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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BILLION IS VOTED
TO BOOST TRADE
FEDERAL CHILD LABOR
law is Held void
PANAMA IS READY
TO REPEL INVADER
BURGLAR CUTS OFF
GIRL'S BRAIDED HAIR
CLARA SMITH HAMON
RENEGES ON CELIBACY
GOMPERS SCORES
LAND OFFICE SLATE
FOR PORTLAND READY
548,500,000 VOTED
FOR SHIPS BOARD
X
E
ACT DECLARE D TO USURP
III GUTS OF STATES.
VICTIM WAKES UP, FIXXrS
BRAIDS HAMGIXG TO BED.
W03IA ACQCITTED OX MTTR
DER CHARG-E WEDS.
EDWARD D. BAL-DW1X CHOICE
FOR REGISTER.
lib
REDUCTION
Senate Bill, Amended, Is
Passed by House.
EXPORT STIMULUS PROMISED
Federal Reserve Bank Policy
Lashed at Hearing.
FINANCIAL TYRANNY SEEN
Gold Declared to Be Heaped Up in
United States at Expense of
World Civilization.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 22.
With a number of amendments, the
senate bill, which would make 11,000,
000,000 available through the war fi
nance corporation for stimulating: ex
portation of agricultural products,
waa passed today by the house.
Only 21 representatives voted
against the bill, while 311 voted for It.
The house eliminated senate sec
tions authorizing- the purchase by the
war finance corporation of $200,000,
000 worth of farm loan bonds, and the
creation of a new bureau In the de
partment of commerce to obtain In
formation as to trade conditions
abroad. The house also eliminated a
section which would permit govern
ment loans to accredited foreigners
engaged In exportation of American
farm products, but added an amend
ment providing for rigid restriction
of such loans.
By a vote of 196 to 136 the house
rejected a motion to recommit the
bill, offered by Representative Wlngo,
democrat. Arkansas, to reinsert the
eliminated senate provisions and to
add an amendment authorizing the
war finance corporation to make di
rect loans to agriculturists.
Reserve System Attacked.
Attacks on tne federal reserve sys
tem were renewed today before the
Joint congressional commission on
agriculture.
. J. S. Wannamaker of South Caxolina,
president of the 'American Cotton as
sociation, asserted that deflation of
the currency and of prices had been
torribly destructive to 'all American
producing interests; that It has been
wholly unnecessary, but that it had
been brought about deliberately by
the federal reserve bank.
"I heard as early as 1918 that plans
were being rigged to put on defla
tion," Mr. Wanamaker said. "This cul
minated In what was called a buyers'
strike in 1920. We never had a buyers'
trike; It was a buyers' panic, the
result of unceasing propaganda sent
out to make people afraid of prices,
to spread the fear that prices were
to go lower.''
Ill ask the commission to ask the
board the amount paid out for pub
Jicity during the last 18 months, for
correspondence and the distribution
of newspaper material."
Flnanclnl Tyranny Charged.
Federal reserve board policies in
connection with price and currency
deflation are "cynical, cruel and in
excusable," and constitute "financial
tyranny and commercial criminality,"
said Mr. Wannamaker. and he added,
are "heaping up gold in the United
States at the expense of all civili
sation."
Speaking, he said, for agricultural
producers, the witness asserted the
federal board and banks were re
sponsible for the general price de
cline. The board's pressure still was
being exerted upon "bankers who are
afraid of their shadow, who may find
all their loans called by the reserve
banks any minute, and dare not dis
obey its orders," according to Mr.
Wannamaker, who asked the commis
sion to recommend legislation for
general revision of the reserve board
personnel.
He proposed that the personnel be
composed of 12 members, nominated
from the various districts as repre
sentatives of Industry instead of
banking, who should be appointed by
the president and confirmed by the
senate. Further, he suggested that
the commission recommend the in
stant reduction In federal reserve re
discount rates to a basis of 314 per
cent on liberty loan collateral.
People "Servants of System."
"The federal reserve banking sys
tem, created to serve the people, by
Its adminlstation has made the people
servants of the system," he asserted.
