104,274
The circulation of The
Sunday Oregonian, Feb. 6, 1921, was
104,274
82,006
The circulation of The
Morning Oregonian, Feb. 5, 1921, was
82,006
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VOL. LiX NO. 18.788 Entered , Portland (Oregon)
iOl'OC Pn,iofflrn, Swnnil-CTlM Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1921
IRRIGATION FIGHT
WILSON TO GO INTO
VIRTUAL .SECLUSION
PERIOD OF REST AXD QUIET
AFTER -MARCH 4 DESIRED.
WIFE-SLAYER PASSES CTCrrrRIC
48TH DAY OF. FASTi
F
TENURE LEGISLATION
MAY WAIT UNTIL 1923
8000 TEACHERS HELD
DISLOYAL TO NATION
SCHOOLS MUST BE CLEANED
OUT, SAYS LEGIONNAIRE.
'S
WRECKS ITS HOPE
MULT.VOMAH DELEGATES VOTE
FOR INVESTIGATION-.
DALLAS MAX WHO ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE STILL ALIVE.
SENATE
BRAZIL FACTOR
SPEAKS
0
IS TDNIGHT
G
IN WORLD TRADE
BY GOUHT PERMIT
Round One to Be Fought
at Committee Hearing.
CUPPER'S WORK IS ATTACKED
Resolution Demands Thor
ough Investigation of Deals.
J.0SSES ARE RUMORED
Elate ravins Interest on Bonds
That Arc Xot Yet Needed, Say
Some Irrisationlsts.
STATE TIOrSK. Salem, Or., Feb. 7.
(Special.) Irrigation la coming to
the front and the clashing interests.
of irrigatlonlsts, bond houses, banks,
promoters and contractors will meet
tomorrow night before the joint com
mittee. It promises to be one of the
real fight of the session, for the
obby is now filled with bond brok
ers, representatives of banks and con
tractors and of the water men of tbe
rid region of Oregon. Supporters of
the Irrigation bills will not discuss
thera In the meeting, but will reserve
their dynamite for the floor of the
louse.
Before the legislature convened,
there was a prediction of an irriga
tion row and although It has been
alow In developing, it will make up
for lost time by Its Intensity. Ap
parently the storm is centering
around Tercy Cupper, state engineer,
for If certain p.Ians are carried out.
Cupper will be relieved from this
position and made clerk of the desert
land board, and a, member of the
tat water board, where his knowl
edge of water will not be lost, and
lis compensation can be Increased.
Iaveatisatioa la Wanted.
As a sort of preliminary to the
public hearing tomorrow night. Rep
resentative Gallagher Introduced a
resolution today for an Investigation
cf all Irrigation transactions in Ore
gon and all contemplated, with a
eemmittee empowered to subpena and
wear witnesses.
Two factions are arrayed In the
Irrigation war. Each faction Is com
posed of different elements. Mr. Cup
per happens to be the bone of con
tention. One faction argues that the
Irrigation work Is not being carried
on as it should be and demands the
ehlfting of State Engineer Cupper
from that position to clerk of the
desert land board,- and the replacing
cf him with some more experienced
engineer, who shall be a consulting
engineer on all irrigation projects.
Against thia argument Is one ad
vanced by some irrigatlonlsts that
Kngineer Cupper fills the require
ments and that It would be impossible
to obtain the services of the kind of
engineer the anti-Cupper people are
demanding.
The Gallagher resolution Is intend
ed to get at the meat of the Irriga
tion situation, and supporters of the
resolution contend that it can be used
to prevent a vast amount of trouble
In the future and that It will disclose
aome unbusinesslike methods in the
past. The friends of Cupper, for
their part. Interpose no objection to
the resolution, believing that It will
le a boomerang on Its instigators,
t'oat-riua Contract Charged.
