Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-03
Patriotism
Theme Rules
Lower House
Dawes Tells Probers
He's Glad Army Was
Not Composed of
Partisans

The house of representative de-
voted large part of it's time
thursday towards insuring patriot
Ism In the educational institutions
OF oregon. The Gordon bill, H. B.
SS' requiring the oath of allegiance
10 be taken by all teachers in pub
nc private and parochial schools
and other institutions of learning.
passed without opposition, as dsu
the Belknap bill, H. b. 1856, pro-
hlpltlng aliens and disloyal persons
from teaching in public schools and
state institutions and providing
penalty for violations.
Belknap called attention to the
growth of socialism and un-Amer-
ican theories and the PRONUNCIATION
OF disloyalty in the colleges and
schools. Davey of Marion, as an
american born on foreign soil,
heartily supported the measure.
Hlndman of Multnomah protest
ed against the measure as drawn
as tending to provlncialize higher
educational institutions by barring
foreign teachers. Inasmuch as an
amendment provided that tempo
rafy foreign lecturers were not
barred from instruction, his point
was deemed covered.
Punch Board Knocked Out.
The house delivered a knockout
blow to nickel-in-the-slot ma
chlhes, punch boards and sale
boards by passing H. B. 23O, intro
duced by Hindman at the request
OF the district attorneys association
of Oregon.
Bennett of Coos opposed it as a
futile attempt to make people good
by depriving men of chance to
get box of candy for 10 cents and
make respectable citizens crimi
mails.
Davey supported the bill and
held the punch board an unfair
gambling device and tending to pro
mote the spirit of gambling. Hind
man declared that if the legislature
was going to legitimize gambling, it
throw open the doors.
only IL votes were cast against
'AiC
II. b. 100, by Hyatt, amending
section 10000, relating to assign
ment of widows dover, passed with
out opposition.
II. B. 1853. by Sheldon, to repeal
an absolete section regarding loca-
tion of mining claims, so as to har-
monize with federal laws govern
ing mining locations, and enable
miners to locate more than two
claims are prohibited under the Old
Oregon laws, was passed without
opposition.
ii. B. 50, amending chapter 172
of 1919 laws, and licensing and
regulating the same brought forth
spirited debate over the salary
of the real estate commission
ers. The majority report rec
ommended a salary of $4,000
year and the minority report
$1,000. A motion was made to sub
stitute the minority report was lost.
and the majority reported adopted
Kay of Marion viewed the meas
ure as one built a fence around the
realty brokerage business and made
entrance difficult. Martin of Mar
ion favored the majority report.
Other speakers were Wells, Korell.
Johnson, Woodson and Gordon.
S. 3: 116 was taken from the
table and referred to the committee
on revision of laws.
Senate bill II, by Joseph, amend
ing the inheritance tax law came
forth with a divided report. The
bill makes any transfer of property
made by decedent directly or with
in two years before death shall be
presumed to have been made in
contemplation of death within the
meaning of the law.
The minority report opposing the
measure was championed by Stone
of Clackamas. Kay of Marion also
opposed the measure, holding the
law at present sufficiently strong.
Korell spoke in favor of the meas
ure which was tabled until printed
amendments were received, on mo-
tion of Davey.
II. B. %, by Hyatt, was with
drawn on motion of its author.