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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 50
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1925
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Work of Legislators Sum
med Up Battle of Wits
With Governor Won By
Latter.
(By Harry N. Cralh)
The 1925 legislative assembly
to history today.
With most of Aie bitterness en
gendered In some corners during
the 45 days it was in session wip
ed away by a prevailing spirit of
Rood fellowship, the closing hour3
last evening were th3 most order
ly that have attended the adjourn
ment of a session la many years.
The usual rush and flurry; the
strategic attempts to slip over
under stress of rapidly waning
time some measures that earlier
In the session would stand no
chance was entirely lacking.
Unly one controversial measure
reared Its head to mar the tran
quility of last evening's deliber
ations, the resolution providing
for a special election late in the
summer should the referendum be
brought Into play on any of the
hi acted measures. That served for
ft few moments to refresh in the
minds of certain of the solons the
realization that they had been
forced to fall in line with the
governor's demands for a tobacco
tax and a grbes earnings levy on
public utilities.
Generally speaking, there was
very little real opposition to
either of these taxes among the
legislators, but there was a keen
bitterness for some of them in the
realization that they had been
compelled to take the governor's
medicine.
It the thirty third session is to
Continued on Page Eleven)
PINE FOR WHITE
Washington, Feb. 27. Com
plaints charging five western lum
ber companies with selling yellow,
or soft pine, as white pine, were
made public here late yesterday
By the deral trade commission.
The complaints name the Couer
d' Alene mill company, Couer d
Alene, Idaho: Grand Ronde Lum
ber company, Perry, Oregon; Mc
Goldrick Lumber company, Spo-
aane; ueer Park Lumber com
pany. Deer Park, Wash., and the
Shevlln-Hixon company, Bend,
uregon.
The commission charged the
companies with selling yellow
pine as eastern white nine lend
ing purchasers to believe their
product was white pine. The
commission held that such prac
lice is an unfair method of com
petition.
DEMOCRATIC
SENATORS WIN
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27.
(By Associated Press.) Travel
worn, but triumphant, Indiana's
truant democratic senators were
back in Indianapolis today, with
the expressed determination to
rapidly catch up in the work con
fronting the upper chamber of the
itatc legislature.
It was happy crowd of 14 men
who crossed the Indiana line from
Ohio last nighi amain? "nark
Home Again in Indiana." It was
till a happier group when they
approached the end of the long
motor ride frjm Dayton to the
tune of "The End of a Perfect
Day."
Lieutenant Governor Harold
Van Orman had remained up and
hit warm greeting to each mem
ber added to the confidence that
the runaways would "not be sub
jected to fine or other action." It
also strengthened their feeling
that the rongressonal redisricting
bill, the cause of their removal
and subsequent flight would not
pass.
SESSION
REFUND II
ELECTION SET
SEPTEMBER 8
In Event of Referendum
Upon Tax Raising
Measures All Measures
To Go To People.
The state faces the additional
expense of n special election as a
result of action by the legislature
in its last houre. House bill 517,
introduced by the Joint ways and
means committee, provides that In
event the refereneuum is invoked
on any of the revenue producing
measures enacted by the session
then all measures referred to the
people by the legislature shall also
be voted on at that time. The
eastern Oregon normal school hill
will be excepted, it being the de
sire of Senator Kltner that It be
not voted on until the general
election of 1926. The date of the
special election If called will be
September 8 next.
Late last night when the senate
was amending the bill in commit
tee of the whole, Senator Hare at
tempted to get excepted from the
mil the Dennis resolution inhibit
ing income and Inheritance taxes
In Oregon unti 1940 and
(Continued on Pago Four)
BRIDGE PLANS
Coincident with the special elec
tion to bo held In September by
the slate of Oregon, to pass on ref
erendum measures, providing Gov
ernor Pierce does not veto the last
minute bill providing for this clec
tion, the city of Salem will llkelv
have a measure referred by the
city council, providing means for
the completion of the pern-anent
bridge program, according to Al
derman W. H. Dancy, member of
tno special committee appointed
Oy Mayor J. B. Giesy. Mayor
Giesy has Intimated that he hoped
the state legislature would find
grounds for a special election In
order that the city could hold one
at the f.ai:io time.
