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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
nnflTRR FMMFQHFn fleet to be kept
ROBBERY OF PLANTERS CORNELL DEAN'S SON
910.000,000 FUND
THREE ARE RESCUED
FROM BELGIAN WRECK
"S REPORT
uuu . u., L.m.LUMLu; AT FIGHTING PITCH
BY MEXICO IS CHARGED
IS SENT TO PRISON
FOR ROADS ASKED
REDS DESIRED
ATLANTIC VESSELS TO SAIL
FOR GUAXTAXAMO BAY.
HEMP PRODUCERS DECLARED
OX VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY.
WILD CAREKR INCLUDES LONG
WAR RECORD,
STEAMER INGRAHAM BATTLES
TREMENDOUS ODDS.
GERMANS TQ SIGN
TREATYJANUARY6
Versailles Ratifications
Will Be Exchanged.
ODD
IN MURDER MET
Serious Charge Faced by
Louisville Physician.
DEAD GIRL LEAVES 'WARNING9
Two Men Say Accused Was
i Near Scene of Shooting.
SXACT HOUR IS FIXED
"Advice to Fallen" Is Caption of
Clipping Found In Effects of
k Elizabeth Ford Griffith.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 30. (Spe
cia.) 1A newspaper clipping under
the caption. "Paying a Debt In Full,"
and containing advice to fallen girls,
Inclosed in an envelope which had
been sent to Dr. Christopher G.
Schott. was found today among the
effects of Elizabeth Ford Griffith, Dr.
Schott's 17-year-old office attendant,
who was found Wednesday In his of
fice with a bullet through .her heart.
A lead pencil had been used to set
oft the answer to the question. "Who
was it took the pains to tell your
husband about the one awful mistake
In your life?"
The written answer was, "The man
who persuaded you to make it."
In the drawer also was a Christmas
present, a piush purse, she had re
ceived the day before her death from
her fiance. Captain George K. Jordan,
stationed at Camp Taylor.
Alibi Farther Shaken.
Dr. Schott's alibi was further
shaken today by the remark in a
drugstore made by a man purchasing
a cigar that he was passing the
Schott residence at 2:30 o'clock
"Wednesday afternoon and heard a
hot. A moment later, he said, Dr
Schott caine out and he was greeted
by a short, heavy-set man.
The man in the drugstore left be
fore the arrival of the police, but he
is expected to be found tomorrow
morning, as the druggist said he was
an old customer. The heavy-set man
whom he said he saw greet Dr. Schott
Is presumed to be Babe Ryan. umpTre
for the Louisville baseball team, who
declared he epoke to Dr. Schott In
front of his office Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Girl Corroborates Story.
At that time Dr. Schott said he
was delivering Christmas presents in
company with Laurene Gardner, his
13-year-old friend. She corroborated
his testimony. Th'e Gardner girl has
been spirited away since her arrest
and release on bail. Dr. Schott's ex
amining trial Is set for tomorrow
morning in police court, where he
will be' presented on the charge of
murdering Miss Griffith. If the police
judge holds Dr. Schott to the grand
Jury his bail of $15,000 will probably
be withdrawn, although he did not
gain his freedom on this bond.
With Dr. Schott offering evidence
to show that he was not at the scene
of the crime it will be up to the com
monwealth to offer evidence that he
was in the office when Miss Griffith
met death.
Ryan Say. He Saw Schott.
Dr. Schott emerged from his oftic
at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
or within a few minutes of that time,
according to a statement made to po
lice officials by William J. Ryan. The
importance in view of the fact that
Schott's defense against the charge
has been his assertion that he passed
he hours between 1 and 3 o'clock the
Afternoon the Griffith girl was killed
in delivering Christmas packages Id
an automobile in which Laurene Gard
ner, 13-year-old child of a neighbor,
was his companion.
