TUESDAY. APRIL 21, 1931
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON
PAGE NINE
LOCALS !
Miss Beatrice Walton, secretary
to Governor Meier, will speak on
her recent trip to Russia at the an
nual breakfast for senior women of
Oregon 6tate college sponsored by
tlie local branch of the American
Association of University Women,
April 26, In the Memorial Union
to room In Corvullls. Plans arc
being made under the leadership ot
Mrs. James T. Jurdlne, general
chairman. Senior women who are
junior members of the A. A. U. W.,
will act as assisting hostesses. A
number of visitors irom Portland
are expected.
Paint, wall paper, art goods, Hut
cheoa Paint store, 154 S. Com'l.
Mack Sherman, recruiting ser
geant of the United States marine
corps, expects to be back In Salem
In the near future, according to in
formation received here. It Is ex
pected the recruiting office In the
postofflce building which was
closed last fall will be reopened.
The marine corps Is open to men
19 years of age and up and 4 Inch
es In height. Musicians, however,
can be accepted if they are 18
years of age.
Yes, we sell the finest quality milk
for less. Raw or pasteurized. Curly
Dairy.
E. R. Boyce, manager of the
Roseburg Cleaners, has returned
there after spending the weekend
In Salem with friends.
Nursery prices slashed at Pearcy
Bros. Season-end sale, 240 N. Lib
erty. 99
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Harding, of
Roseburg, returned Saturday to
their ranch near Salem, where the
days. ' Mr. Harding returned to
latter expects to remain for ten
Roseburg.
Special attention to chronic dis
eases. Dr. L. E. Bartmess, M. D., 501
U. S. Bank bldg. Phone 3572. Res.
9454. W
Announcement that Leslie Frew
lng ot Rickreall, a senior at Wil
lamette university, majoring In
biology had been accepted for en
trance Into John Hopkins medical
school of Baltimore, Md., next fall
was made at the university Tues
day. This is considered one o the
highest honors to be given a Wil
lamette student this year. Frcwing
during the last semester carried 20
credits, five more than the normal
allotment of 15. Requirements for
entrance Into John Hopkins arc
among the most stringent of any
medical school In the United States.
Best, biggest, old time dance, Crys
tal Gardens, Wed., Saturday. 99
Between 50 and 60 Willamette
university students In the biological
department will spend two days In
( the vicinity of Newport next month
according to announcement Tues
day by Registrar Tenant. The par
ty will leave Salem Thursday after
noon spending all day Friday and
Saturday visiting the marine gard
ens In the vicinity of Yaqulna light
house and the "Punch Bowl". Ex
cursons Into the woods skirting the
coast will be visited also. The trip
will not be in the nature of an out
ing but will be a regular class room
assignment. Prof. Monk will be
In charge of the group.
Skating, Dreamland Tues, Friday,
Sun. 7 to 10 p.m. Ladies free. 99
Scores of defective automobile
llzhts were found Monday night
when traffic officers held one of
their so-called "light raids" on
Leslie street Headlights out of
focus and defective tail lights were
In the majority. As has been cus
tomary in the past, motorists were
given tickets ordering them to have
the defects remedied within a cer
tain time. If a report Is then made
to Justice court that the lights
have been adjusted no further ac
tion is taken. However, tf this re
port Is not made a warrant for
i the offending motorist is issued ana
'y. .ti fine generally follows.
Dance at Mehama Thurs. nlte. Al
ways a good, friendly crowd. 95
Schedules for next year's classes
at Leslie and Parrlsh Junior nign
schools were discussed Tuesday
morning at a meeting of Secondary
Supervisor R. W. Tavenner, Prin
cipal H. L. Durham of Parrlsh.
Principal LaMoine R. Clark of
Leslie end Superintendent George
Hug. All work on study schedules
for the coming school year is being
started early this year. The pro
will be taken up in the near future,
gram of study for the blah school
preliminary registration of student'
for next year held and classes ten
tatively assigned before the close of
school six weeks l.cnce.
To F. O. Wilson: Must hear from
tou before May 1. Important. Write
Mary Jeane Wilson, general delivery.
Salem. W
The French club at the high
school will meet Thursday during
the activity period for a program of
motion pictures showing scenes of
. French life. The pictures have
been loaned by the University of
California. The club also will ar
range for a party to be held In the
lilh school gymnasium Friday
night. Miss Mildred Christenson is
faculty advisor for the club.
Por a. short time cnlv, 5 loads In
side ir.Ul wood 17.50. Prompt deliv
ery. Order now. Spauldlng Logging
Co. Phone 4116. 91
The firrt session of the cooking
class sponsored by the part-time
continuation school In connection
with its house-maid classes will be
held Wednesday at 3 o clock in the
Parrlsh school building. Miss Elisa
beth Vance will instruct the class.
A number of women are Joining
the class for the cooking lessons,
arranging registration through Miss
Ortrude Anderson at the part-time
school.
