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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECE3IBER 30, 1920
PRICE
CENTS
BOILED RICE BANQUET
POET GIVES UP FIUME
MORRIS HOLDINGS
SLIDES ON MARQUAM
HILL CAUSE ALARM
STATE PROJECTS GET
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AND LEAVES IN PLANE
ITALY XOT WORTH DYING IXJR,
D'AXACXZIO'S EDICT.
AMOUNTS ASKED FOR
HOUSE COMMITTEE MAKES NO
CUTS IN OREGON BUDGET.
COSTS $1000 . PLATE
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BEGUN IN HOUSE
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Bond House Receiver to
Take Action Today. 1
RESPONSIBIUTY IS PROBED
Morris Arrested Over Nat
uralization of Etheridge.
$2000 bail: is posted
Aid in Obtaining Citizenship When
iot Entitled to It Is Charged.
Audit Goes On Slowly. '
" emand will tie made today on Fred
P. Morris, who succeeded to the con
trol of the wrecked bond house of
Morris Bros., Int. when John L. Ether
idge fled from th city, that he turn
ever to W. D. Whitcomb, temporary
receiver, all property of the corpora
tion which he may have in his pos
session.
This announcement, by the law firm
f Griffith, Letter & Allen, attorneys
l"or the receiver, was supplemented by
the information that they will in
stitute a thorough investigation im
mediately to determine whether or not
Morris can be held personally re
sponsible and compelled to turn over
bis personal property for the benefit
tl creditors.
j Morria Alao Arrested.
' This new angle to the wrecking of
the bond house followed close upon
the arrest of Fred S. Morris yesterday
noon on a complaint issued by United
States Attorney Humphreys, charging
him with wrongfully aiding Etheridge
to procure citizenship papers.
The arrest of Morris was made by
Deputy United States Marshal Maas
fter United States District Attorney
JJumphreys had examined federal
statutes covering naturalization pro
ceedings. The United States attorney
explained that it was not a perjury
charge, but that the federal statutes
make it a felony for any person to aid
another to procure naturalization
rights when the latter is not lawfully
entitled to them. Upon conviction for
this offense maximum penalty can be
fixed at five years in a federal prison.
together with a 13000 fine.
$2000 Bond la Procured.
Morris was taken to the federal
building where the complaint was
read to him. He was later accom
panied by Deputy United States Mar
shal Mann to procure $2000 bail bond
which was fixed by United States
Commissioner Frazcr. Morris went
to his safety deposit vault in the de
funct bond house which bears his
name and procured $2100 in liberty
bonds and then deposited them with
local bank which advanced hira
$2000 in cash for his bail bond. He
will remain at liberty pending inquiry
by the federal grand jury.
Included in the corporate property
Which Keceivcr Whitcomb will de
mand of Morris this morning is
$25,000 in bonds n6w held by him in
a. safoty deposit box at the bond
souse. These bonds are a part of the
&scts turned over to him by John I
Etheridge when the latter was forced
to quit as head of the bond honss last
Thursday. The property likewise in
cludes nearly $500,000 in . common
stock of Morris Brothers, Inx, which
according to District Attorney Evans
is held by Morris in his safety duposit
box.
Two Antes Aluo Wanted.
Two automobiles, one in the pos
session of Morris and one in the pos
cession of Koy Fike. an employe of
the firm, and said to have been the
confidential advisor of Etheridge, will
also be acquired by Receiver Whit
comb. It was said by Mr. "Whitcomb that
Fike at first insisted he would retain
possession of the machine in which he
drove Etheridge and wife to Tacoma.
but yesterday changed his mind and
agreed to turn it over to the receiver
to be listed as a part of the firm's as
sets. Etheridge, it was said yester
day, attempted to. sell this machine
for $2000 just before he left Portland.
District Attorney Evans said yes
terday that Mr. Morris has waived
any claim to the $75,000 in bonds
which Etheridge Sent to him from
Tacoma and which were seized by
deputy sheriffs under the direction of
the district attorney.
