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VOI. LIX NO. 18,734
Entered at Portland Orffon
Postoffice as Seeond-Ci&ss Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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WEED SLUMP BRINGS
NO CHEAPER SMOKES
SOLDIER BONUS BILL
TO .BE SIDETRACKED
SENATE MAY TABLE
ALL APPOINTMENTS
DEVALERA IN U.S.
THORNTO BRITISH
ENEMY EVENS SCORE
AND GIVES CUPID AID
ANOTHER FIGHTER
HELD AS GANGSTER
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OPTAX BASIS
WORLD'S LEAGUE
TOBACCO TUMBLES BUT CIGARS
REFUSE TO BUDGE.
PRESIDENT LISTS MORE THAN
17,000 FOR CONFIRMATION.
GRANT TO SERVICE MEN NOW
HELD IMPOSSIBLE.
STEP-FATHER FRUSTRATED IX
ATTEMPT TO STOP WEDDIXG.
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REVISION
CANADIAN
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Houston 'Advises More
Equal Distribution.
CORPORATIONS LEYY WANTED
Substitute for Excess Profits
System Offered.
INCOME CHANGES URGED
Reduction of Higher Groups and
Increases In Lower Surtax Rates
Also Are Recommended.
WASHINGTON, Tec 8. More equi
table and just distribution of the
J4.000.tTOO. 000 tax burden which the
American people must bear for at
least four more years was recom
y mended to congress today by Secre
tary Houston, who in his annual
report submitted a comprehensive
scheme of tax revision.
"Revision of taxes should be ef
fected," Mr. Houston wrote congress.
"There can and should be a better
distribution of the tax burden. Unwise
taxes should be eliminated. But any
scheme which would after this fiscal
year yield for several years to come
!ess than $4,000,000,000 would be in
compatible' with safety and sound
finance. And the country should face
the fact that present taxes even may
not in the future be relied upon to
yield the needed revenue."
Em Profit Tax Opposed.
The secretary of the treasury said
the- excess profits tax should be
repealed and must, of course, be re
placed. He said he believed it should
be "replaced in large part by some
form of corporation profits tax."
Reduction of the higher groups of
the incomo surtaxes accompanied by
increases in the lower Income surtax
rales also is suggested by the secre
tary, who asked that congress "con
sider such a general revision, with a
reduction to a maximum' rate lwer
than that contained in the present
law, provided acceptable new taxes
of equal yield can be found."
The secretary said the plain fact
was that the present rates, which are
as high as 70 per cent, could not be
successfully collected and that the
"effective way to tax the rich Is to
adopt rates that do not force invest
ment In tax-exempt securities."
Sorces Are Suggested. '
xt. Houston suggested a number
of sources of revenue which could
be tapped and others which r-nnlH
be revised to make up for the losses
of revenue occasioned by the charges
In the taxes which he recommended.
These sources were outlined as fol
lows: A tax of 20 per cent on corporation
profits, distributed or undistributed,
in addition to application of a higher
surtax rate to yield 1890.000.000.
An additional tax of 6 per cent on
corportion incomes to yield 1465.-
000.000.
Readjustment of surtax rates on In
comes to yield an additional 230 -000,000.
Abolishment ef the J2000 exemption
allowed corporations on income to
yield J5S.000.000.
An increase from the present 4 per
cent to 6 per cent in the tax on in
comes of 15000 or less and from 8 rjer
come between $5000 and $10,000, the
- - whole estimated to vield llf.n tin nnn
annually.
Levy oi Gsraollne Wanted.
A tax of 2 cents a. gallon on gaso
line for motor cars and all other pur
poses, to yield $90,000,000.
A federal license tax of SO cents per
horsepower on the use of motor cars
to yield 1100,000,000.
An additional sales tax on auto
mobiles (other than trucks and wag
ons) and motorcycles and motor car
accessories to yield, J100, 000,000.
A 10 per cent additional tax on
theatrical admissions to yield J70,
00.000. i
An additional tax of J2 a thousand
on ciga-rettes to yield 170,000,000.
An additional tax of 25 cents a
thousand on cigars to yield 5,000,000.
Candy and Tobacco on 1,1st.
