Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, February 20, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTN o A a TO CITY EDITION Dally average net paid circulation for month ending January II, 12 RAIN TONIGHT And Saturday; moderate temperature; moderate to strong southeasterly galea along the roast. Local: max. 4t: mil., "15: rain, .IS; river, 4.1, falling; atmos,, cloudy; wind northeast. uioraurgmai 6548 Ave rose dally distribution 7071. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 44 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925 PRICE THREE CENTS ?TVS8A,NcNES nn rvi LivJ amxaoi falffpi r n n U U FISH BILL IN OTHER FORM Measure As Amended Names Kendall, Crock er and Eakin; Doomed To Veto and Defeat. By HARRY N. CRA1N Senate bill 94, the famous Rit ner fish bill that was originally designed to take from the hands of the governor the power to name the members of the state fish commission, is again in the lime light, this time in the house. Referred to the committee on judiciary when it came up for third reading yesterday, the bill came back into the house this morning with amendments that take the appointive power from the governor long enough to in sure the reappointment of F. P. Kendall, present chairman of the commission, whose term expires June 1, and then hands it back, the bill providing that the suc cessors to the three commissioners named In the bill ehall be ap pointed by the governor as their terms expire. The three commissioners named and the duration of their terms are as follows: F. P. Kendall, until June 1, 1928; L. L. Crocker of Roseburg, until June 1, 1927, and Walter Eakin of Astoria, until June 1, 1926. Sponsors for the amended bill are open In their assertion that the governor has definitely made up his mind to let Kendall out at the expiration of his present term, June 1 of this year, for personal reasons, and they claim that Ken dall's services are Invaluable to the commission, because of his long experience and thorough un derstanding of the fishing Indus try. The bill is the last effort of the fishing interests to save the com mission from the hands of Inex perienced commissioners whom the governor may name, and la re ported to have already decided upon, but it will fail. That much (Continued on Page Nine) RE Only Senators Clark, Hall and Dpton voted against senate bill 809, which would increase the fund allowance for the state pro hibition department from 25 to 30 per cent of the moneys received from fines under the act. After Senator Eddy has ex plained' the bill Senator Hare spoke in favor of it. The hottest debate on the measure was be tween Hare and Joseph, although both were supporting It, their argument centering on the blame that should be attached to Gov ernor Pierce, W. J. Hcrwlg and George L. Cleaver for the mal administration of the law In the last two years. Hare stated that the committee that investigated the department was now in full accord on the bill. He said he first believed, after the Investigation, that the department should be wiped out utterly, but that he was so well Impressed with William S. Levens, the newly appointed prohibition commissioner, that he believed the law should be .tried two more fears. "I don't believe Mr. Levers will turn money over to Superintend ent Herwig of the Anti-Saloon league and I don't believe the rovenor will be allowed to put a itate star on the breast of every man who puts his arm around him and cries a little bit" said Hare. "I think if the governor attempts to Interfere In the department the new commissioner will tell him to go get some one else for commis sioner." Senator Upton opposed the bill, declaring that the Increased . fund allowed the department amounted to a punishment of local officers. KM Ml BILL BiDDEN Senate Votes 22 to 8 To Centralize State Traffic Department In Office In State Secretary's Office Senate bill 34, centralizing the state traffic department in the office of secretary of Bti'.e and enlarging the number of traffic officers fioni six to 25, was passed over the veto of the gov ernor by a vote of 22 to 8 in iht ienate this morning. The fight against the veto was carried on principally in the lobby and stressed the assertion hal the governor was simply seeking to en large his patronage by shifting th? traffic squad into the highway Je nartment. which ne controls The veto will also be override! in the house, according to J.n? Dunne and George Brandenburg, president and manager of the Ore gon Stae Motor association, who fostered the bill and have been in the lobby practically every day