The annual business meeting
and election of officers will be held
Tuesday afternoon in the high
achool avtcmbly room by members
f the Salem Teachers' association.
Carnival dance at Haiel Oreen
Frl. Thomas Bros. band. 98
The teachers' meeting will be pre
ceded by a conference tf elemen
tary school principals with Miss
Carlotta Crowley, elementary school
supervisor.
Dance, Mellow Moon every Wed.
and Sat. Admission only 25c. 90
Working out of a vacation sched
ule for employes of the Salem post
office will be undertaken within the
next few days. There are a few
employes who have not finished
their vacations of the fiscal year.
It is expected these will be cleaned
up within a short time. Each one
of the postal workers receive a
two weeks' vacation on full pay.
Dance, Mellow Moon every Wed.
and Sat. Admission only 25c. 96
Election of officers will be a fea
ture of the Rotary club luncheon
Wednesday noon with E. M. Page,
commander of Capital Post No. 9,
American Legion, unopposed for
president. The program will be in
charge ot George L. Arbuckle,
chairman of the boys' work com
mittee. The city of West Salem has set
aside Thursday and Friday, April 23
and 24 as clean-up days. A convey
ance will be provided and a small
amount charged. City Recorder. 96
Representatives of various service
and civic clubs are meeting at the
chamber of commerce rooms Tues
day night at B o'clock to determine
whether or not Salem will enter a
float In the annual Rose Festival
floral parade In Portland June 12.
It is estimated that a suitable float
can be entered for around $250.
Dance. Moose hall, Albany every
Wed. and Sat. nlte. Seigmuud's 7
plece o'.d-tlme orchestra. 95
Arthur Lawrence, recently ap
pointed to the state Industrial ac
cident commission and a former
member of the Corvallis Kiwanis
club, was Introduced as a new mem
ber of the Salem Kiwanis club
Tuesday noon.
T)r I. E Ttartmesa. M. D.. 501 U.
S. Bank bldg. Specializes in diseases
of the stomach. Phone 3572. Res.
0454. 95'
Laurence Deacon of Salem and
Pnnlinn Finrftev. daughter of Dr.
M. C. Flndley, seniors at Willam
ette university have been added w
the list of students who have se-
piiivri taAfhini. nnsitinns for next
fall. Deacon will teach science.
mathematics and music at Adna,
Wash., while Miss Findlcy, who is a
cnlnt flfhnlar in home economics
of her class will teach English, so
cial science ana nome economics ai
Moxee City, Wash. Registrar 'len
nant of the university says he
learned of an eastern Oregon bank
er, a member of the school board
of his town who says that WlUam
ntt omHtiat.p hnve been used in
their schools for a number of years
and finds that wnen cauea upon vo
teach subjects other than their reg
ular line, they have invariably made
good.
Modern dance, Crystal ball room
every Wed. and Saturday. 99
Members of the First Spiritualist
church plan to hold a circle Wed
nesday evening at the home of
Qeorge swleninx, los Miner sireei,
at S o'clock, It was announced Mon
day. Refreshments will be served
to the members present.
The entire community has been
Invited to attend the Y. W. C. A.
open house Tuesday afternoon and
evening from S to S o'clock and
T O nVlnrlr Guides Will
escort visitors through the recently
renovated rooms, in aaaiuon w
programs previously announced, the
Delta Phi trio will play during the
evening hours.
Members of the Chemeketans,
Kiirin .inh and their friends
wtH hold a social evening at the Y.
M. C. A. Wednesday evening at
8:30 o clock. Dean iiewiic win give
a talk, and music will follow. Re
freshments will be served by Burton
Crary.
Job seekers still outnumber places
two to one. It Is shown in the week
ly report of Sim Phillips, manager
of the U. S. employment bureau,
with 98 men and women wanting
employment and calls received for
61 with 63 placed. Common labor
topped the list with 44 registering
and 34 in demand and placed. Only
two of the eight woods laborers were
placed though there were calls for
ten. Six of the nine agricultural la
borers found work as did three of
the six farm hands and four of the
eight casual workers. The one elec
trician was In demand and placed.
Two of the four, housekeepers were
wanted and placed while one of the
four women agricultural workers
found a Job. There were no calls for
five cooks, four nurses, three laun
dry workers or two chambermaids.
A. J. Flint has received from E.
C. Bushnell, city building Inspec
tor, a permit to erect a dwelling at
1540 North Fourt hstreet, to cost
$2800.
Gene Gosscr. accused by Leona
Harbaugh ot assault and battery,
was to have a hearing In Justice
court Tuesday afternoon, but be
cause of the absence of the prose
cuting witness the hearing has
been deferred.
nF..i. -..t j V
have been carrying on guerilla war
far with pon fnr never) weeks
jaren't all suppressed yet. Mrs. C.
war a. u uemer street, reports
the police that eggs were thrown
til fmt.t nnrch nf the Ward
home both Saturday and Monday
nights.