Ryan's statement to police came
after he had given "mature reflec
tion" to his "duties In the matter,"
he said. He said he was able to fix
the exact time he had seen Schott
leave his office because he had sent
a telegram a few minutes before he
saw the physician. Schott has con
tended that he was not near his of
fice between 1 and 3 o'clock and that
it was not until 3:10 o'clock that he
returned to his office, still accompa
nied by the Gardner child, and found
Elizabeth Griffith there, dead. Ryan
told the police that he left his office
between 1:50 and 1:55 o'clock the aft
ernoon the girl was slain.
Meeting la Related.
He said he started to walk to his
home, and that a drugstore which
adjotns the Schott office was on his
route home. He stopped a moment
and looked in the drugstore window,
he said. While he was so engaged,
he added, Schott came down the steps
from the office.
Ryan said he spoke to Schott. He
said he was positive the time was 2:30
o'clock, and that under no circum
stances could it have ben more than
ten minutes earlier or later than that
hour.
Laurene Gardner, the 13-year-old
girl, between whom and Schott exists
a friendship strange because of the
disparity of their ages, was again
taken in charge by the detectives but
ater released, '-ler attorney declares
the officers told her she was charged
with "being an accessory to murder."
The detectives deny this, however. The
child was not at her home today and
tonight It was stated that her mother
had said she had sent her daughter
away to prevent her from being
killed. Just why the child's life
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35 Destroyers and 15 Submarines
to Spend Four Months in
Maneuver and Drill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Four
months of maneuver and drill in
southern waters, to keep the ships at
fighting pitch and train the great
number of recruits, constitutes the
programme for the dreadnoughts, de
stroyers and submarines of the Atlan
tic fleet, which will sail for Guan
tanamo bay January 8. Final ar
rangements were announced today by
Secretary Daniels following a con
ference with Admiral Henry B. Wil
son, commander of the Atlantic fleet.
Making their rendezvous In Chesa
peake bay, seven of the eight dread
noughts. Including the Pennsylvania.
Admiral Wilson's flagship, accompa
nied by destroyers, will depart the
same day for Guantanamo, to be
joined there by the North Dakota,
now returning from the Mediterra
nean. Approximately 35 destroyers
and 15 submarines have been ordered
to Cuban waters to take part in the
maneuvers.
After a month of drill and small
arms practice at Guantanamo, the
seventh battleship division, including
the Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Nevada
and Arizona, will sail for Barbadoes.
and the fifth division, comprising the
Utah, North Dakota. Florida and Del
aware, will go to Trinidad, perform
ing tactical maneuvers en route.
Later the two divisions will visit
Colon, where they will remain from
February 25 to March 4. The dread
noughts then will return to Cuban
waters for target practice and fur
ther maneuvers, which will continue
from early March until the fleet sails
for home waters, April 28.
The destroyer squadron also will
visit the canal, leaving there Just be
fore the battleships arrive, and in
addition numerous West Indian ports
between February 4 and March 7. It
then will go to Guantanamo bay for
gunnery and engineering exercises
and fleet maneuvers.
Particular attention will be given,
it was said, to experimental aviation
work and developing the tactics oi
co-operation between naval air forces
and the fleet.
TRADE IN MARKS PROBED
Inquiry Concerning Speculation in
German Coin Begun.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30. Assistant Attorney-General
Raymond Pruitt be
gan an Investigation of speculation
here in German marks to determine
whether brokers actually have the
marks or whether the transactions
are bucket-shopping.
Dealings In marks total hundreds
of thousands of dollars, it 's said.
The mark now sells at a little over 2
cents, although worth about a quar
ter at par. Speculators are said to
be buying in expectation that the
German coins will go up as soon as
the peace treaty is ratified.
NEUTRALS ON NEW BASIS
Berne Speaker Considers Countries
Among Vanquished.
GENEVA, Switzerland. Dec. 30.
Federal Councillor Scheurer, speak
ing before a large audience at Berne
today, said that the general political
and economical situation of the neu
tral nations was difficult.