Aen additional tax of 6 cents a
pound on tobacco and snuff to yield
J6,O00,0CO.
An aaainonai tax of t per cent on
candy to yield J20, 000,000.
An additional tax of 7 per cent on
cheiwing gum to yield $2,000,000
An additional tax of 7 per cent on
toHet soap and toilet-soap powders to
yield 4, 000,000.
A 10 per cent'tax on the sale by
manufacturers, producers or import
ers or perfumes, cosmetics . and
medicinal articles In lieu of the pres
ent lax on the consumer to yield
110,000,000.
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aq ouuuiouai o per cent tax on
jewelry and precious metals to yield
125,000,000.
An additional tax or 5 per cent on
musical instruments to yield 113,000,
000.
An additional tax of 5 per cent on
motion picture films to yield $4,000,
000.
In the readjustment of surtaxes.
Sir. Houston proposed the division
of incomes into "saved" or reinvested
and "spent." On the former class he
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Fumlgator Still Pays "War Price for
Cigarettes Dealers Hold Out
1 Xo Hope of Relief.
Like the old guard, determined
never to retreat, cigars, tobaccos and
clgaretes are still holding the strong
ly Intrenched positions they took dur
ing the war period and are not con
sidering any capitulation in price.
And this despite the fact.that raw to
bacco is quoted at unusually low fig
ures, with growers hauling it back to
their warehouses in'J protest at the
offer.
"Th'ere will be no decrease In the
price of tobacco for many months to
come." said one dealer - yesterday.
The present stocks have been manu
factured from the crop of two years
ago, which brought a ' phenomenal
price to the grower. And until this
stock is exhausted tobacco users may
not hope for a reduction. Then there's
the government tax. On this package
of clgaretes, for instance. It amounts
to 6 cents. No, we have received no
intimation that tobacco prices will de
cline. To the Contrary, they may ad
vance a trifle."
The "nickel" cigars of the pre-war
period are still ' retailing at 6 to 8
cents. Ten-cent clgaretes yet com
mand a ready sale at 20 cents, and 10
cent cigars are two-for-a-quarter.
Eggs may crash and coffee ' tumble,
but. the nicotine market remains firm
and stable,' defying the tendency of
other commodities.
"There's one remedy, of course,"
caid Colonel Bush, the eminent citi
zen and taxpayer of Bull Run district,
"but who has the hardinood to Invoke
it? I refer to a natior.-widc smokers'
strike. In" this clash of economic
forces the tobacco manufacturer
would be routed, but it is quite im
possible, for me, an average citizen
and smoker, to lay this friendly old
pipe aside long enough to fight it
out."
TREE, 95, BEARS APPLES
Seeds Brought Around Horn In
Pockets of Hudson's Bay Officials.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 8. (Spe
cial. Two appres grown on the fa
mous old apple tree in Vancouver
barracks, were picked today by A. A.
Quarpbersr. This apple tree is the
oldest in the Pacific northwest if not
the United States, ha-. !ig been plant
ed In 1826 by Bruce, tfie gardener for
the Hudson's Bay Trading company.
This makes the apple tree more than
95 years old. -
The seeds were brought around the
Horn in a sailing vessel by Hudson's
Trading company officials, who carr
ried them In a waistcoat pocket. The
tailor was cleaning- out the pockets
and found these apple seeds, and he
gave them to the gardener who plant
ed them. Many trees were raised. All
have died except one.
WIDOW NAMED SHERIFF
Lincoln' Counjtv. Court Appoints
Mrs. William Simpson to Office.
TOLEDO, Or., Dec. $. (Special.)
Mrs. Maybel Woodford Simpson, wid
ow of William Simpson, sheriff of
Lincoln county, w ho died at an Al .
bany hospital yesterday as the result
of cerebral meningitis and who was
buried today at Elk City, was ap
pointed today by the county court to
fill out the unexpired term of her
late husband. Mrs. Simpson has
served as a deputy for the last two
years and Is well qualified for the
office.
Sheriff Simpson -won by a large ma
jority on the democratic ticket In the
November election although the coun
ty vote went heavily republican in all
other contests.
DOG CAN'T WAG OLD GLORY
Jap Will Put Xo More Flags on
Toy Canines.
