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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 10
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LEGISLATURE SEEK PROI ;
ORGANIZED IN OFINMIJE
BOTHHOUSES DEPARTMENT
Moser Elected President
of Senate and Burdick
Speaker of House; Few
Contests For Positions.
The thirty-third legislative ses
sion is on In full swing this after
noon with harmony prevailing for
the time. Organized in record
time the senate was ready for ac
tion promptly at noon, but the
machinery was not quite so
smoothly oiled in the house where
a contest for the post of calendar
clerk temporarily blocked the
routine, and it was well past the
lunch hour before Speaker Bur
dick entertained the motion for
adjournment until 2 o'clock, the
hour set for the joint session to
receive the message of the
governor.
There is every indication, how
ever, that the harmony bird will
toon be flitting hither and thither
In its search for a place to roost.
Governor Tierce dropped sev
eral tons of dynamite right in the
center of the assembled solons this
afternoon, touched off the time
fuse and left it to sizzle while the
legislators dig themselves in for
the explosion that is certain to
follow.
Organization of the state senate
was completed at three minutes
before 12 o'clock today and Pres
ident Moser had put the first order
of business when Senator Ritner
moved adjournment until 2
o'clock this afternoon. At that
time the governor's message will
be heard at a joint session in the
ball of representatives.
All preliminaries, including
temporary organization, went off
according to card. Permanent or
ganization did likewise with the
exception that President Moser
lost his program and as a commit
tee to notify the governor that
the senate was organized and
ready for business appointed
Straycr, Kinney and Zimmerman
Instead ot Strayer, Magladry and
Miller.
Moser received 28 of the 30
votes for president. Joseph voted
for Senator Sam H. Brown of
Marion, and Moser himself, out of
courtesy, voted for Corbett.
Corbett placed Moser in nom
ination. He mentioned that the
enate has before It much lm-
(Continued on Pago Five)
IL
OVER ALTERNATE
A sharp clash of opinion oc
curred at the meeting of the Ore
gon presidential electors here to
day over the question whether an
alternate messenger to Washing
ton could be elected, with Har
riett Lane Richards on one ciJe
and the four male members on the
other side.
M. C. George v. as elected mes
senger by ballot. Three votes were
cast for him, ore for Mrs. Richards
and there was me blank. George
la not in good health and because
of a doubt whether he would be
able to make the trip, Mrs. Rich
ards insisted on the election of an
alternate, and stated that she
wanted to be elected. After Sec
retary of State Kozer bad read the
law, Daniel Boyd, J. O. Stearns Jr..
and A. W, Cowan held that an
alternate could not be elected
legally, -7hile Mr. George did nut
express himself. Mrs. Richards
accused them of refusing to con
sider that she had a voice in tr-e
question.
While certificates are being pre
pared Attorney General Van
Winkle will be asked for an opin
ion on the quetcion.
The law appears to provide that
In event the messenger cannot,
make the trip a special messenger
must be dispatched from Wash
ington to the state in question ard
bring in the Tote. I
HOUSES OF LEGISLATUJBEL ORGANIZE
Capita
Inquiry Into Moore's Ac
tion In Permitting: Re
issuance of Defunct
Policies Asked.
Inquiry Into the action of Will
Moore, state Insurance commis
sioner. In improving and allowing
the arrangement whereby Insur
ance policies In the defunct Coast
.Mutual Fire Insurance company
wero handed over for reissuance
in companies represented by Budd
W. Jo -ica & Co., of Portland, with
the promise that policy holders in
the defunct concern who accept
the reissued policies will be re
lenBeil from their mutual liability,
will probably be the focal point of
the demands of insurance men of
the state for a legislative investi
gation Into the affairs of the In
surance department. It was indi
cated here today.