"Its policy will require the American
people to pay with deflated dollars a
national debt borrowed in inflated
dollars."
Price declines that have been ef
fected lately, he declared, will not
help consumers because "they have
left nothing for agricultural produc
ers to do but combine and reduce pro
duction to so low In the future that
prices will give us some margin of
profit and let us pay our debts." 1
Investigation of the activities of the
National Grain Dealers' association
and other organizations alleged to b
"engaged In combating legislation fot
the relief of agriculture" was ordered
In a resolution adopted today by the
senate.
Senator Kenyon. republican, Iowa,
w. , . t K . tiA rAanliitlnn r. v n 1 I n n J
that the inquiry was sought because i
of the report that at a convention at mltted shortages of more than $13,000
Cincinnati in June under the auspices and attributed his misfortune to gam
(Concluded oq 1'atto :;, Column 4.) J bllng on horse races.
Spinning Stills in Xort.li Carolina
"Win Freedom From Payment
of Tax on Profits.
GREENSBORO, N. C. Aug. 22.
Judge James E. Boyd, in federal
court today, held the new federal
child labor law unconstitutional. The
Owen-Keating child labor law was
also held unconstitutional by Judge
Boyd two years ago and that ruling
was upheld by theupreme court of
the United States.
The opinion today was rendered in
the case of the Vivian spinning mills
of Cherryville. N. C, which asked an
order restraining J. W. Bailey, col
lector of Internal revenue from en
forcing th ac-t. The law lmDOsed a
federal tax of 10 per cent on the
proms derived from products on
which child labor was employed.
Regulation of labor. Judge Boyd
held in his decision today. Is one of
the powers retained by the states and
not delegated to the federal govern
ment. State child labor laws are ade
quate to care for the situation and
provide a penalty, not a tax, as Is
proposed, by the act of congress, the
decision said.
The attempt of the federal govern
ment to regulate labor within the
state is a usurpation of authority and
a violation of the sovereign rights of
the state, concludes the ruling.
An order permanently restraining
the collector from collecting revenue
from the "Vivian spinning mills wa
signed at the same time the opinion
was announced.
RANCHER, ILUHANGS SELF
Wife Finds Body Dangling From
Halter Rope in Woodshed.
ABERDEEN", Wash., Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) The body of Walter R. Ward,
45 years old. a rancher living at
South Union, east of Elma, was found
hanging from a halter rope attached.
to a ladder in a woodshed back of
his home at 12 o'clock last night.
Despondency over ill health was said
to be the cause.
Mrs. Ward had retired, but at mid
night became worried over the ab
sence of her husband and started a
search, which resulted in the finding
of the body. A doctor was called.
He said the man probably had been
dead two hours. Ward had been suf
fering from- some time with an ab
SCC6S.
POLICE SCHOOL LAUNCHED
Traffic Law "Violators .Pupils; Re
salts Are Expected.
LONG BEACH. Cal., Aug. 22.
Police Judge Hawkins opened
school here today. His students were
and are to be traffic rule violators;
his Instructor is a sergeant of police.
Hereafter, he announced, persons
arrested for minor traffic infrac
tions must attend two classes on the
traffic rules before they appear for
sentence, then they will be called on
to recite. A perfect recitation will
bring a suspended sentence; a grade
over 95 will bring a -nominal fine;
down to 80 per cent the fines will
increase, but those who fall will go
to jail.
Few failures are expected, he said.
BOY KILLED BY MEXICANS
EI Paso Youth Ambushed and Mur
dered by Outlaws.
EL. PASO. Tex., Aug. 22. Bennett
Boyd, 18 years old, of El Paso, was
ambushed and murdered by outlaws in
Mexico on August 18, according to
messages received in El Paso by his
father today.
Young Boyd was killed at the Care
tas ranch, about CO miles south of
Hachita, N. M.
The news of his death came in a
telegram from his brother, Cecil Boyd
who was on the ranch with him.
