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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921
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BORAH OF IDAHO ELATED
Creat Irreconcilable Says Doom of
LeagTie and Ma j-be Treaty Is
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THE OREGOXIAX XEWS BUREAU.
Washington. D. C. April 12. North
west senator's, that Is. those repre
senting Oregon. Washington and
Idaho, were babbling over today
with satisfaction at President Hard
ing's first message to congress.
"Comprehensive, sound and logical.''
said Senator Poindexter.
"A great state paper." said Senator
McNary. and so on to Senator Borah
of Idaho, who was especially pleased
with what the president bad to say
about the peace, treaty. The Idaho
etnator naturally had mora comment
to make than the others, being so
elated with the president's view on
International questions. He said: J
"I regard the message as a definite
rejection of the league. After two
years of constant opposition to the
league sometimes under very ad
verse circumstances naturally I am
gratified, greatly gratified..
Kiox Resolution Approved.
"The message also approves the
Knox resolution declaring a state of
peace with Germany. This Is exceed
ingly important and satisfactory. It
is a long step toward opening up
trade with all nations, a thing which
will do much to restore better con
ditions in this country and through
out the world, and which is indis
pensable to real peace.
"As to the suggestion concerning
an association of nations, I cannot
discuss it until I see the framework
of it. 11 y views as to any association
are so well known mat tney neea
not be restated, but I shall not dis
euss this proposition until I know
what it i
"As to the Versailles treaty. I un
derstand that matter is left open also.
Whether anything can be done with
it or not. whether it can be so excised
and changed that it would be per
missible for us to have, anything to
do with it. the president says, in ef
fect, the future is to determine.
Treaty Seeaaa Impossible.
"Naturally, we have to wait for an
Intelligent discussion, of that, also.
cannot imagine, myself, the treaty
being put in such shape that it should
be ratified, but I cannot discuss the
matter in detail until an attempt is
made to do so.
"I am so well pleased with the me
an touching the league and the
Knox resolution that I am not dis
posed to gather any trouble Just now
from the future, -sufficient unto me
day is the evil thereof.' "
Senator Poindexter found particu
lar pleasure in that section of the
president's message recommending
the development of radio communica
tion. The Washington senator Intro
duced in the senate today a bill to
carrv out the president's recom
mendationa on this subject, which
was first called to the attention of
the country by the newspapers of me
Pacific coast The Idea origtnatea in
the mind of V. & McClatchy, a Sac
ramento, Cal, publisher, who is a di
rector of the Associated Press.
Krai by Radio Is Object.
Mr. McClatchy came to Washington
more than a year ago with a resolu
tion signed by all of the leading pub
lishers or editors of the Pacific coast,
from Seattle and Portland to Los An
rele.i and San Diego, asking the gov
ernment to make the naval radio
available for news communications
with the orient at a low press rate.
Senator Poindexter, as a member of
the naval affairs committee, put
throusrh the legislation which was
the stepping stone to what President
Harding asked in his message today.
Just, before the senate adjourned
today Senator McNary offered the
bill which is expected to put In force
a general and practical programme
of western reclamation development.
The material provisions of this bill,
which appropriates $230,000,000 for
western reclamation over a period of
21 yearn, hare all been told in these
dispatches.
The bill was referred to the senate
committee on irrigation, of which Mr.
McNary is chairman, and hearings
will be announced within a brief time
and the president and congress will
begin to hear at once that the west
wants this legislation. The Harding
administration is expected to get be
. hind the programme. Secretary of
Interior Fall already having ex
pressed his satisfaction with the main
provisions of the measure.
Chamberlain Hears Message.
One of the Interested spectators at
the reading of the first Harding mes
sage was ex-Senator Chamberlain of
Oregon, who occupied a ringside seat.
Senator Chamberlain expressed his
approval by several hearty handclaps,
and on one or two occasions arose
to his feet in his enthusiasm at some
of Mr. Harding's recommendations.
The shipping board continues to be
the enigma In Washington these days.
Colonel Charles R. Forbes of Spokane,
who was regarded as sure of appoint
ment at one time, but was side
tracked by the demands of the Wash
ington delegation and the California
senators. Is back here making a fight
to be reinstated on the shipping board
elate. He called at the White House
this afternoon to see the president,
but only got as far as Secretary
Christian.