In the resolution the recital Is made
that there are SO project districts,
embracing 1. 200, 000 acres, only a small
portion of which acreage Is Irrigated;
that about $4,230,000 has already been
rpent and about $70,000,000 will be
required to complete tbe contemplated
projects. The state has certified to
the security of $5,400,000 of bond
issued and guaranteed Interest on
bonds totaling $3,842,500, ami the
resolution says that $10,000,000 more
In bonds are up for certification.
The charge is made that the state
engineer has consented to allow soma
districts to make cost-plus contracts
and to have brought Mexican laborers
jnto the state to work on irrigation
jobs.
In addition to the Irrigation
measures now In the house. Senator
Patterson has one in the senate.
which attacks another angle of the
case. For example, a California bank
has agreed to buy about $5,000 000 of I
bonds of an Oregon project, on which I
the atate guarantees Interest If the
bank should become Insolvent, there
might be a moral obligation involved
on the part of the state.
Senator Patterson's bill provides
that irrigation securities, of approved
projects which tbe state is guaran
teeing, must be deposited in Oregon
banks and that these securities must
te protected the same as other state
funds. Against the Patterson bill
there Is an active lobby representing
California banking concerns. There
re Irrigatlonlsts, however, who,
while fighting the house bills, offer
j;o objection to the Patterson meas
ure, admitting that tbe irrigation
bonds should be safeguarded and If
there is any bank to make money on
them, Oregon banks should have the
Xirst calt
State Erftaes, Is Charge.
There are whisperings In the ro
tunda of the state house of ' bond
bouses promoting Irrigation project;
end carrying large sums on which the
state is paying Interest or will pay
interest, whereas only
portion of '
(Concluded on Pas 2. Column 2.)
Invitations to Spend Part of Sum
mer Received, but Probably
"Will Be Declined.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 7. (By
the Associated Press.) President Wil
son plans to go Into virtual seclusion
for a time after March 4.
Free from the responsibilities of
office, which have weighed heavily
upon him during his convalescence.
Mr. Wilson, his friends say, will shut
himself in for Intensive rest and
quiet in his new home.
He will deny himself to all callers
except Immediate members of his fam
ily, it is said, and a few intimate
friends.
No formal engagements are ex
pected to be made by the president
until he shall have adjusted himself
to private life after some ten years
n public service.
Even the writing he has planned
will be postponed several months, his
friends say.
Mr. Wilson Is understood to have
received Invitations to spend part of
the summer out of Washington, but
because of his delight with the
weather here last summer it Is re
garded as unlikely that he will ac
cept. For possibly six months, his friends
believe, his life will be taken up with
recreation. His chief diversion since
his illness has been reading. He is
said to have practically exhausted
the field of detective stories, and
more recently has taken up novels
and light stories. He also has given
some time -to reading political and
historical works and poetry.
He Is expected to continue his
daily automobile rides.
Having suffered no ill-effects from
his attendance at the theater last
week his first appearance in public
since he was taken ill President
Wilson again attended the theater
tonight. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and her brother, John
R. Boiling.
ine president tonight chose a
musical comedy. Mr. Wilson and his
party reached the theater about five
minutes before the performance be
gan.
The audience immediately rose and
cheered loudly. The president re
sponded by bowing.
EGG PRICES GOING DOWN
Best Selling at 35 Cents, Whole
sale, in St. Louis. - - -
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7. Best eggs sold
at wholesale here today for 35 cents
a dozen.
This was a decline of 5 cents since
Saturday and 22 cents in the last fort
night
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.) The skirmish with the high
cost of living swung in favor of the
consumer In San Francisco today
when the price of fresh eggs experi
enced another sharp decline on the
local wholesale dairy produce ex
change. Fresh extras dropped from 40 cents
to 36 cents for the first time since
March, 1918. Other grades tumbled
accordingly.
DANIELS DEFIES BOMBER
Intrepid Secretary Ready for Air
craft Battleship Fight.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 7. A
conditional challenge for an airplane
battleship duel with Brigadier-General
Mitchell, chief of army air op
erations, piloting the bomber and Sec
retary Daniels navigating the bombee,
was issued by Mr. Daniels today, com
menting on the controversy raised
by General Mitchell's assertion that
aircraft have made dreadnaughts
worthless.