Stand on Bonds In known. (
Whether or not he will claim own
ership to the $25,000 in bonds now
held in his safety deposit box is not
known. He permitted the district at
torney to examine these bonds and
procure their serial numbers. Had
. he not permitted this examination,
Mr. Evans was armed with a search
warrant and would have summarily
seized them.
The end is not yet in sight in the
work of auditing the tangled affairs
( of the firm, said Receiver .Whitcomb
yesterday. Additional lists of credi
tors were still being uncovered, while
new ' assets were likewise making
their appearance as the audit pro
ceeded. Mr. Whitcomb announced the ap
pointment of the law firm of Griffith,
Leiter & Allen as sole attorneys for
the receivership.
This change was made by him
after he had made careful inquiry
concerning all of the larger law firms
Concluded ea Face 2, Column i.y
CITS" COCXCII ORDERS IMME
DIATE INVESTIGATION.
Danger of Damage Suits Seen in
Drift of Earth From Site of
New County Hospital.
So frequent have become the earth
slides on Marquam hill, as a result of
the dumping of excavated earth from
the new county hospital site that the
city council yesterday instructed City
Engineer Laurgaard and Park Super
intendent Keyser to make an im
mediate Investigation and report.
City Commissioner Barbur, who re
quested the investigation, said re
ports had reached him that earth
from the hospital site was finding its
way into the Marquam playground,
and that if this was true, the city
soon would be forced to expend con
siderable money in removing the
debris.
Mr. Barbur further declared that
the constant slides were not only
closing Terwilliger boulevard and
causing much inconvience to motor
ists, but that accidents as a result
of the mud spread over the driveway
might result in heavy damage suits.
"The situation has become 60 ag
gravated that I believe we should
find out just where we stand" said
Mr. Barbur. "Perhaps there is some
way in which these elides can be
halted.
"When I saw the dirt from the new
county hospital piled up on the hill
last summer I feared that the winter
rains would carry it and a portion of
the hillside down into the roadway
below.
"Under the Instructions Issued by
the city council we should have some
definite information on the subject
within a few days, and the council
then will know what action to take."
MAN FALLS FROM BRIDGE
Calls for Help Heard as Body Is
Dropping Toward Water.
While Broadway bridge was carry
ing its heaviest traffic early last
night a man was seen falling from
the bridge into the water. Per
sons nearby heard calls for help and
when he struck the water they
watched him float with the swift cur
rent for a distance of 200 feet. The
unidentified victim Eank before aid
could reach him.
Men working on the Albers dock
and members of the crew of the Brit
ish steamer Eurydamas heard the
shouts for help and saw the body
hurlting toward the water. None of
them, however, saw him leave the
bridge and it was not known last
night whether it was a case of sui
cide or an accident.
ROWELL QUITS SHIP BOARD
Wilson Appointee to Be Member of
California Rail Commission.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Dee. 29. Ches
ter H. Powell of Fresno. Cal.. recently
appointed a member of the United
States shipping board by President
Wilson, will resign to become a mem
ber of the California state railroad
commission, he announced today.
Governor Stephens announced that
Mr. Rowell would be appointed to
succeed Commissioner E. O. Edgerton.
Mr. Rowell will return at once to
Washington to conclude his work as a
member of the shipping board and
expects to return to California by
February 1, it was said, when he will
assume his duty as a railroad commis
sioner. Rowell is a republican.
SHOT IS FIRED AT WIFE
Armed Men Guard Woman From
Husband Thought to Be Insane.
BAKER, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.)
George Trumbow, a woodcutter of
Cornucopia, tried to shoot his wife
following a family quarrel this morn
ing, according to word brought here
today, but the shot went wild and
Mrs. Trumbow escaped to the home of
neighbors where she was guarded by
four men armed with rifles.
Trumbow was believed to be in
sane. He barricaded his home soon
after the affair, but was overpowered
and taken to Halfway by Sheriff Gar
linghouse. An examination of his men
tal condition will be made in Baker
tomorrow.
SCREEN STARS MARRIED
Constance Talniadge and Dorothy
. Gish Have Double Wedding.