Tho insurance men in laying
their enso before members of the
legislature charge that Mr. Moore
not only approved, but engineered
the deal whereby the business of
the defunct company was turned
over to tho Budd Jones company,
by whom Myrton Moore, son of the
commissioner, is employed, and
ask that It be determined whether
or not Myrton Moore profited in
any manner by the business thus
accruing to the Budd Jones agency
Claim Without Right
Commissioner Moore, according
to the complaints of the Insurance
men, had no legal or moral right to
so transfer this business without
first having been authorized to do
so by the court, anil without speci
fic approval and order of a court
had no authority to release, or ap-
(Continued on Page Six)
Three resolutions were passed
upon by the house at Its first
order of business after organiza
tion, one introduced by Repre
sentative R. E. Bennett of Mult
nomah county provided for the
supplying of copies of the Oregon
code, stamps, and newspapers for
the members of the house.
A second, Introduced by Repre
sentative Fred J. Meindl, ot Mult
nomah, called for a joint session
of the house and senate at 2:30 p.
m. today to hear the governor's
message.
The third was Introduced by
William r . woodward, of Port
land, calling for adoption of the
proposed child labor amendment
of the federal constitution, was
referred to the resolutions com
mittee. Legislative
Senator Upton will introduce a
bill providing or the creation of
an antelope refuge in Lake county
as a means of preserving that clas.i
or game.
A closer regulation of danc
halls in non-incorporated centers
will be the aim of an amendmcut
L. L. Swan, Linn county, hopes to
nave made to the present law. If
adopted, it would be necessary for
a dance hall proprietor to obtain
the signatures of twelve citizens
of his school district on his ap
plication for license.
Fred L. Gifford, grand dragon
of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon,
is among tho?e who are circulat
ing in the lobby. Gifford Is here
to keep an eye on legislative af
fairs from the angle of the "in
visible empire." and has estab
lished headquarter? at the Marion
hotel.
A. H; Lee, forner secretary tf
the state fair board, was dowi
from Portland to attend the open
ing sessions of the legislature.
"Happy" Ward, secretary of the
tatc board of pharmacy, waa on
iirnd this morning when the lern-
tutors opened their deliberations.
Newspaper Men
Solve Mystery of
Klamath Murder
Klnmata Fa. Is, Or., Jan. 12.
How two Klamath Falls newspa
permen, commissioned as special
state agents by Governor Walter
M.Pierce, made an arrest and ob
tained a confession concerning the
killing January 4 of Oscar Krick
son in the robbery of a card room,
was revealed here today when offi
cers arrested two men and held
them under a charge of first de
gree murder.
A posse is now closing in upuii
a lonely cabin in which the al
leged actual killer la reported to
be hidden and other officers In
this city are searching for two oth
er members of the gang named in
the confession which the newspa
permen obtained irom John Tay
lor, 26. Taylor Is the son of a
pioneer family ot Jackson county.
The two men who arrested
Taylor and obtained his confes
sion, are W. H. Perkins, news edi
tor of the Klamath Falls Evening
Herald, formerly ot Salem, and
Tom Malarkey, a reporter for the
same newspaper.
One hour after the newspaper
SHERIFF 10 SELL
$41,743 OWED
Mt. Crest Abbev, the mausoleum
overlooking Salem in the City View
cemetery, is to go under the sher
iffs hammer to satisfy a fore
closure under a trust deed, accord
Ing to a decree entered In circuit
court by Judge McMahan. The
decree, however, exempts those
sections of the mausoleum which
have been purchased for burial
purposes, covering only the re
mainder of the burial sections, the
building, the property that it is on
and the right of way In and out
of the cemetery used by the maus
oleum company.
The decree is in favor of the
Portland Trust company against
the Portland Mausoleum company
nnd the total decree Is for $41,743
Three separate Judgments are
awarded in the decree, one for
$)7,843, another fur $15,600 and
another for $8600. In addition to
these the decree awards $1500 in
attoneys fees and $100 as a fee to
the trust company for services ren
dered. The decree does not set out
who the trust deed Is held for,
providing only that foreclosure
proceedings may be carried on e.nd
the property sold to the highest
bidder to satisfy the judgments.