since the session opened in the in terest of this and other bills spon sored by the association. In his veto message on the bill Governor Pierce said that there U no necessity for .he measure; that the highway department already hag authority to employ as many traffic officers as it may deem ne. essary; that the secretory ot state's office is no place for the traffic enforcement powers, which are in the nature of police duties: that the bill authorizes the cer ro tary of state to buy unlimited equipment for the traffic depart ment, and that no safeguards against extravagance and Wiste are provided. The governor mig gests the creation of a separate bureau in the highway departmect to hand'o traffic taw enforcement. The senate passed the following other bills this morning: S. B. 224, Joseph Relating to property exempt from taxation. S. B. 172, Upton To enable state fire marshal more effectively to administer the fire laws. S. B. 234, Joseph I-egitimUIng common law marriages af.er one year and children issuing thert from. JRANCE BILL STRANGLED Hour,e bill 370, providing ter compulsory automobile liab lim ine uru nee to be bundled by the state industrial accident commis sion was chloroformed in the bouse this morning by Indefloi-e postponement. "It is not my ciiiij and I have no objection to Indefi nite nosrponement," Representa tive Mott, who introduced It, told the house. Housa bill 345. which." on ItL. face, called for a uniform set of casualty Insurance rates In Ore iron, was also ideflnltcly noet poned. The bill. If enacted into a law. would have kept casualty companies from quoting differen'.- ial rates for burglar larm ivs- tems winch had shown by est their superiority over others. Indefinite postponement also was the fate of house bill 114 setting the salmon catch limit hv Tolling on the lower Rogue river at two rhlnooks and four silver sides a day. Senate bill 188. pertaining t street and sewer assessment on- cedure was another measure Ij- nefinitelv postponed MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK ' BILL SIGNED BY PIERCE Governor Pierce this moniitic; signed house bill 401, authorizing the formation of mutual savings hanks in Oregon. The bill amend ed by the senatand brought hricl; to the house yesterday fail.'d t. meet approval. Itepresentat v-? Gordon and German were narne-i ns a conference committee by Speaker Burdirk. Agreement w if rearhod with the senate committer ff withdraw the latter' amend ments, f'gning of the hill was one of the firt acts of the gov Tror M mornin? COMPULSORY- AUTO INSl To Spend $50,000 In Betterment of City Phone System In addition to expenditures mane during the past year by the Pacf:c Telephone & Telegraph company In this vicinity. Manager Dancy anonuncea that another $50,000 of new money will be spent for ad ditions and Improvements to the company's plant and equipment in this territory during the current year. The expenditure will cover, n addition Ko the money used for connecting new telephones, the in stallation of a new section of lorn; distance switchboard. There will also be added in the central office a "new section of subscribers' switchboard. Many additions to the outs'. do aerial cable plan will be made in the section of the city nortn of .State street, and tho underground plant on Liberty street, north of Chemeketa street, will also be ex tended. FOR ffll! ReeMabllshmont of the Ashland normal school will be effected If house bill 87 passed by the house this morning becomes a law. The bill provides for a tax levy of one twenty fifth of a mill for mainten ance purposes and for an appro priation of $175,000 for new build ings necessary. Considerable argument rose ov er the bill, although only nine "no" votes were checked up. Those vot ing "no" were Bennett, Graham, Hesse, Reynolds, Russell, Settle piier, Sliumway, Wilson and Tee garden. Insinuation that there had been a trade of votes on normal school matters In order to get the Ash land measure passed was made by Representative Graham. "I am opposed ta that type of legislation," y.e declared. "Bills should stand on their mtrit." Representatives Hamilton and Cowgill spoke for the bill, declar ing that the stale was now unable to obtain enough teachers trained in Oregon. KINDERGARTEN BILL RE-REFERRED IN SENATE After an argument on the fl or. the senate again re-referred the kindergarten bill, house bill 20 . Opponent demanded that i. be amended so that the question of establishing kindergarten In dis tricts of the first class should be referred to the people of the dis trict and no, established on petl tlon