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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 49
STATE PLACED
UREAL HOLE
Legislature Assists In
Creating Tax Tangle
By Granting Demands
Made By Pierce.
By Harry X. Cmhi
Between them Governor Pierce
and the legislature have probably
placed the state in a financial po
sition for the coming two years
that Is decidedly discouraging in
Its outlook to those who have
studied the situation closely.
On one hand the governor and
former State Treasurer Myers, as
majority members of the tax levy
ing commission, deliberately lev
ied a state property tax that is ap
proximately 11,500.000 short of the
tudget requirements for the com
ing blenlum, with the Intention of
compelling the legislature to create
new sources of revenue and there
by assisting the executive in mak
ing good on his pre-election prom
ise of clashing property taxes in
the state.
Then comes the legislature. In
tent upon reestablishing the tax
basis subject to the 6 per cent in
crease limitation cut nearly in half
by the action of the tax levying
commission, but - running up
against the governor's ultimatum
lhat if they attempt to levy a
property tax to make up the de
ficit he will veto It.
Governor Wins Out
The governor, backed up by his
13 friends In the senate won out,
and the house finally consented to
and did pass a bill assessing pub
lic utility corporations on their
gross earnings, a second bill re
quiring all fee supported state bu
reaus and department to remit
(Continued on Page Klght)
Portland, Feb. 26 Announce
ment was made today that the
deal whereby B. P. Schleainger of
Los Angeles and his sons will be
come owners of the pioneer de
partment stcre here of Olds, Wort-
man and King March 1 was for
mally closed this morning. Nego
tiations have been In progress
ilnce October 1, 1923.
Lee Schlcsinger, who has been in
Portland for several days will be
In charge of the concern, it n
announced. Beyond adding some
departments there will be no Im
mediate change In the conduct of
the store, he said. Enlargement
of the building, which occupies a
block, by the addition of five
itories is contemplated, but not
mimed lately.
The Schleslnger group includes
B. F. Schleslnger, manager of the
May department- store in I-os An
gelos. and his sons, Lee, Richard
and Jarr.s. Richard Is expected
to join h(s brotner In the direc
Hon of the fitore here.
BY GOVERNOR
POKIUND STORE
SALE COMPLETED pfflfffff
Does Marriage Make
Half Cousins Cousins
And Nullify Ceremony?
"The mother of the girl being
the half sister of the father of the
boy, the mother and father hav
ing the same father but a dif'cr
ent mother.
Under the foregoing conditions
ho wold Is Ann ?"
The quoted paragraph as fore
going is the latest tongue twister,
ft well as brain twister. It Is in
clude'! In a letter to County Clerk
Royer from Michael James Lynch,
U. 8. V. B. Hospital 72, Helena,
Montana. The letter was direct
ed t3 the secretary of state, but
that official's bruin became so add
led over the magnitude of the
proposition and the intricacies and
niceties ot the legal problems in
volve! that he forwarded it to
County Clerk Hover, wel known
u solver of brain teasers. Intellect
tn lstvrs and similar indoor pas
time. VVh.it Lynch seems tn want to
know is now whether first cousins
VU (01 V) 11 lUOULJali
DEMOpRATIC NAVAL PLOT PLOT TO KILli AUTOTRUCK
SEN 5IRSTO rS, Pi FAITH IN ALLEGED TO RICH COUPLE LEGISLATION
STfJN OHIO BATTLESHIPS RUINOFFICER Ji CONFESSED CREATES ROW
Fugitive Members of In
diana Legislature Re
fuse To Return To Pre
vent Gerrymandering,
Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 26. (By As
sociated Press.) The blanket
warrant for the arrest of demo
cratic senators of the Indiana gen
eral assembly, who bolted the leg
islature y eater day and came here
was served on all the members to
day. Jerome Browi., mandated to
lake the lawmakers back to the
state house at Indianapolis, said
the men flatly refused to acknowl.
edge the instrument. They chal
lenged his authority, he added.
Mr. Brcwn said he was await
ing advice from Indianapolis and
was uncertain as to his next plans.
Ke declared, however, wherever
the ": jnawaya' went, be. too.
wo;ld go.
Mino ity Leader Cravens offer
ed to resign as a senator but toll
Mr. Brown that the senators would
not follow him back to Indianapo
lis.
The senators are expected to
leave for Columbus at once.