NEW. YORK. Dec. 29. The mar
riage of Constance Talmadge. motion
picture actress, to John Pialoglo,
New York city tobacco merchant, was
announced here tonight.
The ceremony took place at Green
wich, Conn., last Sunday in the pres
ence of the bride's mother and two
sisters. Norma and Natalie.
Dorothy Gish, also a motion picture
actress and a friend of Miss Tal
madge, was married at the same time
and place to James Rennie, an actor.
Each couple acted as attendants to
the other.
40-CENT ROBBERY COSTLY
Leader of Kansas City Gang Gets
23 Years in Prison.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec 29.
Charles Golden, leader of a band of
robbers, was sentenced today to
prison for 25 years for robbery of a
drugstore where 40 cents was Btolen.
William Thompson and Harry Beard
for the same offense got 20 years.
Harry Cruye, for another robbery,
was sentenced to 20 years.
ions Slashed Off Sun
dry Civil Bill.
MEASURE CLOSELY EXAMINED
Appropriation $52,237,574
Under That of Last Year.
POSTAL ALLOWANCE LESS
Pruning Knife Freely Tscd on Es
timates of Democratic Depart
ment Executives.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Two of
the 15 bills carrying appropriations to
run the government during the year
beginning next July 1 reached the
house today ana were given more
than the usual preliminary scrutiny
because of the announced intention
of republican leaders to cut govern
ment expenditures.
The sundry civil bill, which con
tains the miscellaneous appropria'
tions, as reported carries a total of
$383,611,262. Thi3 total represents a
slashing of $420,914,192 from the esti
mates submitted by the government
departments and a reduction of $52,
237,514 from the amount appropriated
through the same bill last year.
The cut in estimates for the postof
fice bill, the other appropriation
measure submitted, however, was not
so great and the expenditure recom
mended represented a considerable in
crease over this year's appropriation.
The measure as reported carried
$573,964,721. a reduction of $11,442,
181 from the amount asked by the
postofice department, but an increase
of $69,530,021 over the appropriation
for the current year.
Democratic Cry Answered.
Democratic leaders were prompt to
point out that the sum total carried
by both bills, if passed as submitted
by the appropriations committee,
would add about $17,000,000 to the
cost of running the government next
year.
Republican' leaders were equally
prompt in declaring that there was
abundant ground for gratification on
their part, inasmuch as they had used
the pruning knife on estimates of
democratic department heads without
mercy.
Outside of the $223,000,000 provided
for the care of disabled service men
and dependents , of those killed, the
sundry civil measure left only $160,
611,292 for all other purposes, as com
pared with $126,000,000. the amount
appropriated in 1916.
The committee reported that the in
crease in the postoffice appropriation
(Concluded on Fase 2. Column 4
Reclamation Work to Be Furnished
With Larger Sum Than AVaa
Given Last Tear.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Dec 29. Oregon was the
only state which escaped the pruning
knife of the house appropriations
committee on the estimates for its
reclamation projects for the coining
year, according to the sundry civil
bill reported to the house today. In
addition to getting every dollar asked
for the Klamath and Umatilla proj
ects, an appropriation of $400,000 was
allowed for beginning construction on
the Deschutes t project in Deschates,
Crook and Jefferson counties, Ore
gon. For the Klamath project, an appro
priation of $1,213,000 was recommend
ed, a large increase over last year,
which was made possible by the
money accruing to the reclamation
fund through government royalties
from oil wells on public lands, as
provided in the oil leasing law. The
Umatilla project also received $467,
000, a larger amount than last year.
An appropriation of $25,300 was rec
ommended for Crater Lake National
park.
An appropriation of $120,630 for the
care of the legally adjudged insane in
Alaska was approved, from which
$540 per cap'ta per annum was au
thorized to be paid by the secretary
of the interior to the sanitarium com
pany in Portland for the care and
maintenance of Alaska insane pa
tients during the fiscal year 1922. For
the Clackamas fish station an ap
propriation of $6960 was recom
mended. Representative Webster, of Wash
ington, was authorized by the house
interstate and foreign commerce com
mittee today to report favorably a
bill introduced by Representative
Hawley of Oregon, granting to E H
Haynes authority to construct a dike
and approaches across the mud slough
on isthmus inlet in Coos county,
Oregon.