Persistent rumor connects Charles
Hebberd, republican state chairman
of Washington, with the latest Forbes
activities. These rumors have it that
the mysterious visit of Mr. Hebberd
here is to help put Forbes back on
the map. Mr. Hebberd denies that his
trip here has any political significance.
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IRRECONCILABLES OF SENATE
SAY LEAGUE IS SCRAPPED
Johnson of California, Borah of Idaho and Lodge Approve Message.
While' Hitchcock, Covenant Champion, Expresses Disappointment.
f XTASHINGTON, D. C, April 12.
W General approval of President
Harding's declarations to con
gress today that the United States
could have no part in the pfesent
league fit nations and that the -state
of war should be ended by congres
sional resolution, was expressed by
republican senate leaders, both of the
"irreconcilable" and. "reservationist"
groups.
Harding's definite stand against the
covenant was not a surprise to re
publican leaders, although the exact
wording was unsettled until shortly
before the executive left for the capl
toL The first draft was completed
soon after midnight, and when proof
sheets came this morning the presi
dent called the cabinet meeting and
summoned republican members of the
foreign relations committee.
In this conference, the president
considered the advice -of mild reser-
vationists and irreconcilables. With
out exception senators present ex
pressed afterward their satisfaction
with the president's views, though
there was a divergence of views re
garding the likelihood of an early
ratification of the treaty with the
league and other portions omitted.
Treaty Not Before Senate.
It was pointed out that the treaty
was not now before the senate, and
that Mr. Harding had shown no indi
cation that he meant to resubmit it in
the near future. In his address he
ma nnt anmlficallv declare his inten
tion to do so, merely saying that In
reference to separate treaties witn
OcrmiiT and Austria "the wiser
rr.nr would seem to be the accept
ance of the confirmation of our rights
and Interests as already provided, anu
to engage under the existing treaty,
assuming, of course, this can oe sai
Ufactorily accomplished by .
einlir.it reservations."
By some senators the president's
words were taken to mean that his
mind still was open on reserved rat
ification and that he merely suggest
ad that course as preferable to a sep
arate peace. The point stressed by
him in that section Is that the United
States must find some way to reach
a diplomatic agreement with both
Germany and the allies which would
protect such advantages as this gov
ernment gained unoer me unr&imcu
treaty.
Entangling Alliances Avoided.
In his indorsement of the peace
declaration, the president expressed
disapproval of the proposal of some
senators to attach to the declaratory
resolution a general expression of the
American government s policy towara
future European wars. The amend
ment most favored In recent discus
sion would declare that if European
peace - and civilisation again were
threatened the United States would
regard it a menace to its own safety
and would take steps to prevent
world catastrophe.
Senator Knox, author of the peace
resolution, indicated tonight that he
was in agreement with the president
and would oppose the policy deciara
tion.
Mr. Harding gave congress no ex
position of his views on the formation
of an association of nations, merely
renewing In his address his pledge to
work for such an organization.
Senator Lodge la "Pleased."
Senator Lodge, republican leader.
who led the long fight for reserva
tions to the peace treaty, said he was
extremely pleased" by the message.
which, he declared, "separates us from
the league and approves passage of
the Knox resolution."
Senators Johnson of California and
Borah of Idaho, leaders of the "Ir
reconcilables," expressed gratification
at the: president's declaration. They
expressed doubt, however, that the
peace treaty with the league covenant
excluded could be put into shape for
ratification.
. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
acting democratic leader, expressed
disappointment at the president's
message,
"What the president said about the
league suited me," was the comment
of Senator Reed of Missouri, a demo
cratlc "irreconcilable."
Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, a re
publican, "mild reservationist," de
dared the president would "be able
to work out an association of nations
and a peace programme that will be
satisfactory to all."
President Squares Promise.
Senator Johnson said he had ' "no
fear of an association of nationa in
the near or distant future or of the
ratification of the treaty of Ver
saflles. ' -
he American people are now
aroused," he said. "They understand
as they did not understand In the
commencement of the propaganda for
the league, and there never will be
anything of the kind that has been
suggested in the past, either of league
or treaty."
Declaring that the league "is
scrapped," Senator Johnson said that
"in the light of the firm and emphatic
statements in the president's address,
the most benighted adherence, to the
league cannot longer pretend other
wise." The California senator declared In
his pronouncements regarding the
league and peace by congressional
resolution, the president has squared
his actions, with his pre-election
worda and has followed the mandate
of the American people expressed in
the election.