Judge J. W. Hamilton of Rose
burg staying at the Hotel Benton.
Corvallis, was quite seriously 111
Sunday but Monday he was report
ed to be greatly improved. Judge
Hamilton ha been visiting in Cor
vallis for the past few days with
his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Clarke.
Mr, and Mrs. Allan Carson of Sa
lem were in Corvallis Sunday to
spend the day with Judge Hamil
ton. Mrs. Carson is a daughter of
the well known Jurist who is cir
cuit Judge at Roseburg. Another
daughter from Roseburg, Mrs. Her
man, is with Judge Hamilton.
The Salem police have received
infomwion that Herbert "Buster"
Harris, son of Mrs. Hazel Harris at
Amity, has run away from his home
at that place. He is 14 years old.
Kenneth Randall has returned to
his home after a siege of several
weeks In the Salem General hos
pital where he underwent emer
gency surgical treatment for ap
pendicitis. Paul Gllbaugh, 1240 Division
street, is booked at police head
quarters on a charge of speeding.
The county court had a confer
ence Monday with John H. Brady,
traveling freight agent of the Ore
gon Electric in regard to the mat
ter of widening corners at the
Junction of the St. Paul-Hubbard
and Gervals-Butteville roads which
is near the Oregon Electric tracks
at Broadacres. The court plans
market road widening of the Hub-
bard-St. Paul road this summer
and the cutting of the corners is a
project in connection with this
work.
General damages of $4000 and
special damages of $66 are asked
by Elina white in a complaint fil
ed in circuit court against Fer
dinand Mlckenham growing out of
an automobile accident at State
and Cottage streets April 22. 1929
The plaintiff alleges she was ren
dered unconscious and suffered
various wounds and bruises. - She
states she has not yet recovered
from Internal Injuries sustained.
By an order In circuit court A
A. Schramm, superintendent of
banks is authorized to sell seven
bonds of the city of Sutherlln, part
of assets of the detunct Aurora
State bank. The Bancamerica
Blair corporation has offered to
buy them at 86. The bonds each
have a par value of $500.
Ladd ic Bush Trust company as
guardian of James H. Murpny, in
competent is authorized in an or
der in probate to use $10 a month
of the estate for support of George
W. Murphy, lather of the ward.
The estate is appraised at $599.44
and the ward receives $40 a month
from the government.
CARSON CLOSES CASE
DEFENDING MEYERS
(Continued from pageji
sponsible for anything that may
transpire at the prison during this
hearing or as a result of It, but if
there be any bloodshed the gover
nor alone is responsible and he
knows it," Carson charged In open
lug his statement.
"The governor Is playing with
dynamite in directing his activities
at the penitentiary. He has listen
ed to the disgruntled statements
and hearsay of discharged em
uloyees that are poured into the
cars of every new governor, but he
Is the first to succumb to them.
"He has heard and believed these
stories like a child would believe
them."
Carson said that for this reason
that no plausible evidence to sup
port the charges of inefficiency
and mismanagement made by the
governor against Meyers had been
offered; that what evidence had
been offered was purely hearsay,
and that practically all of the tes
timony had had to do with the flax
Industry, managed directly by the
board of control and Colonel Bart
ram and with which Meyers had no
connection except to allocate pris
oners and guards to the Industry,
the defense would be brief in Its
final statement and offer no wit
nesses.
VICTIMS OF IGNORANCE
Carson charged that the governor
In making many of the charges was
the v ctlm of ignorance ana misin
formation by persons not Informed
as to facts.
Statements made by witnesses
that Mrs. Haley, matron of the
women's ward, had been paid out
of the flax funds was a sample ot
this Ignorance, said Carson, ex
plaining that Mrs. Haley was ac
tually paid out of the prison re
volving fund and that the money
for her salary actually came irom
receipts from the federal govern
ment for the care of xeaerai worn
en prisoners.
"All funds received by the prison
go from sources other than direct
appropriation of the legislature go
into this fund," said Carson. "Ac
tually the money paid by the fed
eral government for the care of Its
women prisoners more than pays
for the entire cost of the women's
ward."
All of the alleged salaries said to
have been paid out of the nax
fund to persons not employed In the
flax department were paid out of
tills revolving fund in a legitimate
manner, Carson said.
PROPKR PROCEDURE
Referring to the governor's
charges that Meyers had demon
strated his poor business manage
ment bv reducing the price of flax
sold to the Miles linen mill under
contract for less than the original
contract price, Carson pointed out
that it was general business prac
tice to protect contract buyers by
giving them the advantage of re
ductions In market prices under
their contracts, and that this pro
cedure was perfectly proper and le
gal, and that the governor knew It-
The governor said at tne ouwei
of this hearing that he was no
urttyer, but the records of the su
preme court disprove that state
ment," said Carson.
