fed. these soldiers are reported to be well armed and un der severe discipline. Red Forces Advancing. Eighteen thousand troops have arrived at Vcrkhnic Udinsk from Moscow. At Khabarovsk on the Amur river, about 40.000 bolshevik troops are concentrated and these are gradually being moved south. The reason given by the bolshevik 1 for despatching troops to Kha barovsk is that there are large sup plies of grain there, sufficient to main the troops for a year. On the other hand reports from there Effort to Stay Man's Hanging Will Be Made Three hundred fifty dollars has been raised bv convict at the state penitentiary collaborating with the Prisoners Aid society, with which court proceedings will be iiistltoaad immediately in the hope of comanrting the death sentence of George d-ath by h Howard who faces hanging next Friday for k.. ..... ., t,1 i..,,r-. It. Swi enei . ir on September n, 1920 It was announce;! note this afternoon by Warden Compton ,( jy na, agreed to handle the case without , h , ..... Howard was convicted of murder Januaiy 22, of this year, and un less court action delays the pro ceedings, will mount the .scaffold here Friday morning at :10 o'clock. News in Pictures With Your Dinner London, Feb. 2J News b) pic- I tures while j ou dine is to be an ex-! perimental feature at no fewer! than ox to-- restaurants tnis Spring. It is imposed to use a new port- hi. camera to show news ' cf the day in pictorial form. T:-e lights will not be ext In- gulshed: .nly dimmed. I lie Speas's Regina team, of a Cana dian league on April 16 and 17, and bid fair to be well worth watching. Speas. who is manager of the nine is well known in this vicinity. Among the members of last year's aggregation who will be with the Senators this year are Holmes, Hayes, Miller, Proctor, Blanchtrd, Bishop and Stepp". "Frisco" Ed wards, a ball player with no little ability, will be one of Salem's catchers, it is announced. To Move Crandstiind. Vast improvements are to be made In the local park, it Is stated. The grandstand is to be moved back nearer the street and the grounds aro to be enlarged. Work in so liciting funds from local business men to aid in making these Im provements will begin soon. New uniforms are to be bought for the Senators this year. that they can obtain more by acting apart than by fusion. The Angora delegation has given the I'rnech to understand that If the conference does not grant an adequate revision of the treaty of Sevres, Mustapha Kemal Pasha de sires to negotiate directly with France. The nationalists affirm that they have SO. 000 men in re serve, well equipped for field erv cl.e Bekir Samp Bey, the nationalist spokesman, who is more of a sol dier than a diplomat, was the out standing figure on the Turkish side of the table. He not only interrupt ed Lloyd-George when the latter was speaking but when the Turka were pressed for details of their de mands he undertook to give them. Want Turkey in Fact. The two delegations agreed on the broad principles of maintaining the integrity of the Ottaman em pire. They demanded the return of Thrace and Syrnrna to Turkey. The liberty of the straits and mili tary and financial control In Con stantinople were instated upon. The conference adjourned with the understanding that the Turks would submit their proposals In writing tomorrow. indicate that the supplies available are sufficient for about a month. To Increase the regular and and guerilla forces the bolshevik ar said to be mobilizing the popu lation of the Russian Far East. This would have the double pur pose of Increasing the military for ces and of distintegrating anti-bolshevik armies. Mobilization if meeting with some opposition from the people, it is said. Disposition of Troops. Troops are distributed along tlv whole line of railroad from Chlte east to the Manchmian frontier. At Manchull. on the border, bolshevik organizations have been formal and are asserted to be smuggling agents through into Mamhurla for the work of propaganda. Activity Is noticeable jn the movement of locomotives and cars from th" Us suri railway (connecting Khaba rovsk and Nikolsk) to the Amu' railway which forpis the connecting link with Trans-llaikalla through Russian territory. Airplane Mail Readies Chicago In Record Time Chicago, Feb. 23. Completing more than 1,200 miles of flying. Jack Knight, piloting the east bound transcontinental mail, ar rived at Chicago at 8:40 a, m. Twenty minutes later J. O. Web ster took up the flight for the east. Knight was weary but otherwise undaunted by his long effort from Cheyenne to Chicago. "Some