BONUS THEFT IS CHARGED
Soldier Accused of Stealing and
Forging U. S. Checks.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 29.
Charged with the theft and forgery
of government checks from the mails,
Wilmer Thompson, a soldier at Camp
Lewis, Wash., is to be brought back
to Utah for trial, according to federal
officials. Thompson is alleged to have
stolen the checks which were in pay
ment of bonuses to two former sol
diers in the Uintah basin which to
taled $264.
Thompson formerly lived in the
Uintah basin, where the thefts were
committed nearly two years ago.
Word from Thomas B. Foster, chief
of the Seattle secret service office,
is that Thompson has confessed.
BABY WEIGHS ONE POUND
Pygmy Youngster Shows Evidence
of Robust Health.
ABILENE, Tex., Dec. 29. A one-
pound baby born Christmas night to
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Pruitt of this city
displays evidence of robust health.
The child is kept wrapped in cotton
and takes nourishment regularly.
SHE WORKED FOR US TEARS AGO.
Testimonial Arranged by Hoover
for Relier of Children Starv
ing in Europe.
NEW YORK. Dec 29. One thou
sand of New York's men and women
of wealth paid $1000 or more each
tonight to sit at a plain board table
and eat boiled rice.
The "banquet" was a testimonial
arranged by Herbert Hooveir, chair
man of the European relief council
of America's effort to succor the
3,500,000 starving children of Europe
The rice, accompanied by white
bread and a cup of cocoa, was the
same as served to starving children
at relief stations throughout Europe
at a cost of less than a cent and a
half.
General J. J. Pershing, Mr. Hoover,
John D. Rockefeller Jr., Mrs. August
Belmont and other notables carried
soup bowls and were first in a line
that passed by array field kitchens
to be served Tft.9- tservitors were
young society women.
Fritz Kreisler entertained the din
ers with violin solos.
A vacant high chair, placed for the
"invisible" guest of honor, for the
children for whom Hoover's campaign
of $35,000,000 was launched, stood at
the head of the speakers' table.
Mr. Hoover said in. part:
"So long as any person in this na
tion can entertain an automobile he
can entertain an 'invisible' guest
There are 6,000,000 automobiles and
only 3,500,000 guests. Since this na
tion is spending a billion dollars an
nually supporting automobiles, an
other billion on ice cream, cosmetics
and chewing gum, a few billion more
on drinks, tobaccos and other luxu
ries it has not reached a point of
destitution that warrants refusal ta
buy happiness and cheerfulness for
this mass of children."
BELGIANS BIT MODERATE
Right to Confiscate German Prop
erty May Be Renounced.
PARIS, Dec 29. The Belgian cabi
net yesterday tentatively decided to
renounce Belgium's riglit under tho
Versailles treaty to confiscate Ger
man property in Belgium, according
to a Temps dispatch today from Brus
sels. The report stated that this de
cision was taken under paragraph 18
annex 2, part 8. of the treaty.
It pointed out that final decision
will be reached only at the next cabi
net meeting and that no public an
nouncement will be made until the
renunciation has been formally ap
proved.
ROBBER IS DISAPPOINTED
Outlaw Refuses to Take Small
Change From Baker Maul
BAKER, Or, Dec 29. (Special.)
Charles Angel, proprietor of the Hub
store, was held up by a lone robber
at 6:30 o'clock tonight. The robber
refused the small change Angel had.
Several people saw the holdup but
took no action.
Two Japanese were held up at the
entrance to the St. Lawrence rooms
at 12 o'clock last night, but nothing
was obtained.
Weeks as Treasurer Held
Unlikely From Start.
HUGHES ALSO PUT ON LIST
Secretary of State Job to Go
to Easterner.
EARLY CHOICE EXPECTED
Sullivan Declares Weeks, However,
Slay Still Be Named to Some
Post in Cabinet.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evenln Poat,
Inc. Published by Arrangement.)