Under the exemptions in the de
cree it Is apparent that a large
number of the sections In the
mausoleum have never been sold.
The building is a handsome one
and was constructed at consider
able expense.
Sidelights
"happy" keeps an eye on pending
legislation for the druggists and
will be one of the permanent fix
tures in the third house.
Undaunted by the efforts of
Governor Pierce to get his scalp as
general manager tor the state fish
commission through removal of
Ir. Tom Ross from the commis
sion, Carl D. Shoemaker is back
to represent te fish interests In
the third house and Is busy en
trenching himself for the sesstc u.
Another of the familiar faces In
the third house this year is that
of Fred Brady, lobbyist extraordi
nary, who uys he Is "just looking
around," but Intends to be on the
job until the last bill has been
killed.
The house was filled with a
buzzing army of local and out! U
job seekers this morning. Clcrk
fhips, stenographer posts and gen
eral utility jobs were sought.
D. C. Lewis, of the Multnomah
delegation, was nut present at the
opening. Lewis Is recovering from
a partial stroke of paralysis whir hi
occurred several weeks ago. He
expects to be in attendance in tin
other two weeks. 1
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"innpirrr"
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1925
men had obtained Taylor's signed
confession, in the presence of Dis
trict Attorney William Ganong,
Sim Pate was In the county Jail
charged with nurder. It was
Pate, according to Taylor, who
plotted the robbery which ended
in the murder; it was Pate who
procured the guns; it was Pate
who Induced the otiier accomplices
to join H the robbery; and it was
Pate, losing his nerve at the cru
cial moment who remained at the
door, refusing to enter the gam
bling bouse, leaving his pais tu
enter and complete the robbery.
According to Jackson county
authorities, Taylor bad been a
model youth until he joined forces
with Sim Pate several months ago.
It was then, the ca'icers said, hf
started bootlegging and moonshtn
ing operations and got himself em
broiled in minor difficulties. Now
and then he would return to his
brother's farm in the Applegatc
country, riding the range and
helping with general ranch work
His wife and four-year-old dauga
ter are living with his brother.
GET SHARE OF
Paris, Jan. 12. (By Associated
IJiess. ) The entire war claims of
the United States, both for its oc
cupational forces in Germany and
for damages sustained roughly
i00, 000,000 will be paid at th
rata of $25,000,000 yearly out of
the proceds of the Dawes plan of
reparations and the payments will
extend over about 25 years.
Paris, Jan. 12. (By Associated
Press. ) Allocation of 2a per
cent of the receipts from Germany
under the Dawes plan, beginning
wtih the first annuity, to paymnjt
of American war damages, is the
first definitely settled point in the
discussion of the inter-allied li
nancial conferjnee.
The other points in which the
American delegation Is interested
are in a fair way toward the act
tlement to the satisfaction of
Washington, but considerable
more negotiation is necessary and
the chances are tnat the plenary
meeting of the conference, which
was postponed from today until to
morrow, may be put off another
day.
The share to be reserved to tht.
United States will decrease the
percentages of the allies, France
ceding the greater part, or 14 per
cent, but it is pointed out that ex
tension of the pel rod over which
me occupation expenses were
spread under the Wadsworth
agreement compensates largely for
these concessions, as It will take
50 per ceut less from the repara
tion payments.
The decreue in percentages will
be further offset by the fact that
within a couple of years, after
Helgium has been paid her prior
ity In full, the Belgian percentdsv
will fall from 8 to 4 per cent.
SEEKS RATIFICATION
OF CHILD LABOR BILL
A joint resolution calling for
the ratification of the proposed
child labor law amendment to
the constitution of the United
Stated was filed this morning
with Fred Drager, chief clerk of
the house, by William F. Wood
ward, Multnomah county.