Expense of a special city election
on a referendum mensure would
DC too nigh tor practicability, de.
clared Mayor Giety, but the cost
of an election on measures at the
same time the slate election is held
will be negligible.
Both Alderman Dancy and Mayor
Giesy are in favor of adopting a
mlllago tax and build bridges one
or two at a time, rather than to
make a bond issue and build all
permanent bridges at once, nearly
5 Oof them. Alderman Dancy is
in lavor or beginning on the South
commercial street brldee at once.
by building revetments and wings
ui concrete and using dirt and
rocks taken from the high streets
in South Salem for filler, and try-
... iu nave me approacnes ready
when the span is to be construct
ed. Filler could bo dumped thru
the flooring of the old oridire with
out stopping traffic. By extending
the anpronehes in this manner, the
nnage span could be shortened
very appreciably.
DIES ON TRAIN
r.'c-w Vurk, Feb. 27. The body
of Colonel Robert C. dowry. Cor
nier president and general man
ager of the western Union Tele
graph company, who died last
night .n his private car on which
he was returning from Palm Beach
will be taken to Omaha for burial.
Colonel dowry, who was 86.
had been suffering from a cold
and ear complications and was
coming to his home in Tarrytown,
M. Y when his condition became
serious. A physician was called
abof.-d the train at Philadelphia
and another was called at Elisa
beth, N. J. Death came as the
train waa entering the Hudson
river tunnel that leads Into the
Pennsylvania station.
TO BE SUBMITTED
NEXT SEPTEMBER
County to Pave
15 to 17 Miles of
Market Highways
Passage of the 1925 legislature!
into history assures continuation!
by Marian county of the 1925 pav
ed road program without a hitch, i
members of the county court an
nounced today, when a resume of
road legislation passed Indicates,
that nothing was done to alter the
status of ma-ket road funds from
their condition preceding the gath
ering of the lawmakers.
While the pavement program
has not been specifically mapped
out by the judge and commission
era as yet, it Is certain from 15
to 17 miles of pavement will be
added to the county highway sys
tem which already has 125 miles
of paved roads, and that a simi
lar mileage will go In during 1926.
What Is done past that depends
upon the whims of the succeeding
legislature. -- 7
All told the county receives
abount $200,000 from the market
road tax. The policy of the coun
ty to match up as high as 2 mill!
all special district funds voted by
the people of the various districts
has cut down this amount for pav
ing work to about $175,000 to be
used for pavement. Inasmuch as
tho $25,000 will be used on many
ITT SPEAKS TO
HONS OF WORK
OF LEGISLATURE
"In many respects the past ses
sion of the state legislature was a
futile war between the house and
senate on the one hand, and the
governor of the state on the oth
er," was the statement made by
Representative Mott in a speech
before the Salem Lions club this
noon. "I am glad to say the gov
ernor came out entirely victorious
and the organization of the house
and senate was so entirely licked
that I don't think they will ever
try anything of the kind again."
At the outset of the session it
looked practically certain that the
Governor would be stripped of
most of his appointive power, said
Mott.
"Our revenue nrnirrnm n,3. mn,-..
or less of a fizzle," he stated. "We
una mat we are up against it for
revenue."
The road program, Involving In
creases in the fees of certain
busses and trucks using the roanV,
was more of a success, according
to the opilnon of Mr. Mott. He
spoke highly of the reforestation
bill, said to have ben sponsored by
him and declare 1 the bill to be
the most constructive piece of leg
islation that was passed during
the Session. "I.tiniliorlno- Id n..,.
greatest industry," he maintained.
oixiy-nve per cent of our pay
roll comes from the timber re
sources, yet heretofore we have
done nothing toward encouraging
reforestation In the state." The
act Calls for A rincreaao In tho n,no
ent rate of taxes on growing trees.
ne uiuicaiea.