"If 'Admiral Mitchell can't drop
bombs from the air more effectively
than he can explode them in com-
m'ttee meetings," the secretary sail.
"I would take a chance on maneuver
ing a battleship myself while he tried
out his plan."
NEW PLANET DISCOVERED
Object Too Faint for Amateurs to
Find With Telescopes.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 7. Dis
covery of a planet believed here to
be an asteroid or minor planet was
announced in a cablegram received
at the Harvard college observatory
from the central bureau for astrono
mlcal cablegrams at Brussels. Pro-
-lessor Tomasselli of Barcelona, who
made the discovery, gave the position
in a section of the heavens that
would be between the constellations
ot Cancer and Leo.
From the brief cabled description
Harvard astronomers inferred it was
an asteroid and said the object was
so faint that there was no hope of
airateurs finding it with telescopes.
EGGED MAN GETS $10,750
Jury Fixes Damages for Attack
With Hens' Ancient Produce.
SUM R ALL. Miss., Feb. 7. A rotten
egg shower is worth 110,750 to the
man showered. In the opinion of a
jury here.
It returned a verdict In that amount
today in favor of C. H. Franck. ex-vice-president
of the Mississippi Fed
eration of Labor, who was bombed
with ancient eggs and other missies
last August as he was forced to leave
town after trying to organize a union
among negro employes of the J. J.
Newman -.umber company. The pen-
alty was imposed on three employes
of tlys company.
Leaders Eager to Regain
Lost Prestige.
INACTION STUMBLING BLOCK
Procrastination Practiced in
Plain Sight of Public.
POPULAR BILLS PUT OFF
Example Xoted In Immigration Set
tled by House In 7 Days and
Held Up by Senators 8 Weeks. .
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
inc.. Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.) Leaders in the senate are eager
for the restoration of that body to
the good graces of the public. They
want to get back for themselves the
prestige and leadership which left
them and went to the White House,
partly as" a necessary Incident of the
war, partly because of 15 years of big
and aggressive personality In the
White House in the persons of Wil
son and Roosevelt. This wish is close
to the senate's heart, and frequently
In private conversations, speaking
Impersonally and unselfishly, they
are able to make an appealing argu
ment from a public point of view
why this should happen.
But the disposition of the senate to
take advantage of its impersonality
and anonymity. Its proneness to pro
crastination in the plain sight of
the public, its tendency to dispose
of popular measures not by decision
but by inaction, are Illustrated by
the course of a typical bill in the
present session.
Papular Measures Delayed.
When the session began . there were
two projects which had some degree
of popular pressure behind them. One
was the relief of business by revival
of the. war finance corporation, the
otuer waij immigration. The popu
lar demand for restriction Of Immi
gration met with prompt and ef
fective response on the part of the
house In that body the immigration
restriction measure was Introduced
on the opening day, December 6, was
debated on December 9 and 10, was
amended on December 11 and passed
on December 13, all within exactly
one week. '
The vote on the bill showed how
popular the measure was, how little
and how specialized the opposition
was. Less than one out of ten of the
membership of tho house opposed it.
The next day the bill went to the
senate. And In the senate it still
remains, more than eight weeks later.
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Committee of Two Senators and
Three Representatives to Pre-
i pare Report Favored.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or., Feb. 7,
(Special.) After several hours' dis
cussion of the teachers' tenure Is
sue, which at times bordered on warn
debate, the majority of the Multno
mah delegation voted to recommend
Senator Hume's concurrent resolution
which provides that a joint commit
tee composed of two senators and
three representatives 'Investigate the
subject and report to the legislature
in 1923.
This recommendation will go to the
legislature with 12 members of the
delegation in favor and 7 opposing
the measures.