BOSTON, Dec 8. The display for
sale of a toy . dog with a miniature
American flag attached to its tall
brought' S. Ishikawa into the muni
cipal court today. Mrs. Ralph M.
Kirtland, president of the women s
civic league of Maiden and a member
of the Daughters of the Revolution
complained that it was shown at
Ishikawa's novelty shop in the Back
Bay.
The merchant admitted the fact
but pleaded that there was no inten
tion to show disrespect for the Stars
and Stripes. He was fined 310 with
an admonition to tck,e from his stock
any other offending articles.
FORESTERS NAME 0LC0TT
Oregon Governor Is Chairman of
Session at NHarrisburg, Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 8. There
should be a national, forest pro
gramme that would not invade the
rights or prerogatives of the states,
but a constructive programme of pro
tection of the nation's interests, said
Governor jproul in opening the first
national conference of foresters to
day. Forestry officials from 25 states
attended.
B. W. Olcott, governor of Oregon,
was chosen chairman.
CHICAGO MAY GET MINT
Secretary Houston Recommends
New Plant to Increase Output.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Establish
ment of a new coinage mint at Chi
cago to increase the output of coins
was recommended to congress today.
The recommendation was made by
Secretary Houston.
Diplomats Plainly Show
Their Astonishment.
EUROPEAN CONTROL FLAYED
50,000 Dead Price Dominion
Paid for Statesmanship.
BRITISH FEEL THRUST
Australian' Supports Attack, While
Frenchman Takes Speaker to
Task for Blow.
GENEVA, Dec 8. (By the Associa
ted Press.) The liveliest emotion the
assembly of the league of nations has
experienced was provoked today by
N. W. Rowell of Canada, who , ex
pressed his views regarding European
statesmanship In a way that startled
diplomatists of the old world.
A sharp debate arose over the rec
ommendation of the committee on
technical organizations that the as
sembly propose to the governments
to set up under the auspices of the
league three new organizations, fi
nances, transit and health, with an
nual conferences on these subjects.
Mr. Rowell objected on the ground
that it .was impossible for. distant
countries to send their best men
abroad four times a year to attend
the assembly and the conferences, and
declared that the result would be
to throw these organizations, under
European influence. ine assemDiy,
he held, should occupy itself with
these questions.
Canada Averse to Control.
Canada at any rate, he said, felt
that these were questions tnai snouiu
not be allowed to fall Into Euro
pean control.
'Fifty thousand Canadian soldiers
under the sod In franco ana r lan
ders is the price Canada has paid for
European statesraawnlp.V te cried,
to the astonishment of the entire as
sembly and the dismay of some) of
the delegates.
Arthur Balfour and Mr. Fisher were
plainly affected by the thrust from a
British dominion; they remained mo
tionless in their seats through the
balance of the debate with grave
faces. Lord Robert Cecil, represent
ing South Africa In the assembly, in
a gentle way softened the blow by
saying that he agreed with much
that Mr. Rowell had said, but thought
Mr. Rowell was mistaken in suppos
ing that the organizations would fall.
under the control of Europe. He could
not go into debate as to whether
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Both Republican and Democratic I
- Leaders In Upper, House Oppose)
Action Till Next Congress.
THE OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Dec t. The senate ex
ecutive clerk found himself almost
covered up today by a flood of presi
dential appointments, more than 17,
000 In alL The list includes several
thousand postmasters 'and depart
mental nominations, which were
placed before the senate in the last
session of congress and went over
without action.
It is understood that not one of
these nominations will be confirmed,
the purpose of republican leaders be
ing to carry them over for the new
administration to consider. Among
them are some appointments to which
democratic senators are opposed, ap
pointments which were entirely per
sonal on the part of the president and
made without consulting his party
advisers. . .
Examples of such appointments are
three men named to the interstate
commerce commission. Several dem
ocratic senators from the west, led
by Key Pittman of Nevada, are bit
terly opposed to these appointments,
which fall to recognize the west in
a single case. 'Nevada had a candi
date In the person of J. F. Shaugh
nessy, who was the choice of the in
termountain country, which now has
no representation on the board.