If made a part ot the federal
constitution, the proposed amend
ment would give congress the
power to limit, regulate and pro
hibit the labor of persons under
eighteen yeans of age. The pow
er of the various states would be
unimpaired except that the op
eration of state law would be
suspended to the extent necessary
tovgive effect to legislation en
acted by congress.
Killed by Explosion
Long Reach, Cal., Jan. 12. On'
person was believed killed and 18
were injured when a new boiler
being steamed up In the Loiif
Bach steam plant of the Sou'h-
ern California Kdison company ex
ploded here today.
Mi
m uul
ARREST DAVIS
10 SON FOR
TAKING BRIBE
Retiring Governor of
Kansas Personally Ap
pears In Court In An
swer to Warrants.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 12 (By the
Associated Press.) Governor Jon
athan M. Davis of Kansas person
ally appeared in court here today
to answer to warrants sworn out
by County Attorm y Tin k ham Veale
charging him and his son, Russell,
with accepting a bribe.
The bond for each defendant was
set at $1000 and a hearing waa set
for Friday, January 23 at ten
o'clock.
Governor Davis had not decid
ed whether he would attend the
Inaugural ceremonies this noon for
his successor. Governor-elect Ben
3. Paulen. lie had prepared a
brief address to be delivered as re
tiring executive but his attorneys
differed in advising whether he
should attend.
Tho text of the warrant says:
"Jonathan M. Davis and Russell
did Intentionally and knowingly
conspire together and did assist,
aid and abet with each other In
the receiving and accepting ot a
certain bribe."
It further states that "Jonathan
M. Davis, as governor of Kansas,
did accept and receive by him
self and by one Russelt Davis $1250
under a certain agreement be-
(Continued on Page Five)
ITALIANS FAIL
TO STAGE RIOT
Rome, Jan. 12. (fly Assodafed
Press.) So peacefully did the
chamber of deputl s resume its
sessions today that die event came
as an anti-climax. The galleries
were crowded In anticipation of
great excitement. Instead the sit
ting proceeded with the greatest
cairn.
The premier this morning pre
sided over a council of minisrer'
to decide on a plan of campaign
for the parliamentary session in
tho afternoon.
In the evening he is to pre id
over the grand fascist council In
the hall ot the consistory of the
Palazzo Venezia. This meeting If
today down rules for upholding
nnd applying fascist principles In
the light of the present political
struggle.
CEIJA BOLLMAN
Celia Bollman, former secretary
to Governor Pierce, most emphat
ically denies allcgutmns mads In
the second amended complaint of
Alice Hozell in alienation proem d
ings that she was registered at a
hotel on different occasions with
Fred Hozell, husband of the plain
tiff.
la fact she domes each and ev
ery allegation to the scoond
amended complaint of Mrs. Hozell
avi the "-ingle exception that she
admits that Fred and Alice Hozell
are husband and wife. Bo em
phatic is she in her denial that
the word "denies" appears In th
answe- of Miss Bollman In capital
letters.
Tbe original alienation proceed
Ings for $10,000 damages w;r
thrown out of court. The con
tained no specific allegations ut
criminal misconduct on th part ot
Hozell and Miss Rolman. Hut the
second amended complain offered
'pecific allegations and date and
places directed against the defn I
ant and HozMl.
Confess man Indirniant.
U.'nsi)ifitliifi kn 17 Arimrril
by published charge of lijiMr
'irinKing ny mernners 01 rongji;',
Representative Tillman, d'-moTat
Arknna.i. urfreri thm ho i imp ttvl.iv
not (rt Hltrn fw them hv Author'-
ing so investigation 10 aeiermm
t.ielrirutll.
JAN 13 1525
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rn
Envoy to Britain Who
Succeeds Hughes As
Secretary of State
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YEARS SETTLES
London, Jan, 12. (By Associ
ated Press.) Ijoudon i ugain fog
bound. The worst fog in many
years yesterday caused a numjji
of street acchWuts and some
deaths. Traffic stopped almost en
tirely. Scores of ominouscs were
parked along the curbs.