Do you mean that you consid
er every person who has been ad
mitted to the bar to be an attor
ney" Veatch asked smilingly while
the crowd applauded.
WelL with the possible excep
tion of the governor, yea," Carson
shot back.
no cor.TROL or flax
Specifying how little of the evi
dence offered by the governor and
his witnesses was pertinent to the
charge against Meyers, Carson
pointed out that fully 75 per cent
of the evidence submitted bad to do
with the flax Industry, which to un
der the direct control of the board
of control and a manager elected
by the board. Concerning the gover
nor's attack upon the $100,000 oor
rowed by the flax Industry In the
fall of 1929 to pay the farmers for
their flax, he said that the money
was borrowed at the direction of the
board of control, with Mr. Kay ab
sent, and at the suggestion of the
late Qovernor Patterson. -
"This money was bororwed to help
fanners, for whom Qovernor Meier
has expressed such solicitude, and
was good business. There was no
thing irregular about it. If, as Mr.
Veatch has suggested, the transac
tion was illegal then the whole pro
ceeding was Invalid and the property
of the state never was pledged as
security.
"I am surprised that a man of
Mr. Meier's business ability should
quibble over such a trifle. If we are
to conduct business on the basis of
petty drill regulations we will get
nowhere. Judgment must be used."
Carson said that the testimony
offered In relation to the duck lake
maintained by some of the prison
officials near Turner was petty
and trivial, characterizing It as the
kind of stuff we could "expect a
monitor in the first grade to come
up and tell the teacher."
DUCK POND CHARGES
The lease on the duck lake is held
by Roy Bremmer and Warden
James Lewis, "who Governor Meier
said was the best prison warden in
the country," Carson said.
"There is nothing illegal about
these gentlemen having a duck lake
and the charges are pettv. The
feed that was given these ducks was
mere chaff like the governor's
charges," Carson declared, adding
that all of the grain fed to the
ducks was paid for by the owners of
the duck pond.
Further indications of the trivial
ity of the governor's charges, Car
son said, were to be seen in the tes
timony that two or three small
shell boxes, manufactured ot copper
supplied by Bremmer, were made
by convicts at the prison.
"All of this Is so petty and so
trivial. We would have been much
more complimented If someone had
had the tlmerity to charge real
graft.
"We charge that the testimony
and evidence offered was not only
trivial, but frivolous and asslnlne.
DENOUNCES CRAWFORD
Carson declared that the only
competent evidence offered as to
Meyers' efficiency was that he was
too efficient Too efficient to suit
the taste ot disgruntled, drunken
nincompoops."
None ot the witnesses who test!
fled in support of the governor's
contentions had been placed under
oath, Carson pointed out, adding
that he did not wish to imply that
all of the witnesses had been un
truthful or biased In their testi
mony, but that some of them know
ingly did not tell the truth nor con
fine themselves to telling of things
of which they had personal knowl
edge.
"And what can you expect In the
testimony of traitors, and some of
them were traitors, one ot them an
admitted traitor. He Is Robert
Crawford, standing right out there."
Carson pointed his finger at
Crawford in the audience and
started to tell ot his part In the
bloody prison break of August 12,
1925, and Crawford attempted to
answer him from the floor but was
silenced by Governor Meier, who
told Crawford to permit Carson to
proceed.
Carson then cited letters written
by Crawford after his discharge as
superintendent of the flax industry
to flax buyers in England urging
them not to buy Oregon flax as it
was prison made by convicts.
"A man who would be a traitor
in one case would be a traitor in
another," Carson shouted.
"The whole case of the prosecu
tion perhaps I should call it
persecution has been based upon
hearsay evidence. 90 percent of
which was not pertinent to the is
sue," Carson said.
CITES HIS RECORD
The attorney went at length Into
the record of Meyers as superinten
dent of the prison, enumerating
the many Improvement made in
the institution sinoe he took
charge, the marked development
ot the farming, stork raising and
other industries at the prison aside
from the flax Industry, the much
improved morale and the greatly
Improved cost of administration.
"The percapita cost at the peni
tentiary is now lower than at any
time in 15 years," said Carson,
and this in spite of the fact that
the population of the Institution
has doubled."
Carson pointed out that during
the blennium ending In 1924 there
were 69 escape and attempted es
capes from the prison; during the
biennlum ending in 192 there were
27, and that the cost ot recaptur
ing and returning prisoners to the
Institution during this time was
$1U.000.
Since 1926 there have, he said.
been onlv 12 escapes or attempted
escapes, 16 prisoners have been re
turned to the prison, and the total
cost for returning has been $1000.
"That Is the kind of inefficiency
Meyers Is charged with."
Carson said that the improvement
In conditions was fully appreciated
by those who make their homes In
Salem.
PRISON NOW SAFE
"The prison is safe, and our homes
are now safe.