MARION. O., Dec 29. (Special.)
To any one familiar with the Intricate
web of considerations which deter
mine such matters, the overwhelm
ing likelihood of the appoint
ment of Charles G. Dawes of Chi
cago as secretary of the treasury,'
must be apparent Nearly all the pol
iticians, and many of the newspapers
as well have assumed that this post
would gi to John W. Weeks, ex-senator
of Massachusetts. Especially in
Washington and the east have the
politicians, and newspapers gone on
this assumption.
As in many cases of Inaccurate reas
oning. It Is the wish that has mis
led the thought The eastern papers
and Washington politicians have
wanted Weeks and predicted Weeks,
because Weeks comes from Massa
chusetts, and the spokesmen of that
state's eastern section which regards
itself as. the country's financial cen
ter have wished and expected that the
secretary of the treasury would be
selected from thai background.
Dawes Most Likely at Start.
But to anyone who looked at it
from the larger standpoint of all the
considerations involved, it has been
apparent that Weeks was not likely
to be selected.
From the beginning Dawes has
been the more likely man. To start
with, the two great posts of impor
tance and honor in the cabinet are
the state department and the treas
ury. It would be Inexpedient, accord
ing to every accepted way of political
thought, to fill both these posts from
the same section of the country.
When Harding came to put his mind
closely on it it must have been as
apparent to him as it is to anyone else
who puts his mind on it with the
same intentness, that the cast had
the bulk of the available material for
secretary of state.
Hughra Alao la Slated.
The secretary of state has always
been sure to come from the east. In
cidentally the appointment of Hughes
as secretary of state is now almost as
sure as the appointment of Dawes to
the treasury department But, even
omitting the present comparative cer
tainty of Hughes, at the very begin
ning in first surveying the field it
was clear that the state department
would go to the east.
Everybody who at any time has
had the remotest chance to be made
secretary of state was an easterner,
not only Hughes, but also the man
who in the public eye was his chief
competitor. Root Both come from
New York City. David Jayne Hill
came from New York Btate, Knox
comes from Pennsylvania.
From this point it must have been
easier for Harding to make the choice
of secretary of the treasury than to
make the choice of secretary of state
from that point
Choice Doe to West
Indeed, it is safe to predict that
the choice of Dawes as secretary of
treasury in the first place, since at
all events the choice was to be made
from the west, the logical thing and
the big thing was to make it from
among the men who have had ex
perience in banking on the very
largest scale. These men were only
to be found in the west's biggest
city and greatest financial center.
For a considerable time it has
been apparent to anyone who thought
about it from a sufficient foundation
of information that the treasury de
partment was more or less foreclosed
in favor of Chicago, and in Chicago
there were Just two bankers of avail
able age. There are one or two
other great bankers in Chicago, but
they are too old
. Two In Chicago Available.
The two available Chicago bankers
were Charles G- Dawes and George
H. Reynolds. Both were regarded as
of satisfactory size, in fact I think
that George B. Reynolds once received
the offer of the treasury post from
Taft when he was president.
What has made Dawes the more
likely of the two at the present time
is largely a matter of local Chicago
conditions. Dawes Is said to be a little
the more resourceful man, a man of
a little more courage. Moreover,
Dawes has had political experience. -
He was controller of the treasury
in McKinley's administration more
than 20 years ago. Also Dawes is
probably aided by the fact that he
was active in the war.
Dawes is a close friend of Genaral
Pershing, an 8 either through Per
shing or otherwise Dawes was made
purchaser of supplies for the allies
with the rank of general.
In that capacity he is said to have
iCeociudod on Mi 4, Column i.
Treaty or ltapallo Is Fully Recog
nized by Representatives
of Warrior.
. FIUME, Dec. 29. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Gabriele d'Annunxlo
early today surrendered all his pow
ers to the Fiume communal council.
ROME. Dec 29. D'Annunzio has Is
sued a proclamation declaring that it
is not worth while dying for Italy.
He said he was leaving Fiume by
airplane.
This was semi-officially announced
this afternoon, together with the an
nouncement that the Fiume agree
ment may be regarded as concluded.