After the solons had agreed to this
plan of temporarily disposing of the
teachers' problem, an effort was
made to recommend Senator Staples'
bill providing changes in the present
tenure law with an amendment mak
ing dismissal by four of five school
directors final action, and, In the
event of only three votes, to dismiss
the teachers, pending appeal to the
trial commission.
The effort failed to carry, however.
CHINESE BEGIN NEW YEAR
Celebrations of Previous Times
Abandoned in Portland.
Yesterday marked the beginning
of a new year for the Chinese, ac
cording to the old Chinese calendar,
but except for feasting and the pay
ment of debts there was not a ripple
to mar the even tenor of the lottery
and fan-tan gamea in the Chinese
quarters.
Since China became a republic, the
ancient customs commemorating the
new year have passed Into the dis
card. ' -. .
By the old Chinese calendar yester
day marked the first day of the year
4465, and according to tho new order
it inaugurated the year 10 of the
republic.
LASSEN AGAIN ERUPTING
Greater Volume of Smoke Belched
From California Crater. "
REDDING. Cal., Feb. 7. After two
short periods of inactivity yesterday
and early this morning. Lassen peak.
In northeastern California, at 10
o'clock this morning had resumed its
eruption and -the volume of smoke
and Steam was Increasing In inten
sity. The latest eruption was said by ob
servers to be thrice its volume of
between 6 A. M. and 8 A. M. Smoke
was rolling off to the south in great
billows.
GOTHAM SIGNS SOPRANO
Galli-Curci to Sing for Mctropori-
tan During 1921 and 1022.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Mme. Galli-
Curci, soprano, has boen engaged by
tho Metropolitan Opera company for
tbe season of 1921-22.
The engagement was announced
tonight.
YOU DO NOT REALIZE WHAT
Chairman of Americanism Commit
tee of Legion Declares Other
Agitation Is Useless.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7, There are
8000 disloyal teachers In educational
institutions in the United States who
must be removed. Henry J. Ryan of
Boston, chairman of tbe Americani
zation committee of the American
Legipn, declared today at a meeting
here of the legion's executive com
mittee. "Agitation against the street cor
ner speaker," Mr. Ryan said, "is use
less while school children are being
taught by disloyal teachers."
Mr. Ryan announced that a meet
ing of representatives of all organi
zatlons doing Americanization work
would be held in Washington March
16 for the purpose of consolidating
all such work.
The executive committee decided to
denounce the action of Secretary Wil
son of the labor department In pub
licly upholding the action of his as
sistant. Louis F. Post, in deportation
cases.
Charges that ex-service men were
being discriminated against in ap
pointments to the postal service re
sulted in the appointment of a com
mittee to Investigate conditions In
the civil service.
Commander Galbraith declared that
it. was "a dirty rotten outrage that
the government refuses to recognize
its duty toward former service men
in the matter of appointment and
promotion In the civil service." He
declared that a member of the legion
New York City had been dis
ciplined for participating in legion
activities.
The executive committee tonight
ruled that it could not accept "in its
present form" the offer of J5,000,000
from the Knights of Columbus for
the construction of a war memorial
in Washington.
The executive committee announced
the appointment of a special com
mittee to confer with officials on
revision of the offer. If such revi-
sion is made the offer will be ac
cepted.
PORTLAND BOY IS KILLED
Gun Accidentally Discharged End
Life of Harvey Knott.
WILLAMINA, Or., Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.) Harvey Knott, a 16-year-old
boy from Portland, visiting, here, was
accidentally thot yesterday afternoon
by his friend, Frank Lewis, of this
city. . .
A shotgun charge chattered the
boy's head.
STRANGE SKELETON BARED
Bony Struclure of Animal 2 0 Feel
in Height Uncovered.
RENO, Nev., Feb. 7. The skeleton
of an animal that is said to have
measured at least 20 feet In height
has been .uncovered by a blast in a
gymsuni mine at Moipa, Nev., ac
cording to word received here.
One of tne animal s tusks was more
than seven feet in length and si
inches in diameter, the report said.
IT MEANS.