There were nu. terous collisions
between bues in which passengim
were injured. One but. was ovei
turned The fog In some pbces was Im
penetrable for more than two
yards, and lamps or fluret were 01
little use.
An airplane with passengers
left France In night sunshine, but
upon nenring Loudon fouud the
land invisible. The pilot picked
up the airdrome by the tops of
the radio masts which pierced Tin
fog zone. He landed safely, bul
the passengers were i mined ia'.ely
lost, as the visibility waa limited
to five yards. . t took the airdome
staff some time to locate the ma
chine. Paris, Jan. 12. Three rear -nd
train collisions occurred in Pa'.i
railrcad yards today during one ol
the heaviest foga France has ever
experienced, extending in a broad
strip from Caliis to Pau, wi'.h
Paris included in the wide terri
tory covered. Nine persons were
slightly hurt In one of the colli
sions and in three the tracks w-rc
torn up, causing interruption to
service.
In the streets of Paris tr iff ic
proceeded at a criwl, with nvui)
jams.
T
DALY TAX BILL
One of the early fights of t!i
session will be over Governor
Pierces veto of the Daly Inheri-.-ance
tax bill of the last session.
The estate of Dr. Hcrimrd Daly
of Lake county, amounting to
abount $1,000 000 was left u a
charity, sending young men and
women of Like county to the in
stitutions of higher Naming in
Oregon. The inheritance tax on
the e.ntate amounted to alum:
$200,000, Senator t'pton Inst ees
sion introduced a bill for the re
mission ot the tax on ground tint
the estate was a charity fund.
After the ssion the governor
vetoed the bill. It is said ther
is a possibility that a new bill w:.l
be Introduced providing th it
about 25 per cent of the $200,000
be placed in the state irreduc'lil"
irhool fund and Ilia the re
mainder be remlited. Knnrtmcm
of this hill would In f ft t smt iip
the tto ot the governor.
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PRICE THREE CENTS ?A5Rm?nAdSSr
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BERTHS ARE
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Marion County Delega
tion Fares Generously
In Distribution of
Plums In Both Houses.
Speaking generally, Marlon
county's legislative delegation
fared quite generously In the dis
tribution of committee assign
ments announced by the presi
dent of the senate and speaker of
the' house today. No Important
chairmanships are assigned to the
local members, but the county is
given representation on practic
ally every committee having a
hand in the shaping of legisla
tion vitally effecting this section
of the state.
In the upper house Senator
Brown is assigned the chairman
ship of the committee on penal
institutions, of which Senator
LaFollett Is also a member, and
draws down places on the com
mittees on county and state offl
core, public lands and Irrigation.
All Get Chairmanships
In addition to his customary
place on the ways and means
committee Senator LaFollett ie
assigned the chairmanship of
the committee on horticulture,
and will sit as a member of the
committees on municipal affairs,
penal institutions and public
buildings.
Allotments In the house give
chairmanship to all of the Ma
rion county representatives.
Reynolds heading the committee
on labor and industries, McCal
lister the committee on corpora
tions, Setttemier the manufactur
ing committee, and Wilson the
committee on counties. The other
committee assignments nf the lo
cal representatives are as fol
lows: Reynolds HorMcultuie, assess
mcnt and taxation, public insti
tutions. McCaillstcr Ways and means
and insurance.
Settlemier Horticulture, ex
positions nnd fairs, public lands
and flHherles.
Wilson Railroads and trans
portation, and roads and high
ways. (Continued on Page Hix)
HIGHLAND STORE
A prowler was seen In Doe's
store at Highland avenue and
Fair Grounds road last night
shortly after midnight, by Char
les Hire, who lives on Fair
Grounds road. Mr. Rice reported
to the police station and Investi
gation proved that the store had
been broken Into by a "jimmle",
used to punch a hole in the dour,
but the burglar was not there.