of 25 or more persons. The senate killed by Indefinite postponement the Zimmerman bill for purity In elections, designed t. limit the expenditure of money; house bilf-375. by Collier, pertain ing to registration of vo'era, ,n1 house bill 330, increasing the .! aries of iudges of dstrirt pour's. GLIMPSES 'St NATO IV RCAkS R DUCT III In addition to the work on the exchange properly in the city, there will be much reconstruction work on the long distance I'.nes leading out of town. The exten sion to the long distance plant in the Immediate vicinity of Salem will include the installation of a new talking circuit between Al bany and Salem. Another pro ject provides for a new circuit be tween this city and Silverton which, when completed, will elim inate the old Northwestern long distance line along the highway between these two cities. This construction program is a part of the $3,000,000 program for the state recently announced bj Division Superintendent Hickman of Portland and shows the confi dence which officers of the Pacific company have in the future growth of this community ?ni Oregon. FORTIETH DAY MUCH TO DO Theoretically the thirty third legislative session comes to a close today, the fortieth day. but with it comes the realization to those closely In touch with the situation that" there is no pros pect of cleaning up the business that has accumulated through nearly six weeks of wasted and petty effort before Wednesday or Thursday of next week, or per haps later. So far practically none of the appropriation bills have yet been acted upon, a matter of some 60 or 70 bills to go through both houses, and there is the all Im portant problem of raising suf ficient revenues with which to meet the appropriations and In cidental expenses of state gov ernment during the coming twrt years. Out of the ways and meant committee has come recommen dation for a diversion of some of the fees collected by self sup porting state departments, winch means a row of more or less im posing proportions. They also have asked for a 10 per cent tax on cigarettes, cigars and tobacco, and a like tax on cosmetics, which is already bringing down an im posing lobby. The gross earnings tax they propose on public milt ties Is also going to find some op position. hughesIskedToTell OF MUZZLING KOROLYI Washington, Feb. 20. Chiir man Borah was directed today bv the senate foreign relations com mlttee to ask Secretary Hughes fni the fact regarding charges that the slate department had "muz zled Count Michael Karolyl. for mer president of Hungary, during his visit to this country. OF LEGISLATORS BY MURRAY WADE 1 rik ml S Wwmm REP' KOBCRTi ION 6 PERCENT LIMITATION ITS TAXES Attorney General Asked If Tobacco And Cos metic Taxation Are Af fected by Constitution, A new problem developed today relative to efforts being made by the ways and means committee to raise enough revenue to meet the state's needs in the next two years. This Is the question wheth er the 6 per cent tax limitation amendment would apply to to bacco and cosmetic taxes and other assessments that the com mittee will ask the legislature to make. The committee and Attor ney General Van Winkle are to day wrestling with the question The attorney general held la.u fall that the income tax was af fected by the 6 per cent limit, the opinion being based on the pecul iar wording of the 6 per cent amendment which save that by the process of taxation no more revenue shall be raised In any year greater than that raised in the previous year plus 6 per cent. The term "revenue" would applv as well to any other kind ot tax On the other hand there Is prec edent to indicate that a limit of this kind has not usually been applied to excise taxes. It is believed the only solution to the question will lie In the su preme court. Should it be held that the limitation does apply to the proposed special taxes then the bills now approved by the ways and means committee would considerably exceed the legal lim itation and the prent financial program of the committee would be much crippled. The only thing, apparently, to forestall a serious condition of financial affairs would be to repeal the 6 per cent limitition, and this could not be done except by referring the question to the people. The tax commission in Decem ber in December levied about $1, 000,000 lews than It could have levied under the 6 per cent limi tation, but this has been more than exceeded by the special rev enue bills now before the legis lature. KING GEORGE MAKES ; BUT SLOW PROGRESS London. Feb. 20. (By Associ ated Press. ) A bulletin issued from Buckingham