Nation Has Vast Stores
of Varied Wealth.
SKILLED LABOR IS LACKING
Rail and Water Transporta
tion Methods Inferior.
FOREIGNERS ARE FEARED
Motives of Outsiders Suspected Be
cause Past Exploitation Has
Held Back Development.
Br LOUIS SEI BOLD.
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lished by Arrangement
There is an eminently practical side
to the Brazil of mystery and romance.
Greater In territorial extent than the
4: states of the republic of the United
States, the republic of the UnlteJ
States of Brazil covers every variant
of the torrid and south temperate
zones.
Its Atlantic coast line approximates
5000 miles. Some Idea of the extent
of it is provided by the fact that tho
American dreadnought Florida, upon
which the Colby mission Journeyed to
South America, spent more than two
weeks steaming steadily at the rato
of 12 knots an hour In Brazilian
waters. Only four of these days were
passed in the harbor of Rio de Ja
neiro.
Katoral Resources Vast
Of two things the definite and
mixed races of this wonderland of
the south continent are certain One
is that the majestic mountains, the
fertile plains, the mighty jungles.
converging from the greatest water
courses in the world, and the seas
that wash its shore contain a greater
variety of wealth than any other land
on the face of the globe.
The second is" that eventually th.K
development of these resources, rang
ing from almost neglected and virtual
ly non-producriig waterpoWer to the
breeding'Of vast hordes of beef cattle,
sheep and pigs, naturally prolific
crops of cereals, coffee, sugar, rub
ber, scientiflo wrestling from naturs
of her treasures of coal. Iron, dia
monds and other minerals precious in
commerce and popular fancy, will be
systematically organized and place
Brazil In the van of producing coun
tries of the world.
Exploitation la Feared.
Climatic and racial conditions, plus
one or two more practical considera
tions, are held responsible by the
Brazilians for the comparatively slow
progress made in this direction to
date. The fundamental causes seem
to be lack of native initiative, co
ordination of - effort and the proper
organization of the elementary pro
ducing factors inexpert labor, In-
methods of river and ra'l
transportation, bad roads and sus
picion of the motives of the men
qualified to supply, all of these de
ficiencies. If I were asked which was the
most important of these causes Ij
should say the latter. The reason I
do so Is that everywhere I turned an
Rio and Bahia, to which my investi
gation was restricted because of
time, I encountered a prejudice among
the Brazilians against both North
American and European countries.
Feeling In Tart Justified.
This is probably born of experi
ence and to a very great extent justi
fied. One of the most progressive
business men in the republic thus ex
plained the existence of this prejudice:
'Brazil wantsvto be developed,' not
exploited. Our people lack initiative
in practical business methods. ' They
seem also to lack confidence In their
own country, but that is not exactly
the case. Past experience has given
them' the Impression that most of the
Europeans and North Americans who
have come ostensibly to assist in the
development of the resources of Bra
zil, have been actuated by a desire to
exploit those resources for their owii
profit and not because of any actual
interest in the country."-
United Statea Is Blamed.
Verification of this analysis of tbe
trade conditions of Brazil is to be ob
tained with little effort. Born of the
suspicion that all foreigners come to
Brazil to exploit rather than develop.
there is considerable feeling of mo
mentary importance that the bank
ing interests of the United States are
ch'efly responsible for the present un
satisfactory condition of Brazilian fi
nancs. The fact is that Brazil, being
actually far remote from the war. Is
going through the. same processes of
readjustment as every other nation
ot the world and for precisely the
same reasons.
The unit of Brazilian currency Is
the millrei, which is the Brazilian
dollar. Under normal cond.tionj the
millrei is worth about 33 cents. Re
cently it fluctuated to around 14. the
exchange with New York being on
the basis of seven millreis for one
American dollar.
As trade contracts are made on the
basis of tbe millrei. the Brazilian pro
ducer of coffee, rubber and sugar has
sjffered through the fall of the price
cf these commodities, which form the
chief staples of export.