"They must consider themselves as
among the vanquished and on the
same basis as the adversaries of the
allies,'" he declared. "They must work
and produce in order to regain the
confidence of the allies."
Councillor Scheurer's speech creat
ed a sensation.
FRUIT CROPS DESTROYED
Walla Walla Inspector Predicts No
Peacli. Apricot or Cherry Yield.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec. 30.
(Special.) E. G. Wood, district horti
cultural inspector, today completed an
investigation of fruit prospects in the
valley, following the recent cold spell,
and reached the following conclu
sions: Buds on peach, apricot and sweet
cherry trees have practically all been
killed and there will be no crop next
year. prunes escaped damage. Ap
ples wero slightly damaged but
enough buds were left to make a good
crop in some orchards.
STEEL IS IN BIG DEMAND
Gary, However, Denies Disposition
to Advance Prices.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Demand for
steel Is so keen that buyers are will
ing to pay materially increased prices
for It, Elbert H. Gary, chairman of
the board of the United States Steel
corporation, declared today after a
meeting of the directors here.
There is no disposition to advance
prices, however, he said, and the cor
poratlon's policy is to adhere as close
ly as possible to the selling prices
agreed on by the federal Industrial
board last March.
POWER REFORM FORESEEN
All Canadian Railroad Terminals
to Be Electrified.
LONDON", Ontario, Dec. 30. Elec
trification of all railroad terminals
in Canada within a short time was
predicted today by D. B. Hanna, gen
eral manager of the Canadian govern
ment railways.
Mr. Hanna also advocated an ad
vance In freight rates, which, he add
ed, were lower in Canada than in any
other country.
SHIPPING DEMANDS AGREED
Diplomatic Relations Will Re
sume Next Day.
TROOP MOVE ARRANGED
First Meeting of Leagne of Nations
Council to Be Held 2 Weeks
Later, Without Wilson.
PARIS, Dec. 30. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Exchange of ratifica
tions of the treaty of Versailles will
take place January 6 at the Qual
d'Orsay. Baron von Leaner, head of
the German delegation, and Paul
Dutasta, secretary of the peace con
ference, tonight settled all points In
connection with the signature, except
that relating to naval material, which
it is expected will be solved shortly.
The Germans will sign the proctocol,
and at the same time the allies will
hand a letter to them agreeing to
reduce their demands to 400,000 tons
If the total available tonnage has
been over-estimated, or Germany Is
gravely menaced economically. In any
case, after the signature the allies
will get 242,000 tons of material, and
the balance based on the report of
experts who are now checking up at
Danzig, Hamburg and Bremen.
Premier Lloyd George will be pres
ent at the ceremony, which will be
carried out without any display. Dip
lomatic relations with Germany will
be resumed the following day, when
the French charge d'affaires will go
to Berlin and French consuls will re
sume their posts.
Allied troops will proceed on Jan
uary 12 to the territories which must
be evacuated by the Germans or where
plebescltes are to be held. It is esti
mated that 100 trains will be needed
for this purpose.
Ellis Loring Dresei, an American
member of the peace conference as
expert on German affairs, it is un
derstood, will go to Berlin as soon
as ratiticavioiis arc ca, nt-u.
will be accompanied by a staff. This
is presumed here to be a temporary
expedient until diplomatic relations
with the United States are resumed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. President
Wilson has not been Invited to call
the first meeting of the council of the
league of nations after ratification of
the treaty of Versailles has been
completed, state department officials
said today.
There was a suggestion some time
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Conditions in Yucatan Alarming, j
Declares Witness Before
Senate Committee.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Conditions
in the hemp producing section of
Yucatan, Mexico, resulting from the
action of Mexican government offi
cials are alarming, Michael J. Smith
of New York, a hemp merchant, tes
tified at a hearing conducted today,
by Francis J. Kearful, counsel for the
senate sub-committee investigating
Mexican affairs.
Smith said the planters had been
robbed by the Mexican authorities and
were on the verge of bankruptcy.