Senator Hltefceeck Disappointed.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, act
ing democratic leader, said the mes
sage was "disappointing.
"We can have neither revival of
business nor prosperity," he said,
"until the people of Europe became
able to buy our great surplus of
products. This they cannot do until
by co-operation the nationa undertake
to stabilize the social, business and
governmental conditions. We refused
to take part In such an effort when
we refused to enter the league of na
tion s.'
MR. HARDING WOULD
PLACATE COLOMBIA
Purpose Seen in Advocacy of
Treaty Ratification.
FRIENDSHIP IS HELD AIM
President Would - Cultivate Good
. Will of All Latin-America,
. Says Mark Sullivan. ' -
' BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
Inc. Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, April 12.
(Special.) When'- President Harding
picked the ' Colombian treaty . as the
first item in his foreign programme.
his principal motive was the placat
ing of Colombia as the first tep in
a broad, policy of creating friendll
uess for and confidence in the United
Stales on 'the part of not only Co
lombia but also of Mexico and all
Latin America.
Secretary Fall is among the small
group of President Harding's advis
ers whose counsel he takes on the
subject of Mexico, and Secretary Fall
advised the ratification of the Colom
bian treaty as a means of showing
Mexico and all Latin America that
we intend to treat those countries as
equals and intend to honor their just
demands on us just as much as we
are determined to make them honor
our just demands on them for dam
age done to the United States and to
our people in their various revolu
tions.
This motive having caused PresI
dent Harding to decide to push the
Colombian treaty, he approached va
rious republican senators who had
opposed the treaty m the past and
asked them privately to withdraw
their opposition. The president was
probably surprised by the vehemence
witn wnich some
I .. 7 L B I senators refused. One of those whom
President Hardin-g asked to take this
action was Senator Kellogg, who re
fused the request firmly and will
make one of the arguments against
purpose was "high" and that he ap
peared anxious to reduce govern
mental expenditures,
But he seemed to forget," he con
tinued, "that vO
cents out of every I. h. ,j..,i ,K. ?,,,
dollar of trxation is taken -because I ,..'
The elevation of Senator Kellogg
at the beginning of the present ses-
the world has been and still is or
ganixed for war, yet he will do noth
ing towards organising It for peace.
Senator Norris, republican, Nebras- I sion to a position on the foreign rela
ka, said he was pleased to "welcome I tfons committee was Interpreted some
the president to the fold of the lrrec- What ''humorously as a means of per
oncilables." isuaamg him to withdraw his opposi
Senator Poindexter. republican. 1 tion .to the Colombian treaty. By the
Washington.. said the plan for an as- rule of seniority Senator Kellogg has
sociation of nations "still was in a I long been entitled to a place on the
nebulous state."
Senator Knox Approves Policy.
Senator Knox, author of the peace
foreign relations committee, but
younger senators have been passed
over his head.
Although Senator Kellogg and some
resolution vetoed by President Wil-J ethers are firm in their "position,
son. issued a statement saying Presi- 8eVeral republican senators who for
dent Harding s "suggestion that al.mnriv .nn.,,j th. ..-, ko. ,,.,
declaration of policy as to our atti- ed to President Hardine's ren.ieat
tude toward the recrudescence of and are now -oin,r to vnta fur it
threatening militarism should be notably Senator Lodge, chairman of
temporarily poaiugucu, woo ' the foreign relations committee. The
ble to him.
There has been some discussion of
the incorporation of such a declara
tion in a peace resolution to be adopt
ed by congress.
Such a declaration, said the sen-
reason which will be given by these
republican senators for their change
oi iront will De that an objectionable
clause in the original treaty now has
oeen eliminated.
The treaty was originally nego
ator, "relates to the future and may I tiated when Mr. Bryan was secretary
well be deferred until there is some I of state. When Bryan set out to
stabilization of present world con- carry peace and good will to the na-
...... .j . ... cm u. ywviak. lUO HQVia
fusion."
Senator Knox Indicated he would
reintroduce his peace resolution In a
ftw days for reference to the senate
foreign relations committee,
joining them from distributing sur
plus' war profits, and to direct the
ways and means committee to draft a
bill taxing all such surplus .profits.