Indanapolis, Ind., Feb. 26. Ab
sence of 18 democratic members
from the senate stopped legislative
machinery In the upper house of
the Indiana general assembly to
day. The democrats, in a minor
ity, hut in sufficient strength to
break a quorum, fled yesterday in
an attempt to ' '.ock action on the
Gerrymander bill and today 16
wera reported to be within the
hospitable borders of Ohio, from
which state extradition is prob
able. Two of the minority senators
wgre unable to leave Indiana be
cause of illnes-
xiepuDiican senators met as
usual today, but devoted their dis-
With advent of fotir hnnto!rem
yesterday the population of the
county jail has been swelled to a
total oi eighteen. This Is contrary
to prelictlons of those who said
prohibition laws wo'ild clean out
the jails, as 12 of the 18 are In
for offenses against those statutes.
The Other SlX ftn In tflw. ntfaneae
such as robbing school houses, lar
ceny oy oauee and similar crimes
not requiring the services of spe
cial agents.
T. B. Smith of Portland waa
brought to the jail last night by
Constable DeLong on a charge of
larceny by bailee and is one bf the
18. The jail population has reach
ed as high as 25 prisoners, but the
figure 18 Is considered somewhat
"'o'-e th? avcrn.'re.
tan get nidir.c-d, u:ulyr the Ore
gon iaws, but whether first cous
ins of the half blood or half first
cousins can become married.
In other words If half coup in
shoul 1 get married and setting
married become one, whether the
operation of their becoming one
would cause them to no longer be
half cousins but whole cousins and
ns a result of their being whole
coulns make It impossible for
them to get married. It sevii.s,
from the explicit directions con
tained In the letter that in th?
case now pressing the mother of
the girl was A half sister ot the
fither of the boy. Under the cir
cumstances the mother and the
father had the same mother "but
a different father, which seeming
ly made the mother and father
only part mother and father and
the cousins only but what's the
ute?
'O Doclor!"
FILLING JAIL
M. Fruze, long prominent in the
affairs of the Soviet government,
has been appointed president of
the Revolutionary and Military
Council of Russia, succeeding Leon
Trotzky.
REJECTS OFFER
F
La3t minute action on the part
of the Marion-Polk County Real
tors' association was Instrumental
In preventing the sale of the Wash
ington school property this noon.
The realtors, after brief discussion,
went on record as recommending
that the building be disposed of
it possible, but that the site be re
tained. A committee of ihree
realtors appeared before the
board with the resolution. Both
the school board and the Realtors'
association were meeting at the
same time at the Marion hotel.
Official action was taken by the
board rejecting the offer of Thomas
CoU, who had entered a bid of
$11,000 for the property. The
certified check which accompani
ed his bid has been returned to him
It was indicated that further ef
forts will be made to dispose of
the property. A number of men
were said to have Intended to bid,
but failed to do so. Some did not
know that it was to be for sale.
The Realtors association has of
fered to submit plans showing h iw
the property can be cut into lots
If the board should decide to dis
pose of it in that way.
In the realtors' meeting a motion
recommending simply that the
property be retained was voted
down. It was opposed on the
ground that the realtors were not
familiar with school condition
and not In a position to determine
whether or not the block Is neces
sary for the site of a public school.
No objection was raised to the
disposal of the building itself, it
being declared to be virtually
worthless. Objection to the sole
centered around the Idea lhat the
property should not be disposed
of without careful consideration
as to Its possible use and value.
- OF FAIRGROUNDS
Workmen will begin on the drain
age system for the stale" fair
grounds Immediately on the appro
val of the action taken by the
senate ways and means committee
of the state legislature by Govern
or Pierce, asset ts Mrs. Ella Schul
is Wilson, secretary of the state
fair boarJ. A sum of $10,000 will
be provided f-r this work, accord
ing to Mrs. Wilson, and relief will
be given the people In tho low
country west of the fail grounds,
who now are met each winter by a
flood of water draining off the
state property. The tract to be
used by H. C. Miles for his linen
mills will be benefited by the pro
posed drainage.
Install.iti in of a 16 Inch drain
tile along the route of a filled dltsh
la believe! the most effective
means of getting the water flway.
Engineers say that the flooded con
ditlon mt each winter there is a
result of filling In of natural dlt;h
drains. .
nrwitr
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925
I Admiral Jones Asserts Annapolis Clique Accused (,V Air t- '
Aircraft Bombs Ef
fects Only Local Sus
tains Navy Findings.
Washington, Feb. 26. The
house aircraft committee was
called today to take up the
threads of the aircraft investiga
tion where they were dropped lat
Saturday when the hearings
were brought to an abrupt close.
A re-check of the committee funds
showing sufficient remained for
completion of the inquiry as map
ped out led to the decision to re
open the hearings.
Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones,
head of the navy general board,
was summoned for questioning
today on the recent report of the
special naval board, on the rela
tive values of surface ships, sub
marines and aircraft.