Salvador Alvarado, ex-governor of
Yucatan, Smith charged, through a
"reguladora" formed to control the
hemp output had accumulated large
sums of money, much of which had
been asked to promote anarchistic
propaganda In the United States and
South America aid to aid Alvarado in
his candidacy for the presidency.
Smith also testified that Luis Cab
rera, minister of finance in Carranza's
cabinet, had said that Americans had
exploited Mexico long enough and
should be driven out of the country.
Similar testimony was given before
the committee recently and Cabrera
denied that he had made such a state
ment. Mr. Smith said Alvara,do was "much
more violent In his expressions
against Americans than Cabrera."
"Alvarado told me," the witness
Baid, "that if he had his way he would
drive all Americans out of Mexico im
mediately. Under the Alvarado regime, the
witness said, hemp production in
Yucatan decreased 30 per cent. The
1919 crop, he added, will not reach
700,000 bales.
DR. LOVE ACCIDENT VICTIM
Seattle Man, Cleaning Gun
for
Hnnting Trip, Killed.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 0. (Spe
cial.) While cleaning his gun In
preparation for a hunting trip in
which he was to start tomorrow. Dr.
B. G. Love, 410 Eighteenth avenue
North, shot and killed himself ac
cidentally in a garage today. Dr.
Love, 30 years old, lived at the New
Arctic hotel, but came out to the
home of his friend, D. A. Farnsworth,
to prepare his gun for the trip.
Dr. Love was well known in social
circles and to sportsmen in many
cities of the northwest. He was a fre
quent visitor to Portland.
NORTH SENDS COLD WAVE
Montana Due to Have 40-Degree
Drop in Next 3 0 Hours.
HELENA. Mont., Dec. 30. Central
and eastern Montana are in the path
of a cold wave that is rapidly sweep
ing down from Canada, according to
a special warning issued tonight by
the weather bureau.
The prediction for the central por
tion is that the temperature will drop
40 degrees or more in the next 30
hours, making zero or lower by
Wednesday evening or Thursday
morning.
Donald Hammond, 24, Charged
With Forgery, Thefts, Drunk
enness, While on Probation.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Charged
with violating his parole by forging
checks, committing thefts and -getting
drunk, Donald Hammond, 24, son
of William Hammond, dean of Cornell
university, today was sentenced to a
term of from three and one-half to
seven years in the state prison. Ham
mond was placed on probation under
a suspended sentence last August,
after he pleaded guilty to forging a
check for $2000.
Hammond's escapades since being
placed on probation took him to
Atlantic City. Maine and New Hamp
shire. Finally his friends virtually
deported him to Canada In an effort
to make him "go straight." The life
in Manitoba proved too tame for him,
however, and he went to Boston,
where he stole $15,000 worth of bonds,
pleaded guilty In ths name of an
alleged murderer he met in the Tombs
prison and succeeded in obtaining a
suspended sentence under that name.
Hammond has a long war record.
He enlisted in the Canadian army In
1314, and was wounded at Ypres. He
came back to this country without
being discharged, and later returned
to England, where he joined the
Royal Air force and again was
wounded.
30,000 AUTO TAGS ASKED
Less Than Half of 83.3 00 Owners
In Oregon Apply.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 30. (Special.)
At noon today approximately 30,000
applications for automobile licenses
for the year 1920 had been received at
the office of the secretary of state.
There are approximately 83.300 motor
vehicles in the state and the appli
cations thus far received represent a
trifle more than one-third of the total.
Under the law persons driving cars
after December 31 not equipped with
license plates are subject to arrest
and prosecution under the automobile
laws of the state.
NEW SCHOOL CHIEF READY
Mrs. Dorsey to Begin Work in Los
Angeles Tomorrow.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 30. Mrs.
Susan M. Dorsey, elected last night
to be superintendent of Los Angeles
city schools, at an annual salary of
5000. announced today that she
would assume her duties January L
Mrs. Dorsey has been assistant su
perintendent for seven years. She
Is vice-president of the National Ed
ucation association.