"Governor Meier has said that he
doe not want the responsibility for
any of these bloody convict holidays
on hi Lands. I don't blame him, I
wouldn't cither. But that Is right
where It will rest If he succeeds In
this thing."
Carson said that he realized that
In the manner In which the hearing
had been conducted by Oovernor
Meier It had been a trial of the
members of the board of control for
political reasons, and not of Mr.
Meyers.
"For the members of the board I
am not called upon to make any
defense they don't need any."
Earlier In the morning the gover
nor had read excerpts from a letter
written by Superintendent Meyers
to Senator W. F. Woodward, chair
man of a legislative sub-committee
which Investigated conditions at the
prison, the object of the testimony
being to disclose that condition at
the prison were In poor shape.
Carson produced a letter from
Woodward to J. C. English of Port
land In which Woodward praised the
administration of Meyers at the
prison as being highly efficient and
stating that Meyers was In no way
to blame for certain condition ex
isting in the Institution.
QUOTES GOVERNOR
Carson also quoted at length from
a letter written by Meyers to the
governor on January first of this
year in which the superintendent
advocated that the legislature ask
ed to legalize the merit system of
further rewarding prisoners for
work In the Industries (a suggestion
later championed as his own by
Meier), urging the appointment of
a parole officer (which the gover
nor has since done) and even ad
vocating that for economy's sake
this parole officer work for both
the prison and the boys' training
school, and in which he urged
that some form of liability insur
ance be provided for the convicts
working In prison industries, a sug
gestion which was turned down Dy
the legislature.
The letter also requested that
committees be appointed from both
houses of the legislature to Investi
gate conditions at the prison fully,
but this was never done.
Carson made reference to the
turkeys sent to state officials from
the prison at Thanksgiving, ex
plaining that most of these were
privately owned and that eight of
the 14 alleged to have wen de
livered went to officials at tin pris
on.
GOVERNOR'S CAR
Here Mr. Hoss interrupted Car-
son to Inquire of the governor if it
was any worse for Hie state 0111
clals to accept these turkeys than
It was for the governor to send nis
car out to the prison to be washed
bv the convicts.
Oovemor Meier admitted that his
chauffeur took his car to the prison
several times to be washed, but that
each time the driver gave the con
victs a dollar as a "chance to let
them earn a little extra money.
Carson asked if the governor did
not know that this was a violation
of nrison rules and charged that
the records showed that the $1 had
been paid Into the prison funds on
only one occasion.
Governor Meier said that he did
not know anything of the kind, that
he knew little of the transaction
anyway, as it was done by bis
"bov."
No mention was made of the fact
that the governor had received a
case of broccoli from the soldiers'
home at Roseburg, apples from the
state hospital and that he himself
had had ducks from tne duck pona
near Turner.
CASE OF BROCCOLI
The governor said that he did
not see anything wrong in having
private cars sent to tne prison to
be washed if it gave the convicts
something to keep fhem busy and
a chance to make a utile extra
monev.
"Not even If they were setting up
a washing business In competition
with downtown washing racks?"
asked Hoss.
Carson also charged that Meier's
chaulfeur had been getting hair
cuts and shaves at the prison for
which ho paid nothing.
"The only reason why you got by
with having your car washed out
there for nothing was that you were
governor of the state of Oregon,"
Hoss stated.
"If it was wrong why didn't the
superintendent complain about It
then?" replied Meier.
HOLDS GOVERNOR
NOT WHOLE THING
Attorney-General I. H. Van Win
kle, in an oplnlnon late Tuesday,
held the chairman of the board of
control did not have the power to
overrule the other two member. A
majority vote of two Is necessary to
take any action, the opinion rules.
The opinion was requested by the
secretary of the board of control,
following an action In the peniten
tiary hearing when the governor
overruled the decisions of Tom Kay
and Hal E. Hoss In requesting a
witness confine himself to relevant
facts.
Indian Mission
School Destroyed
Pendleton (IP) Fire of unknown
origin Tuesday destroyed the In
dian school at St. Andrews mission
on the Old Oregon trail about seven
miles southeast of Pendleton. The
blaze was noted about 6 o'clock as
students were arising for early
mass. Students and instructors
left the building safely but saved
few personal belongings.
Roseburg Man Makes
Refund to State
Representative Walter Fisher of
Roseburg Monday paid the state of
Oregon $235. This sum is the re
fund of $3 a day expense money
voted by the 1921 legislature for the
members. Senators and represen
tatives of that session were advised
by an opinion of the attorney gen
eral recently that this money was
voted unconstitutionally. About
one-third of the members have re
turned the money.
Bridge Is Played
At Rand Residence
Sheridan Mrs. R. R. Rand was
hostess for a bridge party Thursday
afternoon at her home on the west
highway. High score was won by
Mrs. Walter Ivle and Mrs. O. W.
Wells. A two-course lunch was
served by the hostess at the close of
the afternoon's play.