Another bill offered was that to
prohibit the misbranding of manu
factured articles by amending provi
sions of the pure food law.
Creation of a permanent commis
sion to Investigate lynchings was
contributed in a bill by Senator Mc
Cormick, republican, Illinois.
Senator Kellogg, republican, Min
nesota, renewed his bill to give the
state department control over cable
landings. "
Senator Frellnghuysen, republican,
EVASION OP FEDERAL TAX IS
CHARGED BY GRAND JURxY
Accused Companies All Operate in
Juneau and Ketchikan. DJs-
tricts; Numbers Given.
J. H. BEGGS IS TO PRESIDE
Grand Master f Washington Ma
sons to Be at Armory Function.
SEATTLE. Wash- April 12. James
d H. Beggs. grand master of the grand
lodge. Ancient. Free and Accepted
Masons of Washington, will preside
at the Masonic ceremonies to be con
ducted at the laying of the cornerstone-
of the 1150.000 armory at Walla
Walla. April 15, it was announced to-
' day by Brigadier-General Thompson,
adjutant-general of the Washington
. national guard.
Captain Ralph A, Horr, state or
ganization officer, will deliver the
principal address. General Thompson
also will speak.
WHAT COJfftRESS DID AS ITS
DAY'S WORK.
Senate.
Debate on 'the Colombian
treaty opened with' a speech
favoring ratification by Senator
Lodge.
. A deluge of bills poured Into
.the hopper, a large proportion
of them measures which failed
in the last congress.
A joint resolution requesting
recognition of the Irish repub
lic was offered by Senator La
Follette, who gave notice that
he will speak on this subject at
the first opportunity.
A conference of republican
senators was held to confirm
the selection of committees for
the present congress..,
House.
Met in Joint session with sen
ate for address by Preident
Harding. Ways and means com
mittee, after short meeting, re
ported emergency tariff bill
with antt-dumping and valua
tion bills attached.
Bill to refund taxes to liquor
owners when supplies are stolen
from warehouses introduced by
-Representative Ogden. repub
lican. Kentucky. .
New Jersey, proposed creating a coal
commission.
A public welfare department bill
was sponsored by Senator Kenyon,
republican. Iowa, who added a meal
ure for registration and regulation
of lobbyists.
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SALES TAX MEASURE IS UP
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attorney-general to institute pro
ceedings against the Standard Oil and
V cited States Steel corporations, en-
HOOVER TO HAVE AGENT
San Franciscan to Act on Coast TJn-
officially for Secretary.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12. Ralph
P. Merritt of San Francisco today
refused an official connection with
the department of commerce offered
by Secretary Hoover, but consented
to act ' unofficially for ' Secretary
Hoover on the Pacific coast In mat
ters pertaining to domestic and for
eign trade. .
This will include conferences with
business men and shippers of Pacific
Coast cities.
Roads In Good Shape.
MATTPIN, Or., April 12. (Special.)
Road workers in this vicinity have
the roads in good condition, expect
ing a large number of tourists and
fishermen as soon as the season ia
open for fishing after April 15.
Phone your want ads to The Ore-
gonian,-Alain .7070, Automatic 660-95.
distance, so there was inserted in
this treaty, meant to heal differences
with . Colombia over the Panama
canal, a rather remarkable clause
which said:
"The government of the United
States of America expresses in its
own name and in the name of the
peopte of the United States sincere
regret over the events which caused
the trouble."
j;. Apology Is Eliminated.
These-words of apology have been
eliminated from the treaty in Its
present - form, but the friends of
Roosevelt still contend that the mere
payment of 225.000,000. either with
or without, accompanying words of
apology, would in Itself be an ac
knowledgment having distasteful im
plications as. to Roosevelt memory.
inuring tne years that the treatv
has been pending a petroleum angle
nas oecome involved in it. A few
years ago Colombia passed a law
Mr. Stokes suggested she bring suit.
Trial la still pending.
Statement Ia Denied, v.
Mr. Littleton asked her whether
she had mentioned in her complaint
that she was in the employ of Mr.
Stokes, engaged in "special research
work," and that because of her sick
ness she lost heavily financially. She
dld not make this statement, she
said.
Her testimony was confusing be
cause of her side line as an interior
decorator. She moved from apart
ment to apartment, lurnisned mem
and sub-leased them at a profit. She
lived in six different apartments dur
ing the period scrutinized by Mrs.