The Brazilian, having been victlm-
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Throat and Digestive Organs Arc
So Burned by Carbolic Acid
Food Cannot Be Taken.
DALLAS, Or.. Feb. 7, (Special.)
With his throat and digestive organs
paralyzed by carbolic acid, taken
with suicidal intent. George F. West,
wife-slayer, completed the 4Sth day
of his compulsory fast In a local hoa
pital tonight, conscious and with ex
cellent heart action, according to at
tending doctors. His form Is wasted
to a mere skeleton, and that be has
been able to survive so long without
food Is attributed to remarkable vi
tality.
The doctors make no attempt to
estimate how long this vitality will
endure. He may live many days or
die any day, they say. but thcro Is no
doubt that death is certain. West
himself realizes this fact and wel
comes It. it is said.
His vocal cords have been eaten by
the acid and ho is able to speak only
In a whisper. At times ho attempts
to rinse his mouth with water. Some
of this, a drop or two, finds It way
down the burned-out throat, but In
the 48 days it is estimated that not
more than two quarts of water have
reached his stomach.
He is visited daily by Sheriff Orr,
at his own request. He has told
the sheriff what disposition he wishes
made of his body, lie has also made
his will and named the sheriff exe
cutor. West shot and killed his wife at a
farmhouse near here where sho was
employed as housekeeper. Immed
iately afterward he swallowed the
acid. He alleged he did the shoot
ing because his wife refused to re
turn to him.
PERSHING DECLINES CALL
General Sees No Keuson for Army
Probe Participation. .
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 7.
Criticisms of the American expedi
tionary force "have been completely
answered In each Instance" by com
petent witnesses and It seems un
necessary "further to consume the
time" of war Investigating commit
tees. General Pershing wrote Repre
sentative Flood, democrat, of Vir
ginia, today, declining an invitation
to appear. 4
While willing to respond to a sum
mons, the general said he could "sec
no reason why I should appear to
answer allegations that have alread
been refuted"
GOULD SUIT IS SETTLED
$500,000 Breach of Promise Action
Compromised by Brs. Blum.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Settlement of
the 2500,000 breach of promise suit
instituted against Klngdon Gould
Mdest son of Gcorgo Jay Gould, by
Mis. Elsa E. L. Blum was effected to
day by compromise.
The details were not mado public.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTER HAT'S Maximum temperature, SO
decrees; minimum. 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably rain; westerly winds.
National.
Procrastination of senate wrecks its hops
to regain lost prestige, t ags l.
President Wilnon plana to get into virtual
seclusion after Marcn 4. rage i.
Eight thousand teachers declared to be
Democrats to make 1924 Issue on floor ot
enate and house. Pago 2.
Daugherty eliminates Hoover as cabinet
possibility, .rage
Ally asks United States to cancel war
loan. Page 3.
Domestic.
Brazil, with vast stores of resources, des
tined to be great factor In world trade.
Page 1.
Howat and five other Kansas coal miner
leaders arrestea. rage o.
Lively arguments feature railroad labor
board s Hearing oi employes, x-as. i.
Denver ministers incensed when Judge
l.indsey offers defense lor movies.
Page 3.
Legislatures.
Irrigation fight to be heard before Joint
committee at Salem tonight. Pago 1,
Icaho house votes against reconsideration
of bill to abolish office of commissioner
of education. Page 5.
'Washington legislature fails to solve lower
tar problem Paga T.
Senate recalls Roosevelt highway bill from
house, rage o.
Eddy's bill to regulate boad houses passed
by senate. Page o.
Decision on tenure may ba put over until
1923. Pais 1.
$187,000 appropriation is asked for agri
cultural college. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Wife-slayer who attempted suicide passes
. 4Sth day of fast. Page 1.
ports.
Mlske wishes another bout with Demp
aey. Pago 12.
Oregon hoop team In lino for Pacific
northwest title. Page 13.