Those present were Mrs. V. A.
Para, Mrs. A. A. Doubrava, Mrs. R.
A. Power, Mrs. Jack Power, Mrs.
Murch Russell, Mrs. Alfred Ivie,
Mrs. R. I. Merrllleld, Mrs. Robert
M. Eskrldgs, Mrs. Herman Wilson,
Mrs. Clayton B. Hoover, Mrs. Wal
ter Ivle, Mr.'0. W. Wells, and the
hostel. Mrs. R. R. Rand.
Member of the DeMolay chap
ter for boys are planning a closed
dance limited to member Aid
lnvltrd friends to be held In the
Masonic temple Thursday evening.
Feature number have been arran
ged and refreshment will be served.
CHANGES MADE
IN TWO BILLS
A miniature session of the state
legislature was held at the execu
tive office Monday, at which time
two error attributed to enrolling
committees of the two house of
the recent legislature were correct
ed. The little session was made up
of President Wlllard Mark of the
senate. Sneaker Frank J. Lonergan
of the house, the governor, secre
tary of state, Attorney oeneral I.
H. Van Winkle and desk clerk 01
the two houses.
One ot the measures was the
house bill which reduces the rate ot
interest on delinquent taxes from
13 per cent to 8 per cent. TO
measure was amended in tne senate
to make its provisions retroactive
to taxes due in 1928 and thereafter.
The retroactive cause however was
omitted from the enrolled bill
which was signed by tho governor.
The legislative officials, acting ac
cording to an opinion of the attor
ney general and according to pre
cedent, corrected the bill to include
the retroactive clause.
The other measure was In the
senate bill known as the cream
aradine bllL By the omission of
decimal points in this measure the
acid content of tne sweet cream
was Increased from .20 per cent to
20 ner cent, and that of sour cream
from .6 per cent to s per cent, mis
error was corrected so that sweet
cream would still remain sweeter
than sour cream.
RIGHT OF WAY
TRIAL AT DALLA:
Members of the county court have
been assembling witnesses the first
of this week for appearance at Dal
las Wednesday to take up tne last
of the cases at present in litigation
over rignt ot way on tne county
market road program. This is the
case of J. H. McDonald, wnu asas
$2000 in damages for 52-100 of an
acre of land taken In connection
with the laying out of the new
South Twelfth street cutoff put
through last year. The court tend
ered $312 for the land.
It is expected that a number of
residents of the section will be
called In to testify as to the value
of the land in that neighborhood.
The court recently was confronted
with two similar cases taken to
Corvallis on change of venue but
settlement was made on the morn
lng of the trial. It Is understood
that a last effort will be made at
settlement at Dallas Wednesday
morning. If this fall it Is likely
the first move to be made after
empanelling a Jury will be to bring
Jury members to saiem to view tne
premises.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4 S
nipvelnnf A 8
Hnrrpll Herrlnir and Sehang.
Hayworth; Brown, Ferrell and
Sewell.
Boston 3 7
Washington 12 16 2
Gaston, Brlllheart, Morrison,
Murphy and Berry; Marberry and
apencer.
Philadelphia 1 7
New York 12 11 0
Kfahnffev Tarter. Rommell and
Cochrane, Hevlng; Pennock and
Dickey.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 1 1
Boston 0
fmnnhiie. Arhumacher and
O'Farrell; Brandt and Spohrer.
On information from Indepen
deuce Henry S. Nelson was arretted
here Tuseday and held for officers
from tliat place on a charge of
possession of intoxicating liquor.
The warrant was signed by Justice
of the Peace Mcintosh ot Indepen
dence.
Hearing has been set for May S
In circuit court on the motion ot
M. D. Schmaltz against Caroline
p. schmaltz. The motion asks for
modification of a divorce decree In
relation to custody of a child.
In answering the complaint In
the damage sun ot ueorge r. omit-
aim .mln. PhflrlM Raver DTAV.
lng out of an automobile accident
thm H.fnrlant .Umm the arelrlent
was due to plaintiff negligence
ana as its iot aisnua&ai.
Dr. Carl O. Doney Is trying to
start a new tradition on the Wil
lamctte campus this year. His of
flee Is sending Invitations to the
parents of all university students
who do not live In Balem to come
to Salem for Motlicr day. May 10,
and be with their young people
Dr. Doney approached the students
with his proposition In a chapel ad
dress about two weeks ago with the
result that In their conversations
Iho students express themselves as
being In favor of such a new tradi
tion. Arrangements for the day
haven't been planned but It U
thought that merely to be together
will be suillclent.
Captain E. V. Pettis, department
of commerce Inspector In the air
ways dlvbtlon silent Tuesday at
the Salem airport on an Inspection
tour. One candidate for a private
pilot s license was to be examined
He is Carlton Roth, student at the
Kyerly aviation school. Emll Wil
liams, former Salem flier, now
operating the Albany airport, call
ed at the local field during the
visit of cnptnln pet.tn
Clough-Barrick Co.