palace this fore, noon regarding the condition of King George, who is suffering from bronchitis, said: "In spite of a somewhat restlenn night, .hi king is making slow progress." The king apparently suffered a good deal of trouble from the bronchitis during the night as the official bulletin accords the fact he was somewhat restless. Emerirencv Officers Bill Washington. Feb. 20. Th: emergency officers retirement bill wa pasted today by the senate. fir Trtl t NOT A 6DN PA HUVC M t N T IT l nftSF OF twurN (,OlN Ok Coolidge Feels Effect of Own Economy Order Wellington, Feb. 20 President CooIUIko felt the effort of IiIm ohii economy cuniimlgn In Mm executive of fill's today wlten, growing wenry of wrestling uiih an ancient and (lull edged knife era.ser, Ik? made a request for a new one. Instead of receiving tlw shiny ami keen eraser of other days, he had the old one returned lo him with the word that in new ones were left and no authority had been given to purchase a further tipply. The president received (lie new and hi old eraser with out comment and relumed to his work. IES S5 ROBBERS LOOT Hollywood, Cal.. Feb. 20 Rennalsiiar.ee paintings and other arts treasures valued at nearly a halt million dollars, missing from the Hollywood home of a German art collector, were being sought by police and private detective here today. Martin Welnsehenck. president of the Dantzlg, Germany, firm of M. Wolnschcnck & Co., owner of the stolen collection discovered the loss when he returned home last night, he tol.T" police. Among the paintings cut from their frames or carried away frames and all by the looters ho listed: Coello's "DauKhter of Phillip i: of Spain and KHzabeth of Valols" valued at $135,000; "Vocal Lea eon" by Metsu, valued at $125,000; Murillo's famous "Boy mowing ItubblcA," valued at $60,000; per lea of pictures by Tenkrs, Madona and child, and other paint ings by Currcffiiio, and other works by Backer and Lorrain. The thieves' also obtained, he bald, old Inces valued at $12,000 and other art objects, but left be hind them practically as valuable a collection of painting and other treasures as they had taken aw;iy. In a locked closet, for Instance, undisturbed amid the general dis array of the looted heme was an tique silver valued at $50,000. GUILTY OF BRIBERY Atlanta, Gn.f Feb. 20. Af'cr sixteen hours In United States court here today, A. E. Sar'ain and Lawrence Keihl were con victed by a Jury of conspiracy to accept bribes. L. J. Fletcher was acquitted. The three defendants wen charged wtih conspiracy to re?c;ve bribes from wealthy inmates of th" Atlanta frdcrul penitentiary where A. K. Sartafn was warden and . F. Fletcher was deputy warden Riohl's home Is In Columbia. Ohio. James N. Mnton of Columbus, attorney for Kiehl, filed a motion Tot a new trial and Judge Krvln announced that ho would dnfer passl.ig sentence until noon thai counsel might bft heard. JUST THC E tOCtJf T HCAE IS TO vljtHA BRITAINTO 1 Cooperation of France Secured Also For New Limitation of Arma ments Conference. London, Feb. 20. (By Associ ated PrcHs.) Another step toward bringing about a new limitation ot armaments conference in Wash ington developed today when it was announced in diplomatic cir cles that the aUltude of the Brit ish government was at all times to back up any move by the UnUrd States to establish international peace on a firmer basis. While the conversations design ed to bring about .such a confer ence bad been going on for some time iu Ixtndon uud Paris, as well ns in Tokio, it was stated, it was considered that the plans tor the conferjnee were well along now in he preliminary stage and thai the conference was likely to be called for the coming summer. This was predicted on the un derstanding that the attitude Oi the Americans who have been consulted was to endeavor to set a dule which would make It possible for Austen Chamberlain, British secretary for foreign af fairs to attend the conference and that he had promised to make the journey to Washington It possible. As viewed In London the con ference would be confined to navjl limitations, but there are hope that perl; a ps the con versa: ions (Continued on Page Seven) 13 T Thirteen high school boys wei caught shooting dice behind tbe store owned by Kir by Boss, nn Church street, opposite the high school building, this morning. The dice and a small quantity of mon ey were taken by the police, nnd the boys required to appear before Judge Poultfen at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The names of the boyj apprehended are as follows: Denton Dulrymple, aged 17, Elton