Republicans also find fault with
the men selected by the president ss
the republican members of the ship
ping board. One of these is Chester
Rowell of Fresno, Cal., who was
chosen as a republican by the presi
dent after he had quit the republican
party to support Cox for president,
and Phelan, democrat, for senator.
Oregon postmasters nominated in
clude John M. Jones of Portland, who
was appointed to fill the unexpired
term of Frank S. Myers, who summa
rily was removed as postmaster of
Portland many months ago. As the
appointment originally was made dur
ing the recess of congress, Mr. Jones'
name had not reached the senate be
fore today.
Other Oregon nominations are Ross
R. Cain, Crane; Mary A. Puymbroeck,
Oswego; Rena A. 'Whipple, Rogue
River; Henry E. Grimm, Scappoose;
Iiavld Blumenstein, Elgin; Victor G.
Greenslade, Huntington; Lester B.
Cronln, Pendleton; Mary O. Vail, Carl
ton; Stephen A. Easterday, Clatska
nie; Ira Wimberly, Drain; David M.
Roberts, Gresham; Margaret J. Blake,
lone; KilxabetU Thomp r-v- , Nssa;
Edward D. Alexander, Stayvtfi and
O. Edward Marvin, Wallowa.
Washington appointments include
Thomas A. Graham, Goldendale.
SUNDAY BALL ILLEGAL
Texas Court of Appeals Says MotIcs
Come Under 'Ban Also.
AUSTIN, Tex,, Dec. 8. Sunday motion-picture
shows and Sunday base
ball games are illegal in Texas, the
state court of criminal appeals held
today.
When admission fees are not
charged, shows and games are. not
illegal.
A LITTLE TOO DEEP . FOR HIM
Nation's Finances Declared to Be
Sncb as to Necessitate lx-
ercise of Economy. .
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Dec. 8. From reliable
sources it was ascertained today that
the senate will take the responsibility
of saying theref shall be no cash
bonus granted soldiers of the world
war at this session of congress.
The senate finance committee.
deeply impressed by the report of
Secretary of the Treasury Houston,
will meet some time next week and
definitely shelve the soldier bonus
bill which passed the house in the
last session of congress.
In the present tat of the country's
finances, in the view of senate lead
ers, the treasury must not be asked to
stand any large grants of public
funds that can possibly be avoided.
Protests come from everywhere for
reduction in taxes, the leaders say,
while the burdens already assumed
by the government are, so large that
any relief looks difficult of accom
plishment. To add another billion dollars or
more for a cash" bonus for the sol
diers at this time, it is said, would
cause serious complications. This will
not be done, it is explained. In any
spirit of opposition' to the war vet
erans' demands, but because present
necessities make the greatest meas
ure of economy imperative.
NON-VOTERS DISCHARGED
Railroad Workers Take Time Off
but Do Not Go to Polls.
SACRAMENTO. CaL, Dec. 8. About
75 Southern Pacific shop workers
have been discharge.d for taking two
hours off election day November 2,
to vote and failing to do so, accord
ing to W. S. Watkins, superintendent
of shops.
A check of precinct records,
Watkins said, showed that most of
the men laid off faLled to vote.
NAVY WILL EASE REINS
More Local Government Is to Be
Allowed in Santo Domingo.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Relaxation
of the naval administration in Santo
Domingo has been decided upon by
the American government.
A decree providing for an extension
of local government control Is in
preparation at the state department,
it was announced today and will be
promulgated soon.
JAPAN RECOGNIZES MEXICO
Brazil Also Sends Recognition of
Obregon Government.
MEXICO C1TT, Dec. 8. Japan has
recognized the new Mexican govern
ment, according to a dispatch re
ceived from Lcopoldo Blanquez, Mex
ican minister in Tokio, and made
public tonight by the foreign office.
The foreign office also announced
that Brazil had recognized tho gov
ernment. TO UNDERSTAND?
Request for Official Ac
tion Is Considered.
HOSTILE STAND IS RESENTED
Honor Paid "Irish President"
Is Held Unfriendly Act.
BONAR LAW MAKES PLEA
Time Declared at Hand for Eng
land to Make Serious Represen
tations to America.