STANDARD OIL MAN DIES
William R. King, Vice-President
and Director, Passes.
NEW YORK. Dec. SO. William R.
King, vice-president and director of
the Standard Oil company of New
York, died suddenly on the platform
of a subway station today.
He was 67 years old.
State Chamber to Urge
Session to Act.
DEATH PENALTY IS FAVORED
Restoration in Oregon Advo
cated in Resolution.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Charles Hall, Marshfield. Chosen
President and J. T. Rorick, of
The Dalles, Vice-President.
Decisive action on a score of mat
ters closely identified with Oregon
welfare was taken yesterday after
non at the closing session of the Ore
gon State Chamber of Commerce at Its
assembly In the Oregon building.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the chamber was one calling for the
reinstatement of the death penalty
for murder in the first degree, which
was vigorously debated from the
floor. It was adopted with but one
dissenting vote, that of N. J. Hedin.
representative of the chamber of com
merce of Wapinitia and delegate from
that town.
At the close of the session the fol
lowing officers were elected without
opposition: President, Charles Hall.
Marshfield. second term: treasurer,
John L. Etheridge. Portland: secre
tary. George Quayle. Portland, sec
ond term: vice-presidents. J. T. Ro
rick. The Dalles: F. S. Bramwell.
Grants Pass, second term; Emery
Olmstead. Portland, second term.
Directorate la Elected.
The directorate was elected as fol
lows: Eastern Oregon. J. T. Rorick.
The Dalles: W. W. Harrab, Pendleton;
H. B. McCann, Bend: J. R. Blackaby.
Ontario; Vincent Palmer, La Grande.
Multnoman county, Emery Olinstead
and C. C. Chapman, Portland. At large.
William Pollman, Baker; E. E. Brodle,
Oregon City; H. Hlrschberg. Inde
pendence. Western Oregon. F. 8.
Bramwell. Grants Pass: Charles Hall.
Marshfield: George H. McMorran. Eu
gene, F. W. Schmidt. Salem: G. Clif
ford Barlow. Warrenton.
One of the most Important resolu
tions which received the unanimous
indorsement of the state chamber re
lated to provisions for an emergency
increase of the road fund, and was
offered by James S. Stewart. It was
adopted practically without debate.
This resolution, reciting the prob
ability that the 2 per cent limitation
for roads will be reached before the
end of 1920, favored an amendment to
the state constitution, to be referred
by the special session of the legis
lature to the voters, for action at the
May primary election. Increasing the
road tax limitation from 2 to 4 per
cent.
S10.000.000 Aaked for Roads.
It further asks the legislature
at the special session to pass a
1 10.000,000 road bonds issue, for the
completion of the present programme
of construction, the sale of the bonds
to be contingent upon the passage by
the people of the 4 per cent limita
tion amendment.
Other resolutions which received
the active indorsement of the state
chamber were as follows:
Approval of the proposal to open
the Klamath Indian reservation to
settlement, declaring that such ac
tion would add $30,000,000 In property
values to the assessment rolls of the
state and place Klamath county In the
position of second richest among the
state sisterhood. Standing pine tim
ber on the reservation is estimated at
320.000.000 In value, while there Is a
large acreage of valuable hay and
pasture land
Approval of the Tongue Point naval
base project near Astoria and a pledge
of active support.
Approval of the organisation of the
Junior state chamber of commerce In
Oregon high schools, universities and
colleges.
Request that all members of the
Associated Industries of Oregon,
whose wares are nationally adver
tised, or advertised generally along
the Pacific coast.' insert the following
line in their advertisements: "Come
to Oregon if you want to live and
prosper write the Oregon State
Chamber of Commerce, Portland,
Oregon."
Interest Rate Cat Opposed.