MORTUARY
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Phone 5151 Cbarrh at Ferry 81.
A M. Cloach Dr. U Barrtek
V. T. Ooideri
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New York Stocks
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New York (UP) The mirkst Clossd
lower: I
Atr Reduction 85
Alleghany Corp
ALUs-Chalmers Mftf. Co 31
American Can Company 110
American Car & Foundry 25 Vi
American v Foreign rower '
American Locomotive 20'a
Am. Rad. it Stand. Sanitary ...... 16
Am. Hoi I lug Mill 38
Am. Smelt. fc Keflnlue
American Steel Foundries- 19
Amortcfin fluir&r Reflnlli 82
American Tel. & Tei
American Tobacco B ne4
Anaconda Coiper Mln. Co .2 ft
Atchison, Topcka dc S. Ye iv?
Atlantic Refining
Auburn Automobile lUJ'it
Baldwin Locomotive 19
Baltimore A Ohio 85Ji
Bendix Aviation 114
Bethlehem Steel 4H'i
Brooklyn Union Oaa iuyi
Byers (A. M 39V,
Calumot & Arizona 38'
Canada Dry 3V
Canadian Pacific 37
Case (J. I.) Co 84 "i
Cerro de Pasco Copper 20
Chesapeake Ss Ohio 39 '
Chicago Great Western S
Chic. Ml)., St. Paul & Pac. &Z
Chicago it Northwestern 34
Chrysler Corp 20
coiorano ruci & iron io
Columbia Gas 33
Columbia Granhaohone 10;
Commonwealth & Southern
Consolidated Gaa 04
Continental Cau 57-h
Corn Product 71',
CurUss-Wrlght 3?'
uufoni de Nemours B7i
Electric Power it Light 45A
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VOX Film A 23
General Asphalt 32
General Electric 43 '4
General Foods 52
General Motors A2L
Gillette ao
Gold Dust 37 ,i
Goodrich (B. F.) 11
Goodyear Tire ic Rubber 40
Houston OU 4 5 ',4
Howe Sound 21
nuusuii MUiur ''TV
Hupp Motor car Corp e
Indian Reflnlntr 3
Inspiration Cons. Copper 8
International Harvester 4tt
international nickel
International Tel. it Tel 273;
Johns-MHnvllle 65',3
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper 22H
Kresgc (S. 8.
Liggett it Myers B 84
Loew's Inc 434
Mathleson Alkali 22,
Mack Trucks 34
Miami Copper
Mia-continent Petroleum fn4
MtKsmirl-Kunsan-Texas 174
Montgomery Wurd 20
Nash Motors 33
National Cash Register A 37
Nrttionai mury I'roducts 44V.
National Powrr A I.lnht 33 '
Nevada Cons. Conner 10 ti
New York Central 101
N. Y N. H. and Hartford 72
North Amerlcau 69
Packard Motor 7
Pacific Gas is Electric 48 v.
Pan American B 32
Paramount-Publlx 34
Pennsylvania Railroad 65",
People's Gas 224
Phi ill ds Petroleum 0
fierce petroleum a1, 4
Public Service of N. J 80 'i
pure on uomnany i
Radio Corporation 10'i
Rudlo-Kclth Orpheum A 20
Kpynoinn iodhcco a Dui
Sears Roebuck 60
Shell Union Oil G'i,
Simmons Com puny 14-
Sinclair Consolidated Oil 11
Southern Pacific 901;,
Southern Itallway 37
Standard Gas it Electric 70 V4
Standard Oil of CMlfornki .... 41
Standard Oil of New Jersey 30
Standard Oil of New York 20',
Stone it Webster 4 Hi
studebitker Corp 205
Texas Corp aft1,
Texas Gulf 42,
Texas Pac. Land Trust lly,
Timkon Roller Bearing 46
Transcontinental Oil
Underwood Klllott Fisher 65
Union Carbide ic Carbon &81,?
United Aircraft 27
i) in do i;orp
United f.nji Imnrfivmiit. . afi'i.
30
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United states Rubber ...
U..aed Stfites Steel
uhihtb ruwer L.ignt a ity
Vanadium , 42 S
wurncr orus, nciures juv4
Western Union 117
Wnstinghouse Airbrake 80
Westliighoase Electric 75
Willys-Overland 5
Wuol worth (F. W.) ) 61
WorthlnRtr.n Pump 65
Yellow Truck it Coach lo
SELECTED CIRn AT (MR 9
American Light A Traction 45
American Superpower 12
Associated ias A 20
P.ifltllan Traction I. Se P . 20
Cltiee Senrlce 16
Cord Corp n
Crocker-Wheeler 11
Rlertrlc Bond Sc Shartt 43
Pord Motor Ltd 13
Fox Theaters A 8
(t 0 cl man Sachs Trading
Gull OU of Pa 67
Humble Oil &a
Indian Ter. Hum Oil B
Newmont Mining , 42
Niagara Hudson Power 11
Ohio on
Pennroad 0
Sheaffer Pen
Stnudard Oil of Indiana 2"r.