The father, J. J. Boyd, left at once
for the scene' and was joined at Ha
chita by. another son, Cody Boyd, of
Hillsboro. N. M.
LEGION HAS RELIEF FUND
$100,000 Turned Over by Red
Cross for Soldiers' Benefit.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 22. One
hundred thousand dollars, collected
by the American Red Cross during the
war for soldier relief work, was
turned over by the society today to
the American Legion to be used by
the latter organization in searching
out cases of former service men en
titled to but failing to receive aid.
The fund is to be used, together
with sums donated by the Y. M. C. A.,
National Community service. Knights
of Columbus and Jewish welfare
board, in the formation of "flying
squads" "charged with aiding needy
service men.
RED CROSS AGENT SHORT
Assistant Treasurer's Books Said to
Show $14,000 Deficit.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 22. C.
E. Wilson, second assistant treasurer
of yie American Red Cross, was ar
rested today charged with larceny
following an audit of , his books,
which showed, according to Director
Farrand, a shortage of about 114,000.
The warrant specifically charged the
theft of $800, but Red Cross officials
said this was only one of a number of
charges against him: .
According to the police, Wilson ad
Costa Ricans' March to
Coto Is Awaited.
AMERICAN MARINES ARE SENT
U. S. Forces to Watch Clash
Over Disputed Territory.
LONG STAY ANTICIPATED
Secretary of Xavy Announces Dis
patch Purely Precautionary;
Amicable Settlement Hoped.
PANAMA, Aug. 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Panama is prepared
and ready to repel the Costa Ricans
should they Invade the disputed Coto
territory. No definite action will be
taken, however, until it has been
learned what attitude the ' United
States government will adopt toward
Panama in the event the Panamans
oppose the taking over of Coto by the
Costa Ricans.
Cable messages sent by the Pana-
man government to Washington, with
the view of ascertaining the Ameri
can government s attitude toward
Panaman resistance to Costa Rican
occupation of Coto, have not been an
swered. Orders Given Police Forces.
Armed men to the number of 150
have been ordered to proceed to Coto
from David. They will take with the
ten machine guns, which were pur
chased in the United States last April.
Secretary of Justice Alfaro has
given orders to Chief of Police Arango
to hold the entire police force of Pan
ama and Colon in readiness "to march
to Coto. Identical orders have been
sent the heads of the police forces in
Interior towns.
Mayors have been ordered to revise
their volunteer forces and to advise
the men to be ready for an emer
gency.
WASHINGTON, - D. C, -Aug. 22,
while United states marines were
sailing southward today to stand by
when Costa Rica marches her forces
into the tiny bit of territory whosa
ownership Panama has so earnestly
and long contested, officials here ex
pressed the opinion they would have
a pleasant cruise and probably never
fire a rifle. . -
Action Is Precautionary.
The navy department, was re
quested by the state department to
send the marines and Secretary Denby
of the former department said the ac
tion was purely precautionary. He
emphasized that no action was antlci
pated and the belief generally was
felt that the territorial dispute would
be amicably adjusted.
Secretary Hughes' note to the gov
ernment of Panama, published today,
definitely declared it the opinion of
the state department that there exists
no valid reason" for Costa Rica fur-
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"I May Bo Back," Says intruder's
Note; Room looted of Money
and Keepsakes.
Miss Madeline Holmes, a sales
woman living at 308 Main street, was
the victim of an astounding attack
and burglary early Saturday morning,
when a burglar entered her bedroom
w'ndow and, after looting the room
of a considerable quantity of jewelry,
cut her braided hair," evidently with
a sharp knife cr a razor.
Miss Holmes had done her hair up
n two long braids when she retired
the night before. Both braids had
been cut in two close to the scalp
and had been left dangling to the
steel frame at the head of the bed.
Directly between these grewsome
tokens of the fiendish burglar's visit
was pinned a lettered note which
read: '
"I may be back."
Although the attack and burglary
took place between midnight and 1
o'clock Saturday morning, the police,
for some unexplained reason, did not
make it public until yesterday.