Lilly, aged 10; Virgil Holly, aged 17; Albert Walker, aged lc; Donald Morris, aged 16 ; Harry Steinboclc, aged 10; Gillas Griffin aged 18; Virgil Mc.Morris, ugt.l 20; Carl Van Vleet, aged IS; Lloyd Davetipor, aged 15; Uelhert Schwabhaur, aged 17; Selmer Lur- Hon, aged IS; Henry Ilendrlckson. aged 1G. A complaint nas been tiled against Boss for allowing the gambling to go on in back of hit store building.. It has been ported for some time that boys were "shooting craps ' behind hi store. SUP PLOT ClKVi'liind. Ohm, Feb. 20 Kour Indictments charging J. V. Zottar rlll. prominent Cleveland atiorney, Nicola Halupo and Itlago Itusno, with conspiracy to defraud the gov crnment and Cleveland banks In what AnKintant United Ktntes Uls trict Attorney Miles K. Kvns call "a half million dollar War saving stamp counterfeiting plot," were returned today by the federal gram! Jury. One indictment names the three men on a rrmsplr.icy count, while the othirt!. in mldltlon to conspir acy char-1 eu"h with utterinir, pub ti'hlng and pawing counterfeit stamps In specific Instances. Snatildinv Buvs Timber Portland Or, Feb. 20. Fo ir teen and one-half million feet of government timber was void hrough the United States land o' fire h'-re yesterday at a total prb-e of $27,251, according to Frank O. Nortup, receiver. A . block went to the Charles K. Spaulding Lod ging company of Salem. It -:on -iHted of 3,440,000 feet of fir in Polk county and was sold fir BACK U Al lit! RUSH RESCUE CREWS TO A D TRAPPED IN Fate of 50 Miners Caughf By a Blast In Colliery; Unknown Dead And Wounded Taken Out Sullivan, lnd Feb. 20. (By; Associated Press.) Two men ar dead, three seriously injured and; thirty-five entombed with UttU chance ot being brought out aUv as the result ot an explosion in th City Coal company mine here to day. This information was given to the Associated Press by G. M. Ingla; man, an official of the coal com pany this afternoon. "There dp pears to be UUle chance for thossj now in the mine," said Mr. Ingle man. The mine.li 380 feet deep. It is less than two years old. Keyre sentativea of the operators hero) have no definite details ot the ex plosion except advices that several of the miners had been killed. Sullivan, Ind.. Feb. 20. Th fate of fifty miners entrapped by a blast in the City Coal com pi ay mine near here was unknown at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Two tin. identified dead had been takesj from the mine and three men sei! ously injured had been rescued. Reports brought to the top by men engaged in seeking the dead) and injured Indicate It is prob&hle many other are dead. All mine rescue teams In thf district have been rushed to thsj (Continued on Page Seven) . II Senator Kddy'a senate bill p. vidlne for junior colleges in hi?ll school when approved by vote ot the people of the district was kill ed by indefinite postponement o day on the adoption of a majority report of the committee on educa tion, signed by Clark, Kisk auil Johnson. A minority report rec ommending that the bill pass wu signed by Garlund and Tooze. There was no argument on tha measure, Senator Kddy conceding Mint H nas too late in the session to (Hscih.) the merits of the Mil, The following bills were killed, by Indefinite postponement: H. U. 289, Ilercher (by request) Uelating to the revocation ol operators' and chauffeurs' licei'sej, H. H. 125, Cramer Prohibiting eertain I'vestoek from running at large on Mute highways. U. U. 307, Judiciary committee 1'rot-tding thai salaries ot jus tices of the peace shall be f'xed, by county courts. 11. U. U04, King Pertaining ta holding county fairs. H. It. 432, Clackamas dt'leg-i' iooi Fixing salary of chief field dep uty of Clackamas county sherift'a office. II. I). 438, I.onrrgan (substitute for II. 1). 83) Pertaining to ex edition of writs by sheriffs. II. 11. 439, German (suhs'ltuta for M. H. 37; Relating to Ileal on structures. S. 11. 214. Senator Dennis and Representative Hunter KelaMng to costs on application for change of venue. 3. It. 142, Clark (by request t Providing that certain person! may be released from Jail afttr 60 lays. Ily Indefinite postponement the senate tudny kll'ed Senator Toose'i bill f 4tiallzatfn of taxes by prop erty clav'tficatloii. Senator Cnrbett, chairman of the taxation commit ter, explained that the hill was too deep a study to be taken cars ol nt (his session and that a resolu tion would be Introduced calling upon the Ftate ta commission to make a study of the subject In the next two years and report to the next s':ttlnn In 1927. Senator lm nftrcn. to the action taken.