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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S CIRCULATION 4200 LEASED WIRE SERVICE LEATHER Con.o1ld.tlon of Th. Evonlno Now. and th. Ro.eburg R.vl.w. f DQUGL UUUNT Y ffS An lndep.nd.nt Nwppr, Publl.h.d lor th. Bart InUrtrt of th P.ople. -a REVIEW R08EBUR0, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924. VOL. XL, NO. 263, OF THE EVENING NEWS. . ''hJ'O L -...- WE trt r to" L..ril In I HI i hi n l m nr. (til 1.1 ui miL iolliNED lil OIL VVORGE CHRISTIAN tsburg Firemen Fighting Terrific Blaze ran Tank and Die. JdiES ARE RECOVERED at the Plant of the At- Lntic Refining Company t'as Worst m Years- No Spectators. Minted Press Leased Wire.) irrsllllW. P., Jan. St. heven icrf drown in w. 1 .i hi.dniHn of Uie fire Lrtment, while figiitliiK fire at IBiilrr street pwui - Hefiniag lumpa") iuuy. j iw , re recovered after Ihe fire hn brought lunuor (omroi, u monetary loss unestimated. .imht was Ihe heat froirt the U Hills and tanks that fire ten established far from the Lrr and newspaper men excluil- Shortly alter nine o ciovk n is na from the fire, and while int for a telephone connection gvfrp&penueii iiwi uu iroo uuui pi bad Deen Kuieti, wnra n from which they were dlrect- jiarr oa a bunilntf tank, col- L ill were plunged into the s fireman said, among thesn Cisuin reward Jom and U Rod) Itliske and Hoaemao UMI and John .Mark I ami. n a die ladder, lie tuuu, also taW. I, Aed ire Captain Jones. Cap- Hudola. liliske. Hosemen Pat I IsJoit Robert Smith. John Ilia. Harry J. Frazier and fel Joilinger. f ri1 firemen also were injured. 'ire (rote out In tank con ! 104.000 gallons of oil, short er i o'clock. Several compan- luwered the alarms and fire ere thrown out on all sides burning plant which borders y i residential section of the ar falmlles deserted their - ind additional fire appartus ummoned. ' captains and their men were ladder which extended above p of a tank adjoining the burn il. The oil in this tank was drawn off when the ladder and the men fell Into the A chemical extinguisher, auto- all; released by the heat of the nr oil. nearby, the authorities covered the oil and fumes I from it was believed to have me the struggling firemen. taut almost at once and the i later were recovered through an hole at the bottom of the VETS APPOINTMENT Press leased Wire.) i'ON, Jan. 21 George B. C J. Jr.. of Ohio, formerly aacretai. to I'resident Harding, was nominated today by President Cool idge to be a member of the fedffal trade commission. STILL OWNERS PAY FINE; GO TO JAIL (Associated Press Leased Wire.) PENDLETON. Jan. 21. Fancho Stubblefield, Eddie Lavin and Hob Liianer were each given a $100 fine and sentenced to six months In the county jail In the circuit court here this morning. They were found guilty of possessing, il legally, a still, in their triul last week. WUJi XOT RBV1KW CASK 'Associated Praaa I .eased Wire.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Refus al of the federal district court for Utah to- prohibit the Interstate com merce commission from consenting to the control of the Central Pacific Railroad by th Southern Pacific company will not be reviewed by the supreme court. It was announced todays-" CENSORSHIP OF ASKING GERMANY FILMS OPPOSED Will H. Hays, "Czar of Silver Sheet,'" Gives Address to California Editors. MOVIE PROBLEMS CITED DLIDGE IS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT wilted Press Leased Wire.) ASH1XGTON. Jan. 21. A re- Irom delegates to the "fane Jcta" convention of the Asso- 1 against the prohibition mem for modification of the lon laws was met by Presl- -.oouage witb a declaration be Stood for "law onfnrcn- EDWARD QUIZZED SJOK TODAY Donator of $100,000 Award for Peace Plan "Razzed" by Senator Reed. - QUESTIONING IS SNAPPY Missouri Democrat Shows That Ballot on Proposed Peace Plan Is "Propaganda." (Associated Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Ed ward W . Bok, donator pf the $100,000 award for the best world peace plan, was called today before a senate committee charged with in vestigating propaganda designed to influence the action of congress and the government's foreign policy. The purpose of the commission is to, determine whether there is any relation between the Bok award and organizations having for their pur pose American adherence to the league of nations. - Mr. Bok said that he had person ally selected Elihu Root to serve on the jury which made the award. " I did not give my approval to the other members," Mr. Bok Bald in reply to questions by Chairman Moses. "1 was asked to approve them." He said that cooperative agencies had sent