eats will loow good to me and a bit of sleep will do no harm," he remarked. Knight, who had never flown the Omaha-Chicago leg, said lie had no difficulty except when nearing Dea Moines he ran Into fog. Knight will have 24 hours rest here and then start back on the westbound air trail. Chicago mail which came In Knights plane was delivered to the local poatoffice twenty-nln hours after It left Ban Francisco, establishing a record for the nerv- ice. It left the Pacific coast city at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, Cleveland. Ohio. Feb. 2J Pilot j. u. earner, uying iresi uhmi to Cleveland In tne eastnouno transcontinental mall plane, lanaen here today. PPilot E. M. Allison. making the last leg of the Journey. Cleveland to Hazelhurst field, started east nine minutes later. Bill Repealing Direct Primary System Killed After Nearly Passing Joker In Senate Bill 289 Called to Attention of Representatives When Roll Call Half Over; Clock Stopped and Usual Eleventh Hour Jam Develops With Many Members Absent Labor Is Facing Grave Crisis Is Gompers Word Washington, Feb. 23. Issues of "the most serious charactei affect ing our people and our republic" are faced by organized labor. Sam uel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, de clared here today at the opening of the extraordinary conference of representatives of national and in ternational unions. The Issues "la the main are known to all, though not under stood by all," he said, adding that "our concern is for the democratic Institutions of our country and for the safeguarding of our freedrm wherever those things may be at tacked, whether the attacks are made by plutocratic reaction or be cause of the insidious propaganda of European insanity." The first business was the pre sentation bv the executive council of a "bill of rights," and recom mendations for a labor program. The council fiamed its report after being in continuous session nearly all day yesterday. Im- Closed Shop. The program was unierstood to provide for a campaign against anti-union shops, wage reductions, compulsory arbitration, labor in junctions and "open shop" propa ganda. One of the proposals, it was "al 1, calls tor a publicity campaign to offset the propaganda of th- ene mies of union labor. Federal and state legislation to further the cause of organ wed la bor, also Is to be considered. 1 The conference, union leaders said, is expected to determine the nttlude the federation will take In its relation with the incoming re public administration. Survey nf industrial conditions throughout the country was being taken by la bor leaders here for tod .y'r. meet ing and all agreed that the present depression was the worst the fed eration had faced In years. Industrial depression and wide spread unemployment, leaders said, would not deter the federation III its plan lo comnai aiicmnis iu :ur- ther reduce wages and inaugurate the "open shop." There are more than 200 dele gates present, the majority being executive officers of various unions. Hoover Silent Over Offer of Cabinet Job New York. Keb. 23. Ulllnl I Hoover today declined to m-ike known his attitude toward th hii lation by Prenident-elect Hai ti If t to become the next necrelary of coriuiificf, tendered to him hut night by telephone from St. Au UHline. It wan Indicated at hi of fice that he would have no tutt--inent to make for at leant tw ni -four hours. St. AuKUstine, Fla., Feb. Wfth only a few forinalititM re maining to clone up the selection of his cabinet Presidentelect Ha. din-' gave his attention inoay to HMi immediate' appointments and to bit inaugural addrem. Th1 ch tnce that changes will ! made now in the cabinet potonnW is considered remote. There have been published r - ports that Herbert Hoover miht decline the secretary of comni' i-i pliK-e but they manifestly ar' not credited by Mr. Harding au 1 hi advisor. Another selection understood to have been decided on is that of George It. ChrlMtlaii Jr., to b I s -c-f-tary to th" president. Mr. Chi. tlan has been Mr, Harding's prl- j vate secretary alnce he MMMM th-1 senate six yearn ago. He U 17 years old and has been a nigliior of the Hardinga in Marion for years. French Attack Soviet Forces Constantinople, Feb. 2$. French destroyers cruising along the east -ern roast of the Blaek He a have ben engaged with soviet forces at Gagry. a tom'n fifteen miles north west of Sukhun-Kale. Reports re ceived here state the bolsheviki lost heavily from the fire of the French warshina. Tlflis appears to be still In the hand of the Georgians who hive