Admiral Jones read to the com
mittee the conclusions recently
announced by the special naval
board, which he said represent
the mature judgment of the navy.
If we were assured there
would be no trouble for the next
(Continued on Page Bight)
PIERCE VETOES
By
The senate today overrode tho
vetoes of Governor Pierce on sen
ate bills 198 and 199. The form
er proposed to abolish the office
of constable In Multnomah coun
ty and transfer the duties of the
office to the sheriff. The latter
creates a new circuit judgehip In
Multnomah county and names
Municipal Judge w. A. Ekwall
for the place. On tho constable
hill Banks, Carsner, Taylor and
Tooze voted to sustain the veto
and on the judge bill Joseph,
Kinney, Magladry, Strayer, Tay
lor and Zimmerman voted to sus
tain the veto.
The fish code bill, H. B. 405,
which was passed by the senate
yesterday and then recalled for
amendment, again passed today
It was amended to reduce the size
of crabs from seven to six and
one half inches.
Senate bill 257, the last bill
introduced at this session of the
legislature, providing for an ap
propriation of $30,000 for an
armory at Cottage Grove, was de
feated in the senate today.
Both Oscars Are to
Collect Dog Tax
Under New Law
With claims In for GG head oi
aheep killed by dogs, those claims
reached their high mark in the
county's history me past month.
County Judge Hunt states, and at
the rate of 8 a head the fund se
cured from t'og licenses to reim
burse farmers for their sheep will
sorn be exhausted.
"The new dog luw Just passed
by the legislature will come along
just about In time to save us,"
stated the county Judge. "Under
the new law when the license fee
is not raid in GO dayB the license
tax is doubled. We believe that
will force dog o.v iters to come In
and make payment."
The question ot who collects the
tax, Oscar, the assessor, or Oscar,
the sheriff, Is left about half way
between by the new law. A com
promise wan effected whereby the
sheriff still collects the taxes, hut
the deputy ssucssor carries In hi
pocket s collection of tags and if
anyene wants to ',ny one from him
he can. The deputy will get two
lilti for every tag he sells.
This way, explains proponents
of the compromise, the deputy as
sessor will offend no one, and the
occupation ot peddling tags will
become qitte polite and free from
I odium. The ast cssun did not
aonirnai
By Wife of Lieutenant
Railroaded To Asylum
For Insane At Napa.
San Francisco, Feb. 26. The
United States district attorney
here will represent the navy de
partment next Monday when a
writ of habeas corpus seeking the
release of Lieutenant Frank E.
Kennedy from the Napa hospital
for the Insane Is argued before the
superior court at Napa.
Lieutenant Kennedy was sent
to the Napa hospital without a
formal commitment after he had
been suspended by Lieutenant R.
W. Christie, commander of the
submarine S-17, who filed charges
of unofficer-like conduct against
him at Manila, naval records show.
Kennedy was not tried on the
charges but sent to Napa from the
Mare Island navy yard.
Four physicians who examined
Kennedy assert that he ts sane.
Dr. James W. Brownlle ot Valle-
jo says Kennedy has been "hound,
ed by navy doctors at the behest
of somebody who has an ax to
grind."
Mrs. Autumn Margaret Ken
nes, wife ot Lieutenant Kennedy,
started the proceedings for her
husband's release. Mrs. Kennedy
today described the plight of her
husband as due to the enmity of
the "Annapolis combination."
I was received well enough,"
Mrs. Kennedy said. ''Although I
earned my own living by playing
the violin I came from the concert
stage - and wasn't 'too awfully
bad.'
"What bothered me and finally
(Continued on Page Seven)
RECORD OF WAR LOANS
IN IDAHO SUBMITTED
Washington, Feb. i. Records
of loans made in Idaho by the war
finance corporation were submit
ted to a special senate committee
today by Eugene Meyer Jr., direc
tor ot the corporation, as refuta
tion, of charges of favoritism In
these transactions toward Sena tot
Gooding, republican, Idaho,
The hearing resulted from a
resolution Introduced last session
by Senator Gooding asking Inves
tigation ot charges involving him
"We did some things In Idaho
wiiic'.i we hesitated to do in other
states," Mr. Meyer said, 'bu ;he
-evcr! condtions there demanded
ir. However, I have nat lifurd of
and discrimination charged
against the corporation In any
other states, and think It peculiar
tit at we should he charged with It
In i'iIr one instance.
want Ihtir deputies collecting dog
tax, because, they stated, the prop
eriy owners would become in
censed, inflamed and obstreperous
anu lie about his property taxes to
the deputy. Inner the com pro
mlse all the deruty does by carry
ing around the taftH is a favor fur
the taxpayer, and arguing Inverse
ly, the taxpayer, in a hurst of
gratitude to the awtessor for this
favor, no doubt will report hiu
property value at much in excess
of its actual worth. ,
Proponents of the compromise
also point out that the com pro
mlte has been another big diplo
matic coup. Under the original
bill either the assessor or the
sbei'ff would have been angered
by having the dulle imposed on
him but not both. The bill is so
arranged now that both of tho.ie
officials will be sore. So every
one Is treated alike and no class
distinction shown, they say.