Iee C. Ruffe, now being held
by the police, was picked up In a
small car at Highland avenue near
the Fairgrounds road by officers
Olson and Wiles shortly after the
attempted robbery, burglary, and
an assortment ot burglar's tools
were found In his possession. The
license number of tho car was
51,400, which proved to be held
by T. J. Hannah, 325 First
street, Portland.
One of the "Jimmies" found fn
I,e Ruffe's car exactly fit the hole.
in the door or Does store, after
an attempted burglary after mid
night laid night. Ruffe was na
bed less than a plock away from
Hie store.
ASK CHTNGE IN BIRD
SEASON, EASTERN OREGON
Poilliind. Or., Jan. 12. Ri.:V
;ird W. Price was absent from the
regular monthly meeting of t-ie
tato game c;m mission tod-iy
Only routine ninth were dis
posed of. It as derided to ixk
the biological survey to change
'he migratory bird season In cul
ern Oregon to conform with lb"
leanon on the rest of the Pacific
const. Legislative problems were
dlftcitflscd.
ASS
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Cloudy tonight and Tuea
day. Colder In the north and west por
tions tonight Strong west winds.
Local: Max. 44: mln. S: rain. .4;
river 8.8; atmos., cloudy; wind south.
OF PROHIBITION
0 EXPENDITURES
Governor Bemoans Defeat
of Income Tax, Urges
More Money For Prohi
Work; Stresses .Taxes,
Governor Walter M. Pierce read
his measnge before the senate and
house in joint session in the houso
chamber at 2 o'clock this aftot-
noon.
Senator Moser, president of tba
senate presided, and the gallery
was packed with spectators.
The governor posed for tne
regulation flashlights just before
he beganbJs message. The gov
crnor waUhound the house dur
ing the recesses greeting old
friends and shaking hands with
strangers.
He wore a smile as wide as his
eastern Oregon hat. If the chief
executive is worried about what
the lawmakers may do to any of
his hobbles at this session, he did
not show the fact.
Taxation nnd law enforcement
occupied the largest section of tbe
message of Governor Walter M.
Pierce, which he delivered today
to the legislature. Referring to
his campaign promises, be said
that he could point to a substantial
measure of achievement in tax re
duction. He Mated that in 192S
the state tax levy. Including fix
ed mlllnges, was $9,376,289.11, and
that tbls year the state levy la
7.492, 71. 47. a reduction of sub
stantially $2,000,000 in etnte taxes.
He expressed regret that the vot
ers of tho state had repealed tha
Htato income tnx law, nnd nssert-
(CoiKlnueil on Page Seven)
E
Merely because a wife waa
cold and indifferent toward her
hmthand and has refused to live
with him as his wife since last
November, Is not ground for di
vorce in this state and so Judge
McMahan told Robert D. Lee in
circuit court today when refus
ing to grant Lee a divorce, al
though the wife had defaulted tn
answering to Lee's complaint.
Judge McMahan told Lee that
his testimony and allegation
were not sufficient to warrant is
suance of a divorce, that there
are certain statutory grounds for
divorce in Oregon, but merely
coldness and indifference on the
part of the wife for the time al
leged, does not relieve the hus
band of his duties to maintain
his home, the judge declared to
the plaintiff.
Lee declared that the cold
ness and indifference of his wife
was Injurious to his health and
constituted cruel and Inhuman
treatment. Cruel and inhuman
treatment constitutes statutory
grounds for divorce in Oregon,
but the court could not see the
situation from Lee's viewpoint.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 12. Form
al protest against the dismissal
by the governor of Ir. Tom W.
Ross as fish commissioner, will be
made before the state fish com
mission tomorrow, a group of
fishermen who are organizing the
Oregon wholesale fih dealers'
association decided today at a
meeting here.
John C. Veatch, appointed by
the governor to succeed Ross, will
be present at the meeting of the
commission and Ross has also In
dicated his Intention of Ignoring?
the ouster and being present, too,
Ross la preparing to file In
junction suit ngainst his dismissal
and in the meantime will continue
in service.
a-