however, suffered quite heavy loss- Wlth the bars down and) the house working under forced draft to complete Its business before the" time of adjournment senate bill 2S9 the bill practically doiui? away wlth the direct primary session in Oregon slipped half way through the roll call before the members of the house were aware of the ct(OM they were taking this morning. Explanation of the contentu re sulted In the reversal of several votes cast and the measure was re jected 39 to 10, with the represent atives voting as follows: Ayes Bennett, Carter, Fifclter, Flint. Gordon of Multnomah, fior don of Lane, Kubll, LaFoltette, ile Farland, Templeton. Noes Acheson, Beats, Belknap, Burdick, Cary, Egbert, Fletcher. Gallagher, Hammond, Hindmnn. Hosford, Hubbard, Hunter, tlnrd. Hyatt, Johnston, Kay. KlnaMff, Korell, Lee, Leonard, Lynn, Marsh, Martin, Miles. Miller, OveriuiT. fierce. Perry, Roberta, Sheldon, .Sbiria. Sloan, Stone, Wells, Went cott. Woodson, Wright, Speaker Bean. Absent Allen, Cnrsner, Davey, Hopkins, Looncy, McDonald, Xorth. Powell. Richards, Shnnk. With the clock stooped the housn worked at a pace which permit. eol of little deliberation on bills up for passage after the hour of noon ami the usual eleventh hour Jam amt confusion of which it was hoeT that this session would be free was evident on the floor. Muny of the members had already tlepurted for their homes and the rulinn senti ment seemed to be that of disposing of the business at hand In the eas iest manner possible. Two bills Increasing the salaries of state officials went down tn Ola feat during the mornlnn session, while the bouse reversed Its eetah llshed position of hands-off in the miner of changing the salirlm of district attorneys In the various? counties when It passed senate; htll 330, increasing the salary of the district attorney of Tillam.itok coun ty. Senate bill 376, Increasing the salaries of the public service eom mlslsoners of the state from $4109 to $4800 per year, was def -uteri, hy the negative vote of 31 member. Twice defaeted In the senate and then passed senate bill 17 came to Its death In the house after tso fn tlle atetmpts to secure Its passage. This was the bill providing for a. raise In the salary of the atat printer from $2400 a year to SJ40 a year. The bill brought u lively fusillade of objections to any further uasaaafe of salary Increases, but adherents to the pill were persistent, urging that the slate should not ask peopte to work for It at a less salary than they could get for the same son of work with private enlerprksea. The. bill was put ou passage and loat !,;. ;;1 opposing votes. I -iter it wm recalled and on reconsideration It was again lost, the vote standing 1 ayes and 23 noes. It faill.ig to pet a constitutional majortly of 31 vote. The proposal made In house bill 401 to allow the imposition of fines for persons making false returns on tax certificates was killed. House hill 397, authorizing the sale of irrigation bonds below t per cent of their face value and which wns defeated by the house on a previous ballot, was brought up fur reconsidei ailon on the mo tion of Representative Dave and passed by a safe majority. Bills passed by the house thia morning Include: 8. B 3774, by committee oo'Jw dlclary Establishing liability of abstractors. S B. 244. by Porter AmfWlhg section 4415, Oregon laws, provid ing for the listing of agrlcuHaiTat and horticultural lands hy the: tounty assessor. S. B. 299. by Ellis Ame.mtlsw section 49S2, Oregon Laws, retai ns to abandoned school districts. 8. B. 300, by Joseph Providing for the organization of tunnel dis tricts, operating and maintenaoi of tunnel systems. S. B 351. by Patterson Authoi izlng reimbursement of Jam keen Construction company for expeawr Incurred In defending personal la Jury litigation hile working nnder provisions of the workman'a com pensation act. H. B. 354. by committee on and highways Providing far thsr incorporation of highway improve ment districts. 8. B. S7. by committee on i?Jt clary Regulating office hour let Clatsop county. S B. . by Mulonmah count delegation Authorising the county commissioners of Multnomah, coan ty to fix number of deputies In lha office of the county treasurer, etc 8. B. 377. by committee on. ty and state officers i section 322. Oregon Laws, to salaries of Lane county affkaasav. 8. B. 347. by Moser ProvMma; for prosecution of claims of tase state of Oregon for reeovevy aX money illegally mid Into fetlieat treasury as a state tax. 8. II. 31. by Rimer and Bean Authorising the governor to a (Continued on Page Ftva-J