Stokes' counsel.
Brief mention was made of her
testimony of intimacy between Wal
lace and Mrs. Stokes. To tnis sne
clung and aded she had been kind
to Mrs. Stokes. She had not man
icured her, however, she admitted,
despite her statement that she "as.
sociated herself with such persons as
Mrs. Stokes in the business of mani
curing." Slack Controversy Ensue.
Much controversy ensued over the
admission into evidence of a photo
graph showing three young women,
among them Mrs. De Anquinas, in
picturesque pose. Finally Justice
Finch ruled' that, although unim
portant, it could be submitted.
Mr. Stokesf rebuke by his wife's
counsel was brief but tempestuous.
Justice Finch settled it with an ad
monition to Mr. Littleton that his re
marks were "intemperate." Mr. Little
ton characterized the signal as a
"scandal." Justice Finch said he had
not seen the action that enraged the
lawyer, and the cross-examination
proceeded.
Zenos Matteosian will be quiszed
tomorrow. His wife, the third wit
ness, is in a hospital. Following his
examination, according ' to present
plans, Mrs. Stokes will take the stand,
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DRIVES ARE HELD PEST
TACOMA CITS" EMPLOYES ASK
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Commissioners Admit Protest Has
3Ierlt, but Cannot Close Munici
pal Hall to Tormenters..
SEATTLE, Wash., April 12. (Spe
cial.) Ten companies, engaged in the
fishing industry in the first Judicial
division which Includes Juneau and I which in effect forfeita existing titles
n-oiuiiinaii, were maiciea oy a lea-1 to on lands owned bv fore criers
eral grand jury at Juneau April 6 on much like the clause In the new Mex.
charges that companies had failed to lean constitution that has caused so
pay a license tax or cents a case much trouble. A subcommittee of
on salmon packed before December
The companies Indicted and the
alleged number of cases on which it
was eaid' no license tax was paid fol
low:
Alaska Packing & Navigation com
the senate foreign relations commit
tee headed by Senator Fall ironed out
this difficulty with the Colombian
government, and procured an amend
ment to the treaty which put rights
to on lands in Colombia on the same
basis as rights to ntl )anH in hA
fn s-i Peratlnff near Pavlof harbor. United States. . Meanwhile the su
10.5 4 cases. I preme court of Colombia also declared
Cape Fanshaw Fish & Packing
company, near Cap Fanshaw, 900
cases.
Beaucla'Ire Packing company, near
ceauciaire, as.ibl cases.
law unconstitu
the objectionable
tional.
A good deal of the opposition to
the treaty will be based on the the
JueTuOaercasel COm'""- K to a degree in the interest of
.Columbia Salmon company,. Tena-
aee iniet m,vu eases.
iNonnern facaing companr. near
Juneau, 14.642 cases.
.woyes isiana packing company.
near noyes island, iz.iui cases.
Standard Salmon Packers. TenV
26,307 cases. ,
Hood Bay Packing company, near
iiooa Day, it.tvi cases.
-iympic msneries comcanr. lur
netcnlkan. 17.311 cases. .
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MASONS START TEMPLE
cornerstone Ceremonies Inancn-I
rate Construction' of Building.
CENTRAL! A, Wash- Anril IS.
(Special.) Masons from all parts of
southwest Washington gathered In
lenino mis arternoon for the lavlnr
of the cornerstone of the new temple
Deing ereciea Dy xenino lodge. Off
cers of the Masonic grand lodge were
ia cnarge oi me ceremonies. A din-
American owners of oil lands In Co
lombia. It is current gossip in Wash
ington that there is in Colombia an
internal political situation as a result
of which, if the treaty is ratified, cer
tain oil rights and benefits will ac
crue to Americans, while if it is de
feated they will go to British corao-
rations.
Democrat Are Favorable.
This sort of thing is inseparable
from most foreign affairs. The best
judgment is that the senate has been
carefully" canvassed, by the adminis
tration - forces and that there are
enough votes to ratify. All but about
two of the democrats will vote for it.
The democrats became committed to
it when it was originally introduced
as a Wilson measure.
Some final disposition certainly
ought to be made of this old contro
versy. It la 18 years since Panama
seceded from Colombia, and since we,
in the first administration of Roose
velt, recognized the new republic and
built the canal.