"But we are not interested In
the troubles of the assessor or
the therlff," explains County
Judge Hunt. "What we want to
see 1 the dog licence collected
and the who trouble will be
smoothed away by dog onnern
coming Jn and paying their taxes
rig t now."'
AV"! - 1
George Alexander Parks, an
engineer In the department ot the
interior and stationed In Alaska,
has been named by President
Coolidge to become governor of
Alaska at the expiration of the
term of Governor Scott Bone.
IS
Sheriff Bower and County Clerk
Boyer have drawn the jury list for
the March term of circuit court In
department No 1. with 16 women
on the panel and 15 men.
The Hat for the terra follows
Minnie E. Gabrleleon, Salem
No. 2: Minnie C. Gearin, Chain
poeg; Martha Glover, Sublimity;
Susie Hanson, Aumsville; Henry
W. Hall, East Woodburn; Frances
Putnam, Turner; August Kehr-
berger, Salem No. 2; John C
Jones, Macleay; John Bailey, Che
mawa; Eva M. Grceiibaum, Salem
No. 3; John Z. Painter, Chemawa;
Carrie L. Hammer, West Btayton
Mabel A. Benjamin, West Gervals;
Carrie E. Bnnn, Salem No. 7
I'azcl Davidron, St. Paul; Edith
Libby, Marion : Antone Van
Handle, Sublimity; S. C. Kight-
Hnger, Sal am No. 18; William E.
Doty, Sidney; Margaret G. Milter,
West Woodburn; Charles R. Arch-
erd, Salem No. 2; Clarence C
Jones, Victor Point; Hugh G
Etdrledge, Waconda; Sam J
Klein, Monitor: Minnie B. Gouley,
Brooks; Mary McDonald, St.
Paul; D. A. Harris, East Salem;
Helen Saucier, Mill City; Robert
R. Hoard man, Salem No. 6; Hand
M. Mahoney, Fairfield; Ed D.
Smith, Jefferson.
PONZ! GUILTY
Boston, Maw,, Feb. 26 A ver
dict of guilty was returned in Suf
folk county superior court today by
a Jury trying Chailes Ponzl, for
mer Interna tlonal potttal return
coupon financier, on charges of
larceny from clients. Ju'Ue Slsk
increased Ponzi s bail from $UO0O
to $10,000, and gnve him until to
morrow to file a motion for aires',
of Judgment.
Thj jury found Ponzl guilty on
14 counts of tho four indictment
agnlnnt him which covered an ag
gregate of $9500. The compliln
unts were persons who in 192') In
vested In Ponzl's enterprise which
guaranteed fabulouit returns. Evl
drnco at the trial nhowed that :he
financial "wizard" had takn in
millions from Investors.
Ponzi pleaded gullly In 1!I20 to
fraudulent use of the mails and
was sentenced In federal court to
a term in IMymcutti Jail. He hn
bei-ii tried In the state courts three
times on Indictments arising from
his flnan-lal operations. At nU
firs, trlil he was acquitted while
the second resulled in a disagree
ment. Vessel Capsizes
San Pedro, Cal., Feb. 26. Ten
sailors and two civilians narrow
ly escaped drowning today when
the $5 foot craft Seandla Pacific
capsfied alongside the U. S. 8.
West Virginia la the outer harbor
lICEHftEE CENTS S?A55?ltf 813
Gunman Hired To Slay
San Francisco Million
aire Substitutes Poison
And Is Caught.
'an Francisco, Cal., Feb. 26.
Richard M. Hotaling has request
ed through hlB couusel that he be!
permitted to go before the county
grand jury on Mont'ay night and
answer charges that he conspired
to uurder his brother's wife, Mrs.
Fred Hotaling.
The connection ot Richard
Hotaling to the other conspirators
was Indicated In a letter sent to
Chief of Police O'Brien by Captain
of Detectives Duncan Mutheson, In
which he said that Ralph P. King,
one of the chiefs of the murder
conspiracy was "associated with
Richard .HotaKug."
"During the latter part of Octo
ber, 1923, the said Ralph P. King
was approach id by Richard Hotal
ing about the murder, and several
persons were brought Into the con-
spirrcy and the sum of $3500 was
passed in the case."