Complete recognition of the treaty
of Rapalla has been given by D'An
nunzio's representatives at the Ab
brazzia conference with General Fer
rario, it was Indicated In a report re
ceived here today from General Ca
viglia, commander of the Italian reg
ular forces at Fiume.
VENICE, Dec 2S. Signorlna Luls
elle Baccara, a well-known pianist to
whom D'Annunzio has shown marked
attention, went to Fiume some months
ago, where they have been awaiting
the conclusion of D'Annunzio's divorce
proceedings against his present wife,
with the expectation that this would
be followed by a marriage of the
poet and the pianist
Both have written freely of their
relations, and she is quoted as saying
that she would not leave Flume, no
matter what the fate of the city might
be, adding that she preferred rather
to be stabbed by the enemy's sword.
BORAH ASKS FOR ACTION
Resolution for Reduction of Anna
'ments to Be Tressed.
WASHINGTON, Dec 29. A specla
meeting of the ernate foreign rela
tions committee will be held Monday,
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, an
ncunced today, to consider his rcto
lJtion looking to reduction of nava
armaments. The resolution would
request the president to negotiate
with Great Britain and Japan for an
agreement.
The Idaho senator said he would
oppose the suggestion that tho reso
lutlon be widened to Includo other
powers, for such inclusion might in
volve complications by raising the
question of military as well as nava
disarmament Mr. Borah limited his
present action to naval construction
oily.
SUGAR COMPANY RELIEVED
Collection of Taxes IiCvicd Totaling
$728,000 Enjoined.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. 29
A permanent injunction was grant
ed by the third distrlca court bore
today restraining tho county trcas
urer from collecting taxes for the
past three years on tho asspssmrnt
levied against $10,000.0(10 In tangiblu
assi'ts of the Ulah-Idaho Sugar com
pany.
The ' Injunction prevents the col
lection of taxes totaling $7:18.000. The
litigation was started in 1918 when
tho sugar company protested against
the assessment.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTETHDAys Maximum fmperatura, 58
deg-reea; minimum, 50 degrees.
TODAY'S Bain; southerly winds.
Forelitn.
Director of Greek banks refuses to realm
Paso it
Poet (lives up Flume and leaves In air
plane. Pago 1,
French confidence in future Is increasing.
Page 4.
Movement begun to win full support of
British labor ror irelana. rage s.
National.
Bll appropriation bills with millions
slashed off before house. Psire 1.
Stale's projects get all their asked for.
PaKe 1.
More time wanted or England to pay loans
to unileu males, rua a.
Ashurst demands action tor west Page 1
Domesttr.
Dawes regarded as certain to be secretary
of treasury, rage i.
v.. jnhn 1- Utherldire tells story of bus
band's struggle' to "go straight."
Page Z.
Harding eyes coal, meat packers and naval
problems. Page o.
New York controller and controller,
elect Indicted in bond fraud probe
Page 4.
Invisible light 1 Invented by American
scientists. Page 4.
U. S. Joins New York slate In wrecking
nation-wide building truxl. page la.
Boiled rice banquet nets IIKJO plato for
European renel. page l.
Parlfln Northwest.
Exra Meeker on IXVh birthday wins spejl
lne bee. Pago .
8 ports.
National track meets advocated. Paga 12.
New Year's boxing card at Mllwaukia arena
best OX season, ras.
n..k.thll auintet at Oregon Agricultural
college to play "2 games In conference
series. Psge iu.
Commercial and Marine.
All classes of grocery staples falling In
price. Page 19.
Chicago wheat market bulllshly affected
by larger clearances. Page 19.
Stock market stronger with substantial
advances in rail list. Page 10.
West Kader to carry tie cargo to United
Kingdom. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Work on Hahnemann hospital to begin
soon. Page 10.
Educators favor change in tenure. Page 10.
Proposed Increase In steam heat rates
argued before commis.lon. Pag 11.
Marion educator la nominated to head
state association. Page 18.
Early hearing on terminal controvert?
urged by interstate commission. Page 14.
Grading of highway coetllest road Job In
United Btalea. Pago I'D.