in the names of several hundred persona eligible to act a. jurors. Mr. Bok said he did not know the name of the winner of his award. Mr. Bok said he had "defrayed ev ery penny of the expenses of the award." He added that seven million cop ies of the prize plan had been print ed for distribution, but was unable to say how many ballots had been printed for the public vote on the plan. Asked how much money .was In the trnst fund which he created to defray expenses of the award he re plied: "I prefer not to discuss that." Senator Moses then eald it was his duty under the statutes to in auire whether an answer would aaing on the heels of the anti- leagues meeting in time and oe in spirit, the "face the coherence, sponsored hv the tl0Q against the nm.ik!tl.n 'rcent. got under way here today speakers hurling verbal volleys ' tolsteari sr., .r. mc irttHjUe- juic enforcement f tKit nth amendment k ii tend to "deerade TOU?" N conn, constitutes 'intolerable Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri. ""uu ina najl be abused L laler pressed me same quennuu ouu 'uws on the bench " reclared i xr- ao- ala nB u,u " . . 1 C. Kox. president of the Mod- "rould "degrade me ." He added League of , w v t-V-! money In the trust fund was solel "are of the state of New York I nlB own business. 13-j removed the rau hv "r- wry- it. enforntm. " ,f Me y I feet public opinion by hi. award. 'MtiiHloon league', drfermm. ,,ut declared he had never seen any ' hot mrtrL io drt,Knni,nV literature isirued by those in charge Mr Pox ., "? rc,e. J,.V1" Uf the award urging persons to eren, . !.as8er,,(i' but 10 write to their senators and repre- principle that .nUitive in .uDDort of the prize "ery i-r,.a, er.ay f tannlcal pro- 1 revolt )rannlcal Procedure be-i "y0u are probably the only man sh.ii i, u I In the United States, who has not he T ,m"'"''nent or re-1 seen it." said Senator Reed, mill. . "we "tand1 The Missouri senator showed the amendment " . lti...hire witness several pieces sent out by the award organization and other agencies. Among them was a copy of a ballot sent out In the nation-wide referendum. "What Is your definition of prop aganda?" asked Mr. Bok. fi Oh i don t care to o into mai. amendment fALS A,1K nPP, LSE., at ref, .J! -The "Heals t "" . ",aay to ; r,1Hl th. t n .wnlcn would i fnllni- "ulu!.. 1, I. Unn !W ik. question: lu you dont Know wni j 'rffl.nv . """"n or wariougnt not to oe oin- i of the can- ulate the affairs of the world. 1 Ta-om, ",aaB y the I ni He'di... . r cnipany ; Lft For Portland B,,v"'r Irnn Brunn. of "'PB'nt to iT. u "hlng!on. ; rle. left this mor Hamburg. Germ- epend a few day. the Rojebnrg Boot- morning for Portland to attending to ousi- Says Motion Picture Coming Through on the Highway . Which Leads to Better Pictures. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21. News papers of the country should join hands with motion picture produc ers In opposing a censorship of films that "is as INEFFECTIVE In eve cution as it is un-American, In con ception," Will H. Hays, titular head of the motion picture Industry, told members of the Southern California Editorial Association in an address here today. "Just why has reforming and censoring the movies been the great Indoor sport for so many." Mr. Hays asked his audience of editors. "It has been blamed tor much of which it Is not guilty. It has been charged with crimes it did not commit. When It has made a real blunder of taste or fact, the chorus of opprobium has been universal. "Incidentally." he added, "there have been many, very many, such occasions." Comparing the problems of the press and screen, the "aeaar of the films," reminded his hearers that "when a free press is attacked, we make common cause with the pub lishers, recognizing in time the nec essary commercial factor In litera ture. The aame basis, you should give the producer of pictures a hand when he is being beset by forces which must find a new devil in ev try decade. The more you help, the better pictures will become. "As a matter of fact, of course political censorship is only an incid ent. It is as ineffective as it Is un American in conception. The Ameri can people are against consorship of any method of expression, against censorship of press, of pulpit and of pictures. Just a. certainly are they against wrong, and that which may have existed for the political censorship of this method of ex pression will pass as soon as the reason for the demand is removed. It Is the removal of the reason for the demand with which we are con cerned and we face the new year with a renewed sense of that contin uing obligation." What we meant by the "reason for the demand" for censorship Mr. Hays did not explain, but the re mark was accepted generally as a reference to the scandals which have rocked the film world from time to time. Asking that the movies be judged with more patience, and greater consideration of the obstacles which have confronted the Industry in its brief history, the speaker pointed out that the newspaper men have had "fifteen or twenty generations' to establish standards of business practice and a code of newspaper ethics. "You" he said, " who are the custodians of the printed word In America, have arrived at your pres ent position of stability as the fruit of six centuries of development. From the Gutenberg bible to the newspaper and maazine of today if indeed a long and slow procession o! Invention and development througl wooden blocks, metal type and hand composition to machine composi tion; through hand power and flat bed to rotary presses; from no malls to air mails; from no telegraph to wireless. ' '"AH of these processes, which are essential parts of your business have come to you as the slow and orderly development of six centurie of progress, with frequently a cen tury lapsing from step to step. "Your standard of ethics, the re lationship of your papers to the pub lic your sense of what can be done and what must be done, your .re sponsibilities for the expression and guidance of public opinion all thle has come about with the ease of ar, Inherited fortune you received It from your predecessors from your ancesaors. so to speak. In the trade as a gift, a bequest. "We in contrast with you, have nothing from the past. We must make all these things and achieve these things for ourselve.. The men who first took up this new thing are .,111 aiive. The pioneers of our In stitution are the men who. are still In the business. We are at this mo ment in the vry midst of achlevln those standards of our relation t each other and to the public anc our responsibilities to the world. No ory for the screen will ever be written more dramatic than the storr of th screen." h continued Twenty five year, ago the motion T E SALEM, Jan. 21. Governor Pierce today promised any pos- sible assistance fm his offices to bring about the release from a German prison of Lieutenant Corliss Uriffis, who is held for attempting the capture of Grorer Bergdoll, American slacker. The governor s promise was miide to the Chicago committee, which la in charge of the undertaking. Outlining the movement in America to feed millions of bun- gry German children, the com- mittee asks In Its plea to Gov- ernor Pierce and other gover- nors, "Will not the German gov- ernment reciprocate by showing mercy to Lieutenant Griffis and solace at least one American mother?" COOLiDG E GIVES NEW RAKTIVAN SUCCEEDS VENIZELOS AS PRES. J TESTIFIES TODAY President and Budget Direc tor Lord Reviews Govern ment Management. BUDGET IS A SUCCESS ( asnrlated Presa Leased Wire.) ATHENS. Jan. 21. M. Raktlvan. who was minister of Justice in the Venlzelos cabinet of 1915. was, elect ed president of the nutionul as sembly toulght In succession to Venlzelos. MEXICANS I nm 20,000 RABBITS TAKEN IN DRIVE Will Not Countenance Incur ring of Obligation in Excess of the Appro priations Made. (Associated Presa Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Presi dent Coolidge added two now plans to Jha administration's platform of governmental expenditures in an ad dress at the semi-annual meeting of federal executive officers, compris ing the government's business organ ization. He will permit no expan sion hereafter of the system of fed eral subsidies to state governments and win countenance no Incurring of obligations by federal agencies in ex cess of their annual appropriations except In extreme circumstances. The president, who with Director Lord of the budget bureau, reviewed the administration', management of the government's affairs since the meeting last June, touched only liehtly on tax reduction, pointing merely to the relationship existing between economy in federal expendi tures and the resultant decrease in revenues required. He told the thousand or more officials that to Increase the tax burden was to dis regard the general welfare and hi Id up tax reduction as the mean, of enlarging "the reward of everyone who tolls. There can be no deviation from the economy program, Mr. Coolidge asserted, and he called upon all spending agencies of the govern ment to increase their efficiency and curb the outjto at every turn. "The budget has been a success. Mr. Coolidge continued. "You have demonstrated that there can be and is a tiusiness organization of the