San FrancUco, Feb. 26. A sec
ond conspirator In the supposed
plot to murder Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hotaling, prominent and wealthy
San Franciscans through shooting
or poison, was arrested here to
day, the police announced. The
plot failed when Fred Hotaling
discovered poison In a quantity of
milk and had it analyzed by the
board of health. The reasons for
the plot have not come to light
The man arrested today Is
known only as "JouJ a suspected
gunman, the police said. The
first arrest was that ot Ralph P.
King, a former Honolulu police
man and supposed ring leader In
the plot.
The police have made public an
alleged statement by King that he
hired "Lou" and another gun
man known aB "Al" for a total of
$3300 at the behest ot a San
Francisco millionaire to kill the
Hotalings. King was tracked to
Sacramento and taken Into cus
tody there after the milk poison
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SENATE DEBATES
Washington, Feb. 2tf. History
repeuted itself in the senate today
when as lu the final days of the
last session evtern irrigation led
to acrimonious debate.
The subjeit today wns the con
ference report on the interior de
partment hill which hus been un
der unHticceHHful negotiations for
several weeks. Senator Smoot,
republican, of Utah, manager Inr
the senate, submitted a partial re
port and asked concurrence but
was met with instunt objection
from Senator Joiich, republican,
Washington, and Walsh, demo
crat, Montana, because of the re
insert Eon of what they declared
was discriminatory legislation re
lating to projects In those states.
The Items principally complain
ed of related to the Sun river pro
ject. Montana, nd the Kittitas
division of the Yakima, Washing
ton, development.
Dickinson Bill Wins
Washington, Feb. 2G. fly n
vole of 284 to 95 the Dlrkinwin
rooperntive marketing bill was
passed today by the house.
FARMERS' BALLOT
To ascertain the sentiment of farmers upon the auto
parking limit in the business district of Salem, country
readers are requested to cut out, mark with an X their
preference and mail-this ballot to the Capital Journal.
n Favor one hour parking limit.
f) Favor two hour parking limit.
No limit.
Name -
Address -
FAIR WEATHER
Tonight and Friday. Slight chances In
temperature, light westerly winds,
Local: Max., S3; min , $3; rain. .01;
river, 7.1. falling; atmos., part cloudy;
wind, south.
Governor Warns Against
Imposing High Tax and
Row Embroils House
While Senate Talks.
Operating with the clock
stopped in the house and under
forced draft in the senate, the
thirty-third legislative assembly
is today driving on toward sine die
adjournment, which will probably
come during the lato afternoon or
early evening hours. Noon wftf
the designated hour ot adjourn
ment io the house, but the arrival
of the moment found the desk still
cluttered with unfinished bust.
ness, principally that coming over
from the senate.
The determination of certain
members ot the upper bouse to be
heard on everything and anything
has clogged the wheels there ana
they are far behind and holding
up the procession.
Closing nours oi ine mirir.
third legislature finds the house
embroiled in" a row over truck and
bus line legislation that may
bring to naught the many weeks
of work of the roads and highways
committees.
The fight was precipitated
when Governor Pierce In a mes-
(Contlnued on Page Nine)
HEIRESS TO ID
New York, Feb. 26 One of the
world's richest girls will step from
her parent's mansion into the mod
c-tt apartment of a young lawyer
when Miss Ahby Rockefeller, only
daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., and David Mor
ri wet her Milton, Jr., are married
next May.
The standard of living they will
adopt after their marriage will be
set by his comrnratlvely small
salary Innlead of by her parents'
millions, It was learned last night
at the announcement of their be
troth a 1.
The engagement is the culmina
tion of a romance which started in
their childhood and grew during
the years their families were netrfb.
hors nt Pocantlco Hills and Seal
Harbor, Maine.
List summer Miss Rockefeller
was arrested for speeding while
she was driving Mr. Milton'n car.
In this situation he came to her
rescue nnd defended her In court
although he was not then a mem
ber of the bar.
Ho championed her so ably that
she got a suspended sentence.
- Mjks Rockefeller Is 21, was born
In New York, educated at a pri
vate school and Introduced to so
ciety November 22, 1922. Mr. Mil
ton, who is 25, Is a graduate of
Will ams college and of the Colum
bla university law school.
FORMER SALEMITE
DIES IN VANCOUVER
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 26.
Daniel M. Crouse, 78. died at a
hospital her late yesterday. Ho
had lived at Salem, Or., until two
months ngo when he came here to
live with his daughter, Mrs. E.
Hello Itcderlch. The widow,
Martha Louise, and one daughter,
cirvive.