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TACOMA. Wash, April 12. (Spe
cial.) City hall employes, through
the municipal civil service league,
filed a Drotest with the city council
Monday against the too frequent in
vasion Of their respective offices by
campaign workers, directors of
"drives" and "tag day tormenters."
They asked that the council draft
an ordinance keeping tnese species
of "genus pestificuss" out of the city
hall.
It can't be done," said Mayor Kid-
dell.
I'm In favor of it." echoed Com
missioner Harrison.
Whv discriminate In favor of the
city lall employes?" Commissioner
Shoemaker fcrose to Inquire.
"Because they have to stand and
take the gaff," said Commissioner
Harrison, "and the commissioners can
duck out the back door."
I haven't any back door, said
Commissioner Silver.
I can't get to mine quick enough,"
confessed Commissioner Davsson.
If the public can stand for the
drives and the tags and the fund
fanatics, then I guess the city hall
employes must," said the mayor. "The
city hall is a public place and the
public can come in if it wants to."
The mayor said he had courage
enough to look a fund driver square
ly in the eye and shout "No!" when
he did not want to give, and he ex
pected everybody else to be able' to do
the same.
The protest was placed on file.
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SEATTLE DOCTOR HELD
I'ublic Health Service- Physician
Declared Guilty of Fraud.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 12. Dr.
E. A, Carpenter, formerly assistant
surgeon of the United States public
health service here, nas peen ar
rested in New York, charged with
misuse of government transportation,
according to advices received by the
United States secret service here
from New York today. He was said
to have used a government transpor
tation reauest to purchase a ticket
from New York to San Francisco
then KPlline- the ticket.
According to Captain Thomas B.
Foster, chief of the secret service
in Seattle, Dr. Carpenter was here
until October 31, 1920, and issued
personal checks without funds. He
nrin ho. hrousrht here if he is not
prosecuted in New Tork, Captain
Foster said.
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Oratorical Contest Tonight.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY' Co.
lem. Or., April 12. (Special.) The
interclass oratorical contest, an an
nual event whose results counts to- S.l,
ari th a lit...!,.. . l I enJ'
quest that he write her a poem of
roses. ,
Mr. ' Littleton wanted to know
whether she had ever married a man
named Graves. She had not. ' He
asked if she ever "associated" with a
roan named Graves, or Greaves. She
couldn't remember, but would not
wara uie interclass rivalry trophy
at the university, has been scheduled
for tomorrow night. Miss Mvrti.
Mason of Boise,- Idaho, a member
of the women's varsity debate team,
will represent the senior class, and
Roy Skeen of ' Powell Butt, Or, has
been named as. the sophomore con
testant, Albert Geyer of Wenatchee,
Wash, president of the freshman
class, will represent that organiza-
lon, wnue wiinam uyars of Salem
Mr. Stokes' relations with the wit
ness were scrutinized. The million
aire took her to lunch at the Ansonla
and visited her and her husband at
the Long Island home on several
occasions for dinner. ' Mr. Stokes
took her to lunch at a restaurant
and suggested chicken curry. She
fell sick after tasting this delicacy.
Two days later the millionaire called
on the telephone, learned of her ill
ness and said the restaurant, "had
will speak for the Juniors. , (p0 rlsb.1, Jo, .serve caaaed pstrtchV'J
rights. It has reached the stage where
to take a share in the
responsibility for the organization and
direction or tne policies oi ui.n.u.
viewnnint must become con
structive. If it, Is to continue to share
the confidence and prosperity of the
nation it must share in the responsi
bilities. It must realize any plan oi
rHnn or nolicv that proposes to con-,
fer privileges and benefits on one
group-that are not to De extenaeo. iu
all others win mevna-uiy iw.
- "The farmer markets his labor In
the form of food, and at present at
nr low c rices. The farmer will not
continue his food production on that
hs.la Workers must recognize inis
situation. They must see to it tnai
transportation charges are so adjust
ed that the farmer's product may
reach its normal maraet wnnoui in-
.iirriinr an oxDense so great as to
eliminate the Dossibility of an ade
mm t return. They must recognize
the fundamental equality of the labor
that enters into food production ana
that enters Into manufacture, com
merce and industry and that to be
nrosperous a nation must be so or
ganized that each group receives its
proportionate snare.
St. Maries Power Question Tp.