government. With the easing of con ditlona. the time is at hand when we shall decide whether a business ad ministration is to continue or our government Ib to lapse into the old (Associated Presa Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Archie Roosevelt, .on of the former presi dent told the Teapot Dome investi gating committee today that he had severed bis connection with the Sin clair OH Interests because of what he considered evidence of corrup tion with oil leases. Mr. Roosevelt called attention to the fact that Harry F. Sinclair who holds the Teapot Dome lease, re cently went to Europe and said he understood that E. L. Doheny, whose interests leased another oil reserve in California while A. !!. Fall was secretary of the interior. Is also out of the count. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant sec retary of the navy and a brother of Archie Roosevelt told the commit tee that his brother had summoned him to New York last week, told of his suHpiclons and asked hi. ad vice. The assistant . secretary ad vised him to resign and come- to' Washington and lay the whole story before the committee. Archie Roosevelt said In his state ment to the committee that he had resigned "because I felt that I could not give the loyalty to my employer which I should give if I was to re main with him. "The reason why I could not give such loyalty," he continued, "is due first to the amazing testimony which has been turned up by the commit- I un-buslnessllke and wasteful eurav- tee; second, due to the fact that 1 1 agance. As for me, I am for econ learned Bome- things in the office omy. There is scarcely an unecon which while not proven facts at omlc 111 anywhere In our country least corroborate my suspicions: that cannot be traced directly or In thlrdly, I noticed that two of thejarectiy to high taxes. To Increase oeople most' concerned with the that burden Is to disregard tho gen naval oil" lcae had left the lnited!erai welfare. Through constructive States In a great hurry." . I vconomy to decrease taxes to en- Last Friday, Mr. Roosevelt said. large the reward of everyone who he received a call from O. I). Whni- tolls. burg, Mr. Sinclair's private secre- "i sny to you frankly that except tary. After closiag the door, Mr. wnere specifically authorized by law. Whalburg told him, Mr. jtooseveu wm nt countenance the Incurring stated, that he had some advice 10iof obligations In excess of these ap- give him. proprlations. I am equally frank In He said he wisnea l would re-,.. . to you that I do not look witn jlgn from the company," Mr. Hoose-1 faVor upon the practice of asking for velt stated, that I had a name and for additional funds for the year In reputation which should be guard- progress. These latter requests, d verv jealously, tnai ne personm- commonly known as supplemental cs v unhannv to see me there. Mr. ,i,i,.B mav bn lustified occaslonal- Whalburg stated that he hlmsi'lf y to meet real emergencies or con gas extremely untnppv with Mr. tingencles arising after the budget Sinclair. I asked him If he thought ' nas D(,etl Bent lo congress, or to meet that Mr. Sinclair had bribed Sec- obligations authorized by law It Is tetary Fall. Mr. Whalburg hesilat-1 0,v In cases such as these that the ed and said 'I think somebody may : ou(i(,,.t has been sent to congress, or have loaned Mr. Fall money.' to meet obligations authorized by Then I asked him wny ne i lnw it i. on v cases such as these ihni.rl.t Mr Sinclair was leaving the1, hat the chief executive will favor- country. Ho shook his head and , aDiy consider the transmission to congress of supplemental estimates. "Wo are all the servants of the people of this nation. When con gress, representing the people, has ICAi-Mir 15 FfiRMFD ' appropriated funds witn wni n to Lc.AL.UE. 13 rURlVlLLr on ,,, business of government, we must confine our operations within the limit of these funds. We have neither the authority nor the right to Incur obligations beyond (Associated Press Leased Wire.) PENDLETON. Jan. 21. The an nual rabbit drive stuged by the Pendleton Hod and Gun club, staged yesterday, netted 20,000 Jacks ac cording to It. D. Sayres und John L. Vaughan, Captains of the drive. Many women were numbered among the hunters. o WAITUX KKVIKW DKXIKI) (Associated Preaa Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The su preme court today declined to per mit Former Governor John C. Walt en of Oklahoma to bring up for re view direct from the legislature the Impeachment proceedings which re sulted In his removal from office. GIRL ON TRIAL FOR SLAYING Pendleton Case Starts Today and Much Interest Is Being