Brltton successful in defending welter
weight title. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine '
Northwestern wheat market out of line
for export trade. Page 19.
Chicago wheat declines when Greece falls
to buy. Page 19.
Siocks of all classes are heavy at close.
Page IS.
YVhjat movement out of Portland this
month promises to be heavy. Paga 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
County pays fees to hospital architects In
excess of contract terms. Page 11.
Gordon tax bill is both praised and cen
sured. Pag 20.
Wily young woman traps many bootleggera
Page 10.
Portland ministers approve spirit of bill
providing for state censorship of mov
lng pictures. Page 10.
City and car company to confer today
over Jobs for .die. Page 9.
Steffens and Tucker speak under protec
tion of injunction. Page 1.
African honeymoon exciting to Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Beeba. Page 13.
Portland legion lobbyists to boost bonus
today. Page 4.
Public won't build till costs settle, says
aatlonal president of architects. Page t.
Judge Rules State Laws
Must Be Observed.
LECTURES DRAW BIG CROWD
American Policy on Soviet
Russia Assailed.
MARTENS OUSTER RAPPED
Esterly Almost Locs Injunction,
but Vunrlervccr Steps In and
Gets Favorable Action.
"I cannot say, 'Thou slialt not
speak!' when I have no means of
know'ng what you intend saying, but
should anything be said or done in
violation of the laws of Oregon at
your meeting you are subject to ar
rest and this injunction order docs
not apply," declared Circuit Judge
Morrow yesterday afternoon to peti
tioners who sought an order restrain
ing Mayor Baker and Chief of l'ollre
Jenkins from interfering with tho
Stcffens-Tucker meeting at Columbia
liall, Second and Oak fclreclH.
As a result of this decision, both
Steffens and Tucker spoke last night,
attacking tho policy of tho United
States in regard to trade with sovlot
Russia and also criticising tho depor
tation of Ludwlg C. K. Martens, no
called soviet ambassador to the United
States. The hall was packed to over
flowing and many comers were turned
away.
Though the Injunction was granted.
Judge Morrow made tho provision
that nothing in his order should be
construed as preventing deputies ot
tho bberift or district attorney's of
fice, officers of the police department
or other agents of the law from at
tending the meeting, taking steno
graphic notes of what might bo ttaid,
or from taking steps to punish any
person found violating the law.
(m Is Almost Lost.
Tills was not a direction, he quali
fied, "to admit said persons without
pay, or any persons other than peace
officers engaged in the performance
of thjir public duties."
Apparent Indecision as to what
ground he was relying on in his com
plaint asking a restraining order,
pearly lost tho case for II. M. Esterly.
who filed the action. In his argu
ment to the court, ho seemed qulto
certain that the basis for his action
was the alleged attack of Mayor
Baker against a property right, say
ing that i-3 had been paid in rental
of tho ho 11 and somo rminey spent
for advertising, all of which would
be lost if the major was permitted to
intcrfero with the meeting.
Vsodervrer Joins Argument.
"Do I understand you to say that
you rely solely on the ground that
tho threat to prevent tho meeting is
unwarranted Interference with a
property right and that a constitu
tional right docs not enter tho ques
tion?" asked Judge Morrow.
"Yes. your honor," replied Esterly,
only to be vigorously Interrupted by
George F. Vandcrvcer, associate
counsel.
"We certainly do claim a constitu-
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of Margot Asquith's diary,
which begins its serial appear- t
I ance in The Sunday Oregonian J
I on February 13. Most talked J
t of woman in the British isles,
, loved, hated and feared, the t
j wife of Britain's ex-prime min- J
ister has much to reveal in
reminiscence and her cheery
gossip of lords and ladies, of
powerful political personages, J
lends an intimate "slant" to
the reader's altered views.
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little, ana give an euge to
laughter and Margot As- !
quith, of all women, to remem- I
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or forgotten. The critics term j
her revelations racy. But their
chief and superior interest is t
in their authenticity, their
daring and their sharp edge
of wit.
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anticipating.
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