Indorsement of a movement to de
feat the proposed initiative measure
which would reduce the Oregon legal
rate of Interest to 4 per cent, and
limiting the rate of Interest upon
, contract to 5 per cent, for the reason
( I "that such legislation would not make
money cheap In Oregon, but would
drive away from this state money
now Invested herein, and would pre
vent the investment of capital In this
state for the development of our In
dustries." Disapproval of the action of ths
chief of the weather bureau in re
moving, on July 1, 1917. the fore
cast district from Portland to San
Francisco, without consulting the
northwest as to whether such cur
tailment of service would be satis
factory or not, and requesting the
combined action of Oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho, with their congres
sional delegations, in restoring the
forecast center to Portland, because
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Members of Crew of Anton Van
Driel Reach St. Johns Ex
hausted and Half Frozen.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Dec. SO. Three
exhausted and half-frosen men, sole
survivors of the crew of 29 of the
Belgian steamer Anton Van Driel.
were brought here today on the
steamer Ingraham.
For two days and two nights the
three men had clung to the wreck of
their steamer as It lay on the jagged
rocks that barred the entrance to St.
Mary's bay.
The rescue was accomplished by the
Ingraham against tremendous odds.
The spot where the Anton Van Driel
was wrecked is regarded by sailors
as inaccessible to any craft except in
the calmest weather and the great
storm which brought doom to the Bel
gian ship was still raging when the
Ingraham arrived. It was only after
hours of effort and at the imminent
peril of their lives that the men on
the Ingraham brought the survivors
to safety.
BAD FIRE SWEEPS TAMPA
Water Front Blaze Does Damage
Estimated at $500,000.
TAMPA. Fla.. Dec. SO. Fire late to
day destroyed two blocks in the
wholesale district on Tampa's water
front, entailing a loss estimated at
from .350.000 to $500,000. A stiff
breeze spread the flames so rapidly
that firemen were forced to abandon
hose lines and flee for their lives.
Several were burned. The fire cut off
electric light and power lines and
early tonight the business section was
in darkness. Special precautions were
taken against depredations of thieve.
after offices in a bank building had
been rifled.
The Tampa Tribune, in the absence
of power, prepared tonight to issue
by multlgraph.
"TRAIN YOUTH," PERSHING
General Urges Course to Develop
Better Citizenship.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. SO. Some Torm
of universal training as a requisite
to better citizenship was advocated
by General John J. Pershing in an
address before the Lincoln Rotary
club here today.
The general told the clubmen that
six months or a year of military
training for the average young man
would give him an increased Interest
in American institutions, build up his
physique, give him a higher sense of
morality and benefit him In case he
should ever be called to defend his
country.
COMPASS ALCOHOL GONE
Battleship Nebraska Has 4 Gallon
Tlieft Christmas Eve.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. San
Francisco police tonight admitted tnat
they were bewildered by what they
called a "new one."
It was the request by Lieutenant
Commander W. H. Waddell. executive
officer of the L. S. S. Nebraska, at
Mare Island navy-yard, that the po
lice locate thieves who broke Into
the vessel's $5000 main steering com
pass of the liquid type and drained
its bowl of four gallons of alcohol
some time Christmas eve.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 48
degree.; minimum, 38 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and colder; northerly
winds.
Foreign.
Three ore rescued from wrecked Belgian
steamer. Page 1.
Italian foreign minister confident of
Adriatic settlement satisfactory to Italy.
Page 2.
Germans and allies to sign January 6.
Pag. 1.
National.
Norman Hapgood. minister who "resigned."
to have full opportunity to tell story
Page 1.
Atlantic fleet to be kept at fighting pitch
Pag. 1.
Present Japanese troop movement in Si
beria ta not considered aggressive.
Page 2.
Tomesrlr.
Hiram Johnson files candidacy la Dakota.
Page S.
Cornell Dean's son Is sent to prison.
Page L
Coal commission to hold first hearings on
January 12. Pag. S.
Murder net closes about Louisville doctor.
Page 1.