Displayed. INSANITY IS DEFENSE Entire Day Was Consumed in Selecting the Jurors Killed Her Former iover. said It must be of course, because of findings by Senator Walsh.' o EXPORT COMMISSION (Associated Tess 1-eased Wire ) PENDLETON. Jan. 21. A I ina- tllla county export league was permanently formed this morning 0Hrn n,itB. on the other hand our further in this vicinity the Interests; . . , ma(e every possible of the state league formed Satur day. L. L. Rogers or Pendleton is president of the county league. Both state and county leagues win back the Wallace plan of wheat marketing as set forth in the Mc- Nary-Haugen bill now before congress. picture was a mere Idea. Its great eat progress has be-n Jti the last five vears. and this Is the same period during which It is conceded that there has been no sucn progress in ny other form of art or form of ex pression. When the dramatic an was a thousand years old. the play ers were bedded In barns and said effort to effect some savings from these funds. ' I take this occasion to state that I hav given much thought lo the question of federal subsidies to state governments. The federal ap propriations for such subsidies cover a wide field They afford ample pre-. red"nt for unlimited expansion. I sav to vou. however, that the finan cial projgram of the chief executive does not contemplate expansion of the-e solml'lles. Mv policy In this matter is not predicated alone on the drain which these subsidies make on Ihe national treasury. This of Itself Is sufficient cause for concern. But I am fearful that this broaden ing of the fl-ld of government activ ities Is detrimental oom to ine inn- All this Is In no sense by way of alibi, for the motion picture is vimlng through on the highway which leads to better pictures, but I express what I know from my ex perience of the last few months that this Is not the Job of one group It is the multitude's Job, and In do ing It there is work for all. for you as definitely a. for the producers." their lines in stahle-yards. vt nen ih. a,., nf Hrawini, w a. thousands of years old It. crudity was .till prlml- tVral government and the state gov iVe. lernmetits. Efficiency of federal op eration IS llnpntrnil us lU.ll n,;, i. .... nloreerf. Efficiency of the sta' governments Is Impaired. I as thev relinquish and turn over to the federnl government responsibili ties which are rightfully theirs." Mr ("onlldre asserted, and Gener al Lord amplified the statement that for the first time since the "buM (Contlnued on rag. 3.) (Associated Press Leased Wire.) PENDLETON. Jim. 21. Nora El lis, confessed murderess of Gordon Mettie. goes on trial today in the circuit court, facing a charge of first degree murder. It Is expected by those In close touch with the case that the major portion of the day win ne devoted to the picking of a Jury. Interest In the trlul Is running high In Pendleton and I'matilla county us the families of Mrs. El lis and Gordon Mettle are prominent and well known In this section. That the defense in the case will be insanity Is forshadowed by tho question asked by Defendant's coun sel, "have you any bias against In sanity as a defense In this case should it be Introduced?" Attorney tor tne prosecution asked talisman If they had any scruples agnlnst capital punishment. Ily ten o'clock two Jurors had been agreed upon. At .9: 10 A. M. Miss Ellis entered the court room accompanied by a deputy sheriff, an acting police ma tron, her brother. Walker Ellis and a married sister, Mrs. Mammon. The courtroom was crowded with stand ing room at a premium. Immediate questioning of laliBman was com menced following the appearance of Miss Ellis. That the rest of the day will be required to pick the Jury that Is to try the case of Miss Ellis on a first degree murder charge Is the opinion of attorneys handling the rase. Insanity looms as the basis for the defense and prominent alienists will testify as to the condition of the defendant according to a state ment made by defense counsel this morning. When court adjourned at noon there were 12 men tentatively passed and In the jury box, but the defense had used but two of Its preemptory challenges and the pros ecution but one. Mrs. Gordon Met tle, widow of the slain man was in the court room attired In deep mourning accompaniod by relatives. HAY RATES ARE REDUCED TODAY: (Associated Press Leased Wire.) SALEM. Jan. 21. Reduced freight rales on hay shipments in Oregon berame effective today as scheduled In an order of the Public Service Commission last month. N erous communications have reached the commission In the last ten days from commercial organizations and hay dealers