Mayor Cieey spoke at the same
meeting. Miss Gladys Mclntyrc.
accompanied by Miss Betty Bed
ford on the piano, sang two solos,
"Oh. That We Two Were Mavinir '
and "Travelin' to the Grave."
Session of Levity
With Singer Presiding
Ends House Labors
Ahead of Its work and waiting
for final action of the senate on
the special election measure, the
house spent an hour in levity last
night before sine die adjournment
shortly after 10 o'clock.
Joe Singer, sergeant-at-anns In
the house for so many years that
few remember his first session,
took the speaker's chair, made rul
ings, appointments, and conduct
ed a meetlnt; with nothing but fun
the object in view.
Courtesy of the floor was ex
tended to K. K, Kubli and Fred
L. Olfford. Representatives Cof
fey and Lonergan were named as
a committee lo escort the visitors
to the front.
Glfford was not on hand, bu!
Kuhll waa duly taken to the
speakers chair.
instance! for grading work in pre
paring roads for pavement it may
be said that virtually all of the
$200,000 can be used for an exten
sion of the market road paved high
way system during the coming
season.
The court has delayed making
any plans for the 1925 pavement
program because of uncertainties
of legislative action. Had the
market road fund been taken away
paving in the county would have
ceased unless the people voted un
other bond Irsue. As it now lies
the work can go ahead without a
bond indue. It may be a number
of weeks before the program is yet
definitely mapped out as in the
first instance members of the court
want some time to study new road
legislation after all of the bills
have been passed on by the govern
or to determine to a certainty just
where the county is lying as a re
sult of such legislation.
In addition some study will be
made as to just what roads should
be improved this year to bring
about the beat results for the
greatest number of people with the
amount of money available for ex
penditure. SHEEP OWNER
GET DOG TAX
'If the sheriff or assessor can't
collect the dog taxes you can tell
the world I will take the Job of
collecting tNem for the county free
of charge," was the declaration of
H. H. Vandevert. Incensed at slaugh
ter doqe to his sheep in the Prin
gle district.
"I have Just lost 23 sheep from
a raid by two dogs in the Pringle
district. Ed Coo tea a neighbor
lost three more, George Myers lost
half of his flock and another
neighbor named Coburn lost some,
Just how many I do not know. '
"Looking for the guilty dngs we
examined the dogs cf the neighbor
hood and found from 60 to 70
without tags.
"If the taxes are paid, w6 stand
some chance of getting a little re
turn for our lost sheep. We get $8
a head for sheep that are worth
$15, and when you have your wool
contracted at 60 cents you don't
like to lose your sheep. I have
sheep flpreal alt over tho county
una can t watch them every min
ute We want .the taxes collected
bo we can get a share of our losses
covered.
ASHBY G. DICKSON
MADE CIRCUIT JUDGE
Ashby C. Dlcksoi of Portland
was today appointed by Governor
Pierce as the additional circuit
Judge for Multnomah county. 1h
appointment is under senate bill
-No. 81 of the session of 1 92 D
which was passed by tho legisla
ture yesterday over the veto of the
governor. Dickson was formerly
a district Judge In Portland for a
-;hort time.
During the proceedings. Itepre
sentatlve Woodward, Multnomah
county, was elated governor of
HJregon.
liepresentative Bannett of Mult
nnmah county, who gained a repu
tation as a "no" -oter on all mat
ters concerning adding a dollar of
expense to the state or any coun
ty, thereof, took occasion to apol
ogize to all members against
whose measures he had voted.
Ills apology was turned down
wth a vigorous no.
About 10 o'clock house bill 617
providing for a special election
was brought from the senate with
amendment. They were concurred
in at once, whereupon Represents
tive Gondon of Multnomah county
moved for adjournment sine die
and the thirty-third session of the
house became history.
NATION NEEDS
NEWAIRCRAF
ASSERISSHHS
Admiral Opposes Unified
Air Service Says Gun
Fire Ineffectual Against
Attacking Planes.