BOISE. Idaho. April 12. (Special.)
Application was filed today with
the public utilities commission by the
Washington Water Power company
for a certificate of public necessity
and convenience, on which to build its
lines and give electric power service
to the town and citizens of St. Maries.
Inasmuch as there was opposition to
the application, a hearing has been
ordered and the date set for Friday,
April 22, according to George E. Erb,
president. .
Artillery Range Under Way.
ABERDEEN, WaslL, April 12. (Spe
cial.) Targets, pit paraphernalia and
other equipment for the Aberdeen
national guard coast artillery com
pany's range near Hontesano have
arrived and the range will be put In
operation as soon as possible. The
range wiU be on state land a mile
northeast of Montesano, and will be
10O0 yards in length. Practice will
be held every Sunday morning.
Members who attend will be excused
from drill.
Easy
Weekly
Terms
WOMEN ABHOR TAX MEN
BOOK AGENTS MORE POPULAR,
" THLYK ASSESSORS.
Seattle Housewives Use Numerous
Subterfuges to Discourage
Poll Tax Canvass.
S. H. green stamps for cash.
Holman Fuel Co., coal and wood.
Jlalu. ,353., .S60:21.-r Adv. . . . ,,. .
SEATTLE, Wash., April 12. (Spe
cial.) Book agents and peddlers, the
bane of the housewife's existence
are far more popular now than are
the deputy county assessors making
house-to-house canvasses tor poll tax
registration, said Frank HUH, county
assessor, Monday. All the well-known
"not at home" subterfuges employed
by the wives of Seattle to dodge
a rents are used to discourage his
rientities. aald Mr. HulL
Despite the difficulties encountered
by the deputies, however, Mr. Hull
was able to announce In the morning
that he has 80,000 completed poll tax
registrations on hand and on wednes
day would furnish County Treasurer
Gaines with a completed roil oi xo.uuu
names to enable the treasurer to start
mailing statements of the taxes due
on or .before May 1.
Mr. Hull has 225 deputies at work
on the registrations in the city and
county, who are daily turning Into
the office about 10,000 registrations.
"Sometimes," said Mr. Hull, "my men
meet with people who absolutely re
fuse to give any data in regard te
themselves. Of course, I could use
legal means to force them to give the
required Information, but don't wish
LOSS OF APPETITE
Pimples, Boils, Eruptions, . etc.
Mental and Physical Weakness,
Are. all very prevalent Just now.
and are positive proof that the
blood is wanting in the power to
defend the body against contagious
and Infectious diseases. They show
conclusively that the blood needs
thorough cleansing, enriching and
vitalizing.
Do not put off giving attention to
these dangerous symptoms.
Get Hood's Sarsaparilla today
and begin taking it at once.
Remember, this (medicine has
given satisfaction to three genera
tions, as a treatment for the blood,
stomach, liver and kidneys, and for
catarrh, rheumatism and other
common diseases. It builds tip the
system, makes food taste good, and
helps you to eat and sleep well.
For a gentle laxative or an active
cathartic, take Hood'a Pills, Xou
will like them.
to do this, and my men generally are
able to learn all they want to know,
When they run Into that sort of thing
they are instructed to get what in
formation they can and register per
sons. If anyone were really exempt
from the tax he would have no reason
not to answer questions."
Hood River lias Rain.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 12. (Ppe
clal.) A warm rain prevailed here
today. Gentle showers were wel
comed by orchardlsts, who eald that
the past week of drying winds had
evaporated surface moisture. The
rain will be of great benefit to newly
planted gardens and seeded grain
crops. The rains, too, will aid road
crews in scraping and shaping up
vnllev highways for apple blossom
week, which, It la now anticipated,
will fall about April 24-SO.
HEALTH IS A WOMAN'S GREATEST
ASSET
Confrnut the cheerful happy womnn
with head erect, the glow of'health
on her cheeks, the elastic step and
bubbling enthusiasm as she goes about
her dally tasks, with the woman who
suffers from backache, headaches,
Iragging-down pains, nervousnens and
despondency, Huoh conditions are un.
doubtedly caused by woman's ailments
which will yield to Lydla K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, whirh for many.
many years has been restoring weak.
ailing women to health and slrenKth.
Every woman who suffers in this way
owes It to herself to at least give it a
inn i. Adv.
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