and some growers In western Oreann protesting at the reduction, claiming it Is a discrimination In fa vor of eastern Oregon, but a large number of communications has also been received supposing the reduc tion and the commission claims the tide has turned In favor of the ord er. Many of the protests asked are hearing of the rase before the rails were allowed to become effective. ARE TEXAS SOIL1 Fifteen Hundred Troops Pass Through El Paso Early This Morning. WERE WELL EQUIPPED Detrained at Juarez and All Saloons Were Closed for the Occasion On Way to Fight Rebels. Mrs Fern Nye of Pays Creek Is In Mercy Hospital for medical treat ment. She Is under the care of Pr Sether. An operation lor appendicitis, will probably be necrx.sary. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) EL PASO. Jan. 21. A special train carrying approximately 1500 Mexican federal troops passed through El Paso today at 6:45 and was Immediately routed to Juarez. Special guards of United States troops and El Paso police, accom panied the train through the lower port of the city. The troops came from western Mexico by way of Naco, Arizona, and will be Bent to the In terior of Mexico. Major Earl Landre. United States army intelligence officer. In the El Paso district, was In charge of the train from Coluhhbus, N. M., to El Paso, a distance of 73 miles. A special guard of twenty soldiers ac companied the military officer to the border town and brought the train to El Paso. The precautions-there were due to reports that a band of rebel raiders had appeared near Palomaa. .even miles below Columbus on the Mexi can side of the international bound ary with the Intention of attacking the train. " The troops were under the com mand of General Jesu. Agulerre, formerly a Chihuahua, state fiscal guard chief. The men for the most part were asleep In their cars when tho train arrived and every precaution wa. taken to suppress shouting and other noise. Little time was lost when (he troops rrrived in El Paso. The train was transferred to the Mexican na tional railway tracks from the El Paso and southwestern and the train rolled through the southern end of the city In the early morning light. . A strict guard was maintained at the national railway bridge by United State, immigration officers. Arriving In Juaret the troops de trained and were served with hot food prepared by members of the Juarez garrison. A portion of the troops was assigned to the ffreat bull ring for temporary quartera and the remainder were marched to the race track, two miles east of the town. Arrangement, are being perfected for a hurried trip south for the men, in order that they may take part In tho federnl offensive in both Ihe eastern and western sectors. The troops brought their own arms and special equipments. All appeared to be in excellent condi tion. They bad been enroute since yesterday afternoon when they crossed Into the United States at Naco, Arizona. They passed through portion, of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, with the permis sion of the United States govern ment and the three state administra tions. Colonel Human Lopez, command ant of the Junrez garrison ordered all raloons In the border city closed early today following the arrival of the troops. Orders also were given to the troops, which for the most part are Yaqul and Mayo Indians, to remain In their camps. Drinking wa. forbidden. TORT ARTHUR. Texas. Jan. 21. The United Stales naval tug, Bay Spring, has taken refuge in Vera Cruz harbor from the "worst hur rlcan In years." according to a mes sage received here today by wireless from thi. Mexican port. The radio message, broadcast from Vera Cruz, was signed "Marino Hernandez" and said the De La lliierta government ave permission for the Bay Spring to enter the har bor after the vessel had wirelessed rho was in danger of foundering. Tho wireless has been forwarded to Washington. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The rebel blockade or the port of Tamp Ico has been "postponed" until the end of the present month. Rear Ad mlriil Magruder reported to the navy department today on his arrival off that port aboard his flagship, the cruiser Richmond. In announcing receipt of this mes sage, the stale department said that Artml'al MaTiider had not Indicated the source of his Information. His message however, served lo re lievo tension In Washington in con nection with the Tamplo situation. Admiral Magruder Is understood to have wide discretionary power. In protecting American commerce and American Interest, generally from any Interference by the block ading forces. i . ''I 1 nes. matter..