Manufacturers blame distributors for hard
cider evlL Page S.
Oregon told to go after wealthy retired
farmers of middle west i'aga 18.
F. W. Leadbetter lone. In suit to recover
million in paper company .lock. Pai 1.
Two alleged robbers caught by polite.
Page H. I
Fred 8. Morris1 holdings ts be demanded I
by bond house receiver. Page 1.
Constant earth slides from Marquam hill
causa apprehension, face 1,
Senator Goes to White
House for Miners.
BILL TO SAVE CLAIMS ISSUE
Tumulty Is Out, Payne Is in
North Carolina.
ONLY FIVE DAYS ARE LEFT
A ri .on a ii AppeaMd When .'resi
dent's Secretary rroinlM's lo
Do Sonictliinj; on Mcusurc.
T1IK ORKUOMAX MiWS rtLKLAC,
Washington, Dec. 29. Senator Ash
urst, democrat. Arixona, first stunned
tlio White IIouro todiiy and then
benclgcd It In an effort to discover
what 1'rcoiricnt Wilson U going to
do with the bill which gives the
owners of mining claims throughout
the country six additional months In
which to do $100 worth of asset's-
mrnt work on their properties.
Dinner tlmo found the senator stilt
beleaguering the White House garrt
ton. He gave up Ills determination
to remain thtro all night only be
cause Secretary Tumulty promised to
work diligently on the Job.
The bill in which Senator Ashtirat
Is so intensely Interested involves
thousands of individuals and millions
of dollars' worth of properly In all
the western milling states.
Work Required In l.aeh Year,
The original law governing these
claims provides that each miner (hall
do at least $100 worth of develop
ment work on bis property ea h
year. During the war, congress re
mitted this requirement. This year
It was found that the work had bein
so long delayed that It was derided
to givo the miners an additional sla
montha. or until July 1, 1921.
The bill was pasttcd and r.nt ta
tho While House, where it i loat.
The president still has until January t
to nlgn the bill, but Senator Ahurt
and other western senators fay thai
if the president's Intention U nut
known before that time, or een If
knowlodgo of what the president l
going to do is withheld until l' cem
bcr 31, it will be Impossible for the
claimants to do the necesiwry devel
opment work in the event the presi
dent should veto tho extension.
Claim Jumpers Heady.
Organi.cd claim Jumpers In every
mining tale are standing ready to
fllo on practically every claim In
volved Senator AshurM said, and thst.
It it were known now that the presi
dent is going to veto the bill, the
mino owners might protoct them
selves. Owing to the policy of Nccluuton
that exists at tho White lloue, no
ono has beon able to discover whether
the bill had reached the preMdcnt or
what he is going to do with It. In
response to thousands of telegram
which had been addrewtcd to him and
other western senators. Senator Ash-
urst decided to make a personal in
vestigation.
Clad in a long coat and a typically
western hat, Senator Ashurst Invaded
the executive offices of ths Whlts
House today at noon.
No one knew anything about the
bill. Secretary Tumulty was enjoy
ir.g an aftert.oon off and Itudolph
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a
PORTLAND STEEL SHIP
PRODUCTION APPROXI
MATES 1,000,000 TONS.
Completion of present con
tracts by shipyards of the
Portland district will mean a
total production of close to
1,000,000 tons of htcel khips.
There have been to date 106
steel steamships with an g
gregTite deadweight tonnage
of 866,900 launched from the
ways in Portland and Van
couver, Wash. Launching of
vessels for the construction of
which contracts have been let
will bring the figure up to
974,900 tons, or approxi
mately one-tenth of the total
steel tonnage possessed by
the United States shipping
board.
Eighty-five of these ves
sels, with a deadweight ton
nage of 713,000, were built for
the Emergency Fleet corpora
tion. The remainder of those
already launched have been
built on private contract
since the government pro
gramme was ended.
Accomplishment! of ship
yards in the local district are
set forth in detail in the New
Year Edition of The Orego
nian, oufc next Saturday. This
will be but one of many In
teresting industrial features
of this issue.
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