20.000 saved from death by alcohol In New
York City. Page 6.
Telegram, promise to throw light on Mich
igan murder mystery. Page 6.
Sports.
Pssad.na football enemies take final work
outs. Pag. 12.
New Tear's day boxing show ready for
Mllwaukl. fans. Page 12.
Baseball plans at Oregon Agricultural col
lege are outltn.d. Page 12.
Coast league directors will meet January
8. Pag. 18.
Commercial and Marine.
Supple A Martin buy Llnnlon plant.
Page 18.
West Hartland arrives with rubber cargo
after thrilling voyage. Page 18.
All cereals advancing with strong export
demand. Page 19.
Small corn receipts help lift Chicago mar
ket. Page IS.
Stocks advance In spite of higher money
rates. Page IB.
Portland and Vicinity.
Oregon State Teachers' association ap
proves report of salary schedule com
mittee. Page C
New Year will have rousing reception by
Portlanders. Page 10.
Fish and gam. legislation expected to oc
cupy attention of special session. Page 5.
Census enumerators to start work Friday
morning. Page 6.
Rumors of cold weather damage to or
chards denied. Page 20.
Kelly Butte to be smallpox isolation hos
pital. Page. 7.
Levy of 5 mills will run county. Page ft.
SJO.Ot'O.OOO road fund proposed by state
chamber t officers are elected. Pago L
Hearing for Minister Who
"Resigned" Assured.
SENATE COMMITTEE CURIOUS
Alleged Soviet Affiliation to
Be Fully Probed.
SLAVS DECLARED MISLED
Diplomat One of Many Soon to Bo
Called and Quizzed Regard
ing Propaganda.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Dec. 30. Norman Hap
good. who says he resigned as minis
ter to Denmark in order that he might
be free to answer charges made by
Harvey's Weekly, is to have an oppor
tunity to tell his story much sooner,
probably, than he anticipated.
It was learned today that Mr. Hap
good is near the top of the list of dis
tinguished personages whom Senator
Moses, chairman of the enate com
mittee to investigate revolutionary
propaganda, will call to testify. Mr.
Hapgood has issued no denial of Har
vey's Weekly charges, which were,
briefly, that he had sought financial
assistance for the Russian soviet au
thorities in this country. The only
intimation as to his attitude is thj
word passed out by friends that ha
wishes to be free to answer.
Senator. De.lre Facte.
Senator Moses Is understood to
have collected some data for ths
forthcoming investigation which jus
tifies him in regarding the former
minister to Denmark as an Important
witness. Senator Borah also has been
collecting information, and there are
hints that one of the first moves will
be to uncover the extent to which this
government was responsible for the
growth of the bolshevlst cult in thla
country.
Mr. Moses' committee Is expected to.
summon several self-confessed rad
icals who were given important posi
tions in the state departments and
various bureaus during the war or
were later attached to the peace com
mission. The charge has been per
sistently made that the soviet gov
ernment of Russia was for a long
time led to believe that the govern
ment of the United States was at
heart in sympathy with red radical
ism in Russia because of this gov
ernment's employment of men in high
places who openly sympathized with
Lenlne and Trotzky. The mass of
the people In the United States in
the same way were misunderstood in
Russia.
Bullttt'a Attitude Known.
W. C. Bullitt, who was attached to
the state department during the wa"
and later to Mr. Wilson's peace com
mission, was one of those who mada
no secret of his radical predilections.
Going back to Mr. Hapgood. it is
not correct to say that he resigned.
He did tender his resignation, but
his tenure of office had ceased by
reason of the senate's failure to con
firm his appointment some time be
fore he "resigned."
Nobody knew better than the presi
dent that confirmation could never bs
expected from the present senate, be
cause there are some democratic sen
ators who would stand with the ma
jority of the republicans against hiru
on the common assumption that he ia
too "advanced" in his thoughts.
Breach With House Evident.
It will require stronger denials thla
time than ever before to convince)
Washington that there is not a breach
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