Washlncton. Pph 97 nn..
Admiral William S. Sim's, retired.
looay vigorously opposed before
the house aircraft committee the
creation of n nnirio.i .i. uruiM
as urged by Brigadier General
aiucnen. assistant army air chief.
The admiral endorsed the build
Ing un of a nowerful ffi.p. hv rh
United States, however and ds-
ciared tne airplane "will play a
predominant port" In the next
war.
Counle the JtimlnnA with thn
submarine, the admiral said, and
an enemy fleet cannot exist "un
less steaming a zig-zag course at
full speed.
"If a fleet Comes un ne-ntnat
ours with more airplane carriers
ana can command the air, I don't
see how we can win," he added.
"If there is . anything I know
about In the navy, It is gun fire,
and after making all calculations
it 'Is a Diece of from) liif.r Ir n
anti-aircraft gunner hits an air
plane.
"You'll fire the guns of course
and the noise will relievo the tun.
sion."
In' opposing a unified air ser
vice, Admiral Sims said that the
navy needed naval officers famil
iar with navy tactics, operating
iu aircratc.
"The air force from the shore
OUt." he Said. "mtiAt h nmmaiwl
ed by the navy, and I think with
me suomarine ana aircraft prop
erly developed, not npr.mnHlif
excessively, we can protect our-
(Contlnued on Page Nine)
POISON PLOT
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 27.
The police Investigation ' which
was started when lialnh P. King.
former policeman in Hawaii, told
detectives he had been asked bv
Richard ("Dick") Hotallng to
muraer tne latters sistcr-ln-law,
Mrs. Fred Ilotuling, centered to
day In a search for Al Keels, re
puted gunman.
Ilenls, according to King, was
one or tne two men who had ac
cepted J3300 provided by Hotnling
to make possib:e the "removal" of
-Mrs. rred Hotallng.
The other suspect, Lou Madison
was arrested here yesterday
Madison has confessed he and
Reels had accepted the J3300 from
King hut that they had had no
intention of harming Mrs. Holnl
ing.
Hotaling, wealthy clubman and
amateur actor of wide reputation
today reiterated his conviction
that an investigation will disprove
all of the tales and accusations
made by King and Madison.
"The entire thing is so absurd
and fantastic that it is utterly use
less to deny anything," he dc
clared, "and, sight must not be
lost of the fact that It was I who
made possible the capture of
King."
STATES TO DIVIDE
Washington, Feb. 27. Author
ity for the states of Washington
Orejyon, Idaho and Montana to en
ter Into an agreement respecting
the dtspositon and apportionment
of water of the Columbia river an. I
Us tributaries would be grante:!
by a bill passed today by the sen
ate and sent to the house.
The measure was Introduced by
Senator IIIJ, democrat, Washing
ton, and provides for appointment
of two persons by the president t
participate in the negotiation.
The agreement would deal par
ticularly with water to be used In
reclamation projects.
Neuncr Nominated
As United States
Attorney for Oregon
Washington, Feb. 27
flows Xoimer of Jloseburg
was iiomliiiiied by 1'nwUlent
Coolldgo today to be United
Ktuuvj district attorney for
Oifgon, the appointment luiv
Insr been agreed uitou b
Senators MeXury and Stan
field of Oregon.
POSTAL PAY
If Approved Employes
Get $300 Increase An
nually Tillamook Im
provement Assured.
Washington, Feb. 27 The fnte
of the post.nl pay and rate Increase
bill now rest with President Cool-
Idge, the senate having joined the
house in approving the conference
report virtually substituting the
hou.se bill for the measure prev
iously twice approved by tho sen
ate. Administration leaders bolieve
the bill will receive President Cool-!
Idgc's approval. Effective as of1
January 1, this year, postal em
ployes would receive an average
salary increuse of about $300 an
nually under the bill, which by
new postal rates to go in effect
April 16 next, would rnlae about
$t0,000,000 of the 168,000,000 re
quired for tho pay advances.