LONDON, Dec 8. (By the Associat
ed Press.) The British government
is considering whether It will request
the United States government, in the
interests of Anglo-American friend
ship, to take official notice of the
anti-British activities in America of
Professor Eamonn de Valera, "pres
ident of the Irish republic," according
to a statement made today by Andrew
Bonar Law in the house of commons
in response to questions.
Horatio Bottomley, liberal, later
asked whether the time had not ar
rive when Great Britain should make
serious representations to the' Ameri
can government that any further tol
eration of De Valera and the con
ferring on him. of municipal honors
was an unfriendly act. This was
greeted by cries of "No."
Mr. Bonar- Law answered:
"I think there is no doabt that we
would, from the diplomatic point of
view, have the right to take the
course suggested, but it is not a
question of a right, but of what is ex
pedient." Responding to another query, Mr.
Bonar lw said:
"Undoubtedly a very severe- cam
paign is being conducted in America
against this country, but SO ;far we
have found the Americans jean be
trusted to look at the mattir from
a. reasonable noiit o vipw-"
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BRITAIN BANS COM31ITTEE
Vise of Passports for Investigators
to Go to Erin Refused.
WASHINGTON, .Dec 8. The spe
cial committee of six which the com
mission of the committee of 1O0 now
holding hearings here on the Irish
question had hoped to send to Eng
land and Ireland to gather first-hand
information will not be permitted to
vitit Great, Britain
William' Macdonald, secretary of
the commission, was informed in a
letter sent to day by R. L. Craigie.
first secretary of the British embassy,
that "the proposed visit to British
territory is not agreeable to his maj
esty's government" and that there
fore the embassy would hot vise the
passports issued to members of the
committee by the American state de
partment. -
Mr. Cralgie's letter apparently was
in reply to one from Mr. MacDonald
making formal application for vise of
the passports.
Members of the special committee
which It had been planned to send to
England and Ireland as announced by
the commission were Oliver P. New
man, ex-district commissioner of this
city; the Rev. Norman Thomas and
Arthur Gleaaon of New Tork, James
H. Maurer, president of the Pennsyl
vania state federation of labor; Wil
liam Macdonald and Dean Lovett of
the University of Chicago.
, Passports Issued to the members
of the committee were for "travel and
study in Europe, including Great
Britain," or for purposes similarly
stated, it was said today at the state
department.
Applications for the passports were
made by the committee members in
dividuallly and thus the question of
whether the state department would
grant passports for a committee as
such to go to England and Ireland
was not raised. (
Whether further efforts will be
made to send a committee to Ireland
had not been determ'nedi torfight by
the commission. Frederick Howe, its
chairman, announced after discussing
with members of that body the Brit
ish embassy's refusal. Mr. Howe said
that while some members of the com
mission had been surprised by the
embassy's action, to others it had not
come unexpectedly.
"With reference to your application
for vise of the passports of certain
gentlemen whom your committee
have designated as their representa
tives to proceed to the United King
dom to Investigate conditions In Ire
Land, I am directed by his Britannic
majesty's ambassador to inform you
that the proposed visit to British ter
ritory is not agreeable to his maj
esty's Hgovernjnent. Vises will, there
fore, not be affixed to the passports
in question. The passport officer in
New York has been instructed ac
cordingly. "This decision has been reached
after full consideration of the cir
cumstances of the case and I am to
nefer it to the ambassador's letter of
October 23 In which he informed you
that he was unable to believe that
the truth could be established until
there had been a period of quiet in
Ireland and then only by persons of
the greatest experience of the laws
of evidence, with how to compel the
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Man Who Said Parent Once At
tacked Him Helps Boy and Girl
Defeat Irate Papa.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) Coached by an alleged enemy
of his step-father, Ralph W. Hamblln,
18 years old. obtained a marriage
license and was married here today
to Beryl L. Colestock. IS years old. of
Portland, before the irate (Step-father
could stop the ceremony.
They were married by Cedric Mil
ler, a justice of the peace.
The man who conducted the lad
through the mazes of matrimony for
minors said that he was almost
beaten to death by the step-father
recently when he pleaded for the boy,
who, was being treated cruelly. Only
the screams of a woman saved his
life, he said.
The written consent of his mother.