United Ons Corporation 7
United Light it power A 23
Utilities Power it Light 10
Dr. Henry C. Kohlor, head of the
Willamette department of English
literature, has received permission
for a one year leave of absence, he
announced Tuesday. When school
Is out In June he plans to go east
and begin research. During the
leave he expects to form contacts
with university people In all parts
of the United BtAtes. It Is prob
able that he will teach during one
quarter at tho San Jwe state col
lege In California. Who will take
his place during the year as profes
sor at Willamette will be decided
later.
Elliott Savage, Marion county pio
neer, died Tuesday afternoon at his
home on Sliver ton road about a mile
out of Salem. lie became 111 Monday
night. He was connected with a
prominent Marlon county family
nnrt was about 70 years old.
5 Hrvlce. Pmlllrern' lliov. nmrl N:tlcn, llvv.
C Markw snd Um of Cliaprl.
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MOTT PLEADS
TAX EXEMPTION
ON PROPERTY
Echo of the last session of the
legislature were beard at tha Ki
wanis club luncheon Tuesday when
Jame W. Mott, state corporation
commissioner and member of the
last session, brought before the club
the proposed constitutional amend
ment providing that no ad valorem
tax for state purposes on real pro
perty or tangible personal proper
ty would be levied. Mott said that
government had made changes to
meet condition In every depart
ment but that of taxation, which
remains based upon land as It did
150 years ago. The present system
has outgrown its usefulness, Is ob
solete and unworkable, he asserted.
Land In Oregon represents 38
percent of the tangible wealth of
the state with Intangibles the re
maining 70 percent yet the land
pays between 70 and 80 percent of
the taxes while the Intangibles con
tribute less than 3 percent, Mott
said. He called attention to the
Yeon building in Portland which
contributes 30 percent of It gross
revenue to taxes; to the Jantzen
Woolen mills manufacturing plant
which, according to teestimony pre
sented the Joint committee on tax
ation, had a net income in 1930
of $740,000 yet paid buc 1-40 of this
amount in taxes while farmers con
tribute as high as SO percent of
their net income for this purpose.
Mott held that the situation has
gone as far as It can and that the
problem must be solved In the near
future. A constitutional amend
ment Is necessary because liq legis
lature will take the needed action
as long as It can fall back, as it al
ways does, upon land or real estate
for the basis of taxation.
FOSTER WINNER OF
SOPH DEBATE
Ralph Foster, sophomore repre
sentative In the Willamette inter
class debates, won for his class th
T. A. Livesley cup when he met
Kenneth Oliver, freshman. In th
final debate held during chape'
exercises In Waller hall, Tuesday
morning.
The Livesley cup la a perpetua?
one offered to the wtnner each
year of the inter-class debates. The
debates ore sponsored by Tau Kap
pa Alpha, speakers fraternity.
"Resolved. That the English
type of education should be com
pletely adopted here at Willamette
for the Junior and senior classes."
was the question used this year.
Wesley Warren Junior, ana Mar
garet Schrelber, senior debater,
were eliminated by the sophomore
nnd freshmen representatives In
the preliminary meeU.
Judges for the final debate were
the professors P. M. Erickson,
James T. Matthews and E. C. Ric
hards. Ray Lafky was chairman.
DIVORCE DAY IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Circuit Judge Hill was In Salem
Tuesday with a considerable calen
dar ot motion to take up and also
several divorce cases In different
stages of progress were up for bis
consideration. Divorce cases listed
on the calendar were as follows:
O. E. Turnldge vs. Mazel I. Turn
ldge, Donato P. Boh la vs. Balbtno
P. Boll la. M. Burk vs. John G.
Burk. Minnie WUllg vs. PhtUlp D.
Wllllg, Ocrtruo. Hoyt vs. Bert
Hoyt, C. C. Fal.'.t vs. Anna Falst.
In Judge McMahan's court pro
ceedings were started In the casa
of Landers vs. Williamson, an ac
tion Involving money alleged to ot
duo for services performed.
BIRTHS
Amity Mr. and Mm. A. Q. Lati
mer of this city have received an
nouncement of the arrival of a son
at the home of their daughter and
snn-tn-law. Mr. and Mrs. James
Walton of Los Angeles, who has been
named James Walker Walton. Thl
Is the first grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Latimer. Mrs. Walton wan formerly
Miss Edith Latimer of Amity.
Order of dismissal has been filed
with the county clerk In the case of
Angle L. Warren against George D.
Orarf,
25clcregt iftemorial
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with perpetual care
Just ten minutes from the
heart of town
Phone Day or Night
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Phone 3G72 515 N. Capilol St.
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