"As a rider, the bill carries a
corrupt practices act, strictly limit
ing campaign expcndlturos of con
gregational candidates as recom
mended by tho senate campaign
funds committee.
IliverH und Harbors
At the requewt of President Cool
ltlge tho senate today struck out
of the rivers and harbors bill the
requirement that all authorized
projects be completed within rive
years.
The president let it be under
stood that this provision was In
conflict with the program of tho
budget bureau. The amendment
of the senate commerce commit
tee eliminating It wan approved
without debate.
Projects for the Improvement of
Tillamook bay, Oregon, were pro
vided for in the bill.
W.iter IMmcr Survey
A flrHt step toward a national
survey of potential water power
was taken today when tho senate
approved an amendment to the
rivers and harbors bill directing
the secretary of war to estimate
what such a program would coeL
An amendment was adopted on
recommendation of Senator Short
ridge, republican, California, pro
viding that nono of the funds au
thonged under the act would be
used for development op survey of
tne Colorado river. The Califor
nia senator contended that If the
act applied to the Colorado river
it would Jeopardize the lioulder
canyon project.
M'NARY EXPORT BILL
FAVORABLY REPORTED
Washington, Keli. 27. Tho Mc
Nary bill proposing creation of
farmers' exnnrt rni-nftrti,n fix-
handling surplus farm products
was favorably reported late yester
day by the senate agricultural
committee. II went in n,n ,.!,.
dar and most of the comnillice
members were agreed that cliunr es
of Its consideration at the present
session wero remote.
, New Home at Mill Citv.
Kill City, Or., Keb. 27. The
woi of excavating In preparalon
for the buildinrr o; tho new home
of Mr. end Mrs. William Heck has
been started and the house will
bo rushed through to completion
as fast as the weather will permit
BILL PASSES
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.
Il Favor one hour parking limit.
n Favor two hour parking limit.
No limit.
Name
Address ,
I IS DM
TIGHTER FOR
PROHIBIT!
Legislature Increases
Penalties For Violators
And Reorganizes En
forcement Department.
Although the investigation of
the office of George L. Cleaver,
state prohibition commissioner,
was the stellar work of the legis
lature along liquor Hues, a num
ber of changes In the laws cover
ing the suppression of alcoholic
traffic will have been placed 011
the statute books by the thirty
third flees ion. All of them are de
signed to draw tighter the
strangle strings on John Barley
corn. "
Governor Pierce has signed
bouse bill 164, by Hurlburt, mak
ing a compulsory sentence of from
one to five years in the peniten
tiary fo- moonshiners.
Another measure, house bill
364, provides that certain prohi
bition law violators shull be put to
work on the rock pile by sheriffs
wherever possible. The law would
apply to drunken drivers.
A senate bill, designed to permit
priests and rabbis to bring wine
into the state for religious pur
poses and issue two gallons to each
family a year was killed In the
house. A number of rabbis ap
peared against the bill.
Senate bill 209. passed by both
houses and sent to the governor,
virtually reorganizes the prohibi
tion department. It puts the ap
pointive power over deputies in
the commissioner's hands. Here
tofore, the governor has named
the deputy agents. A two thous
and dollar bond is required from
deputies under tne measure.
A $50,000 sum Is set aside for
the operation of tne department.
All sums In excess of $50,000
i ceived from fines are to be re
turned to the counties' in which
they were levied.
Upon notic from the state
treasurer to the effect that a sum
of $50,000 has accumulated to the
department during any part of
any calendar year, the county
treasurers are instructed not to
remit further.
Of half of the funds received by
county treasurers from enforce
ment of the prohibition law, one
half shall be bH ..side for making
arrests and handling prosecutions.
Of the latter 75 pe- cent of this
shall be used by the district at
torney and the remainder by tho
sheriff.