Mrs. Eva Hamilton, 1031 East Twenty-second
street, Portland, which the
youthful bridegroom presented to the
license clerk was false, according to
the step-father, who asserted that he
was the boy's legal guardian.
PROMINENT COUPLE WED
Miss Leone Cronto.vhite of Seattle
Bride of Xelson C. Bowles.
Miss Leone Cronkhite and Nelson
C. Bowles, "members of prominent
Seattle and Portland families, re
spectively, were married last night
at the apartments of the bride
groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
D. Bowles, at the Mallory hotel. Dr.
Joshua Stansfield of the First Meth
odist church, officiated. About 30
members of the families of the cou
ple attended the ceremonies. Miss
Ruth Eldridge of Seattle was brides
maid, and Wallace Bowles of Port
land acted as best man.
The bridge and bridegroom left
last night on a wedding trip to south
ern California, after which they will
make their home in Seattle,' where
Mr. Bowles conducts a large business
in plumbing and steamfittlng sup
files. FIRE TUG AIDS SUDBURY
Big Freighter AVith Hold""Burning
Enters San Diego Harbor.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Dec. 8. Con
voyed by a municipal fire tug sent to
its" aid, the steamer Sudbury, bound
from New Tork to San Francisco,
vhich was reported afire last night
near this port, came into the harbor
shortly before 10 o'clock tonight.
It was reported that a fire was
still burning in the Sudbury's after
hold.- .
The steamer had a heavy list, to
port.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TUSTERDAVS Maximum lempf rature, 47
degrees; minimum, 42 d'esrrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly wind.
Foreign.
De Valera, In America, is a thorn to Brit
ish, which they may ask to have re
moved. Page "1.
Canadian shocks world's learue. Pefe 1.
Britain Is enraged by new war costs.
Fase 8.
Greece asks Constantino to abdicate.
Page S.
Rational
Preliminary work on revision of tax and
tariff laws begun by republicans In con
cress. Fase 7.
Legislation tor immediate relief of farmers
proposed in aenate. Paso 5.
Soldier bonus arrant at present session of
congress held impossible. Paso 1.
United States peace commission's expenses
are I1.S31.1&1. Paso 2.
Secretary Houston, In annual report, nrges
revision of tax laws. Page 1.
Senate may not pass upon 17,000 presi
dential appointments until next con
cress. Page 1.
Mrs. MacSwiney charcea England with
reign of terror in Ireland. Fuge 2.
Neglect of Alanka resources charred to
territorial governor. Page 15.
Domestic.
f?ew Tork contractors' bids always Iden
tical, say construction company heads.
Page 3.
Another fighter held as gangster Involv
ing girl. Page 1.
President-Elect Harding returns home to
lay foundation of administrative pol
icies.. Page 4.
WhtKky profits pledged to democratic cam
paign fund, says witness at trial.
Pago 0.
J. It. Howaard of Towa re-elected American
farm bureau president. Page 4.
Northwest.
Self-styled! Hindu prince arrested. Psgo 7.
!nemy evens score and gives Cupid aid.
Page L.
f ports.
Pour basketball teams open Icarus tonight.
Page 16.
University of Washington cancels its foot
ball schedule for 11)21. Pago 16.
McCormlck wins on foul in seventh from
Lvlnsky. Pago 16.
- Commercial and Marine.
Stock' market affected by dividend uncer
tainties. Page 23.
Two-thirds ol northwestern apple crop
shipped. Page 23.
Wheat declines at Chicago with aggres
sive selling. Page 23.
TBTee big grain carriers chartered to carry
grain to Europe. Page 22.
Shipping board decides to cancel 15.0O0. -OUO
deal with Barde Brothers. Page 22.
Portland avnd Vicinity.
Iraw tobacco slumps, yet cost of smokes
remains as high as ever, rage 1.
Jazz responsible for wreck of many homes,
declares Judge Tazwell. Page li
Portland sanitarium seta permit to rebuild.
Page 12.
Tax for Rose Festival Is considered doubt
ful, although another effort will be
mads for it- Page 4.
State game warden acts to protect catfish
and crapples in sloughs during closed
season. Pago 17.
Funds are donated to welfare bureau.
Page 14. .