$456 FOR RED X
A total of $4:6.71 had been re
ported to Ited Cross headquarters
nt Salem from various districts In
Marion and Polk counties by 2 p.
m. today. The districts reporting
comprise approximately one third
of tho districts ptirtlcipntlnrf in the
icccnt lied Crons roll call. Asid
from subscriptions coming from a
number of smaller communities,
the sums subscribed were as fol
lows: Aumsvillc, $15; Stayton, $9; C!n
vlnfi, $32.50; Monmouth, $15; Slt-
verton, $1 52.21 ; Marion, $3 ; Tur
ner, $9; Shaw, $10; White, $12
11., well, $2(1; Sublimity, $20.
Hod Cross authorities state thai
it will probably be upwards of a
week befnro all reports nro In, the
sums added to the $2200 that was
rained In Salem, and on exact re
port isHiied as to Die total sum ruls
ed In the two counties.
PIERCE VETO
CHECKS
1
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Last Minute Enactments
To Feel Gubernatoral
Axe Truck Bill Majr
Disapproved.
Governor Fierce today an
nounced that as fast as they reach
him all armory bills paased by th
legislature will be vetoed by him.
uue to the failure of the legis
lature," he aald, "to provide suf
ficient revenue, I shall be obliged
to veto all armory bills passed at
the late session. 1 cannot apnrnva
appropriations which exceed avail
able revenue.
The entire armory program waa
disapproved by the Joint ways and
means committee, efforts havinK
been made to get new armories at
Cottage Orove, Forest Grove, La
Grande, Astoria and Portland, and
aieo an additional appropriation
for the armory at Sllverton.
Yesterday, the last day of tho
session, the armory bills began to
pour in independently of the ways
and means committee. The first
to come was Magladry's senate bill
No. 257 and after a hard fight by
Magiaury and his mends it failed
to pass. Later it the day the For
est Grove armory bill came along;
and passed, Senator Dennis then,
tcuu u piuiuineu uj urop an
armory bill for La Grande if nona
of the others was pushed, brought
up his La Grande armory bill and
it passed also. Passage of these
two bills created sympathy for
Magladry and Cottage Grove, so
on motion of Senator Eddy Ma
gladry's bill was reconsidered and
passed.
Refusal of the house to make
any changes in house bill 413, the
measure regulating and placing;
special fees against truck and bus
lines operating as common car
riers, was the Inst important matr
ter acted upon by the house lata
yesterday.
The governor early In the day
(Continued on Page Nine)
Mayor Gltsy came out again In
favor of the one hour parking limi
tation In an address before the Ha
ern Lions club at the Marlon ho
tel this noon. "Whatever the peo
ple want Is the thing to adopt."
he said, "but to mo personally it
seems that a change from the one
hour to the two hour parking limi
tation would be a step backward."
The mayor stated that he has In
terviewed a large number of per
sons Interesting In the measure and
has found "not half a dozen who
favor tho two hour limitation.''
The agitation for the increase in
parking time comes from the mer
chants of the city, some of whom
claim to have lost ousiomers, rath
er th:ui fiom those who real'y are
vitally affected by the ruling, ac
coidtng to the mayor. He slated
that in some :ar,.'8 merchants lot
customers before the one hour
parking ordinance went Into effect
tho customers being unable to get
to the dotf)town store on account
of lark of parking space, and go
ing to the less congested districts
to buy their goods.
"We have the business men to
consider on the one hand, and we
have their patrons on the other,"
he said. "Peiscnully, I don't be
lievo In going bck; I believe In go
ing ahead "
RAISE INlALARY OF
STATE PRINTER VETOED
Governor I'ierce has vetoed a
bill increasing the salary of tht
state printer from $3,000 to
$3,300.
"Owing to the present financial
condition of the state treasury,'1
says the veto message, "and th
difficulty of meeting the neces
sary expenses of state government,
I am opposed to this raise of
salary,"
Ebert Passes Crisis.
Ilerlin. Feb. 27. Uy Assoclat
ed PrerW.) President Khert's phy
slcians expressed the opinion thft
afternoon that he had successful
panned the crisl of his IIIdpm. till
condition, they said, was improv
ing constantly, although slowly.
REASURY