Formation of Alaskan forestry service dis
trict la announced. Page 4.
Hope of Russian recovery lies with young.
Page 8.
John B. Veon, recently appointed state
highway commissioner, receives pledge
of support from prominent men. Page 6.
Circulation of library books past year is
largest in history. Page 6.
pog's trail In snow guides dry agents.
Pase 9,
Young Girl Said to Be
s liams' Victim.
WOMAN AMONG ARRESTED
Spud Murphy and Others
Face New Charges.
BOXERS' ATTACK FAILS
Efforts to Get Indictment Dis
missed Because of Alleged
Faults Fails In Cqurt.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S. Louis
Williams, said by the police to be a
prizefighter, and Adeline Develcensi
today were held for Investigation of
charges that they were implicated
with four others In an attack on a
young girl in Golden Gate park on
Thanksgiving day. The four others
were said by the police to be prize
fighters. 'Williams and the Develcensi
woman were charged with a statutory
offense.
The alleged attack came the same
day after that on the other young
women, in a shack in the Mission dis
trict, committed, according to police
charges, by Kdmond (Spud) Murphy
and others. .
More Indictments Returned.
Indictments were returned here to-day
against George Boyd and Charles
Valento charging a statutory offense
in connection with an attack on two
young girls in the .same shack here
November 10. Boyd and Valento al
ready are under Indictment In Santa
Rosa for murder In connection with
the shooting and killing Sunday of
three peace officers who were at
tempting to complete a round-up of -alleged
criminal gangsters.
Murphy and Allen McDonnell, an
other of the accused gangsters, were
again iradlctcd on a similar charge.
Daniel Logue, also said to. be a mem
ber of the gang, was indicted on the .
same charge today. He is said by
police to be a fugitive from Justice.
Bodies Lie In State.
Unsuccessful efforts to have the
feloJsy indictment against him dis
missed as faulty were made in court
here by Murphy.
An hour after Murphy's appearance
In court, the bodies of Detective
Sergeant Miles M. Jackson and Detec
tive Lester H. Dorman of the San
Francisco police department, two of
the officers killed Sunday, were
taken to the rotunda of tho city hall,
to lie in state there until their
funerals tomorrow.
SLATER'S COXDITIOX SEBJOCS
Bullet Believed to Have Struck
Vital Organs .of George Boyd.
SANTA ROSA. Cal, Dec 8. The
condition of George Boyd of Seattle,
ex-convict' and confessed slayer of
three peace officers here Sunday, was
said by attending physicians to be ap
proaching a critical stage at noon
today after an earlier announcement
that his condition was. improving.
Boyd was shot in the abdomen by
Miles Jackson, detective sergeant of
the San Francisco police department,
one of the officers he is accused, of
murdering.
It has been necessary to employ a
male nurse and fit up a ward in the
jail as a hospital room for Boyd. Of
ficials' fear to remove him to a hos
pital because of threatened mob violence-Distinct
complications developed
today, the physicians reported, and
there were evidences that the bul
let had pierced vital portions. Jail
officials said he was receiving ever
possible attention, but that the lack
of regular hospital facilities was be
ing felt.
CAFE MANAGER HUNTED
Trail of Worthless Checks for
$ 42 00 Declared Left.
SHERIDAN, Wye, Dec. 8. Worth
less checks totalling $4200 are held
by Sheridan merchants while search,
is being instituted in Chicago for
Stan Maknoski. proprietor of a local
cafe.
Maknoski, according to Prosecuting;
Attorney Blake, who has. issued a
warrant for his arrest, deposited
checks in three local banks on a Seat
tle bank for $7000, which later proved
to be worthless, and proceeded to
issue checks for extensive purchases
for his cafe, showing merchants hi.i
deposit slips as evidence that to
checks were good.
YAC0LT ELECTS MAYOR
C. C. Landon Wins Ove A. Mon
aghan by 21-to-l Vote.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) C. C Landon was elected
mayor of Tacolt yesterday over
Archie Monaghan by a vote of more
than 2 to 1. The townsite of Tacolt
was once the boyhood home of Mr.
Landon. '
O. E. Foley and W. H. Work were
elected councilmen, and Mrs. Maria
Killer was re-elected town treasurer.
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