The burglar, according to the re
port made by Miss Holmes, entered
her room through an unlocked bed
room window. The head of her bed
is within a few inches of the window.
She said she was awakened at about
o'clock, when the burglar flashed
a bright electric flashlight In her face.
She jumped up . screaming and fled
from the room, as the burglar ran to
the rear of the house and made his
escape.
Not until she reached the door of
Mrs. H. P. . Stewart, landlady of the
rooming house, did the hysterical girl
realize that her hair had been cut.
Miss Holmes told police detectives
that her assailant was a large dark
complexioned man. but because of her
fright and hysterical condition she
was unable to give a more accurate
description. She was certain she had
not seen the burglar before, but told
the police she thought she would be
able to identify him if he is ao-
prehended.
Miss Holmes said she did not
awaken while her tresses were being
cut. A nurse .living at the same ad
dress was certain the burglar had
used some powerful drug, as the
tightened girl's mental and physical
condition Indicated it for several
hours after the attack.
The burglar apparently had ran
sacked the room of Its valuables be
fore he cl'pped his victim's hair. The
dresser drawers were all open , and
clothing and : fem'nlne . apparel had
been strewn about the floor. The
contents of a trunk also had been
strewn about the room.
Included in the jewelry Miss Holmes
reported taken were a gold watch,
valued principally as a keepsake, a
ruby ring, a cameo brooch, a lavallier
and other less valuable trinkets. She
lost also a $10 gold piece, a $2.50 gold
piece and $22.50 in currency and sil
ver. "I valued my watcn because of its
associations and also valued my other
jewelry, but all of them were nothing
as compared to my hair." bemoaned
Miss Holmes as she glanced at her
mass of ruined hair which lay In a
box by the bed. It took me since I
was 9 years old to grow my hair to
that length it was 18 inches long
and now I suppose it is ruined for
life."
Whether the unusual assault and
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Avowed Intention of Picture Act
ing and Missionary Work Gives
Way to Cupid's Wiles.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22. Clara
Smith Hamon, who" was acquitted in
Ardmore, Ok la., several months ago
when tried for the murder of Jake L.
Hamon, was married here late today
to John W. Gorman, a motion picture
director.
ARDMORE. Okla., Aug. 22. The
marriage of Clara Smith Hamon to
Mr. Gorman came as a surprise to her
sister. Mrs. V. D. Walling of Wilson,
Okla.
Following- her trial, Mrs. Hamon
has shown little interest in men and
their affairs. Mrs. Walling said, and
it was thought that she would devote
her time after the making of the pic
ture to missionary work.
Following her trial in Ardmore in
March, she made the statement to
newspaper correspondents that she
would never marry, despite the fact
she said she had received hundreds
of proposals of marriage in person,
by letter and by telegram from all
sections of the country.
TRAIN KILLS ASHLAND MAN
Shasta Limited Runs Down Oregon
Worker at Delta, Cal.
REDDING, Cal., Aug. 22. (Special.)
Henry H. McFarland, 2i years old,
a carpenter from Ashland, Or., was
run over and killed by the south
bound 'Shasta at Delta today. He
was walking down the track from
the water tank to his dinner in the
railroad boarding house. Neither the
engineer nor the fireman saw him.
Passengers in the observation car
at the rear of the train noticed the
mangled body and notified the con
ductor, who went back from the next
station south. The body had been
picked up in the meantime.
MoFarland leaves a father and
sister in Ashland.
CHILD KILLED BY TRUCK
Aberdeen Boy Crossing Street Runs
in Front of Machine.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) Struck by a Union dairy truck
driven by A. C. McNeil," Paul Johnson,
3-ynar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Johnson, 116 Chicago avenue, was al
most instantly killed shortly before
11 o'clock this morning.
According to the story told County
Coroner Austin by four witnesses, the
boy started to cross the street and his
view of the street, as was fhat of
the driver of the truck, was obstruct
ed by a milk wagon, which was stand
ing at the curb. The child was struck
by a fender of the machine and hurled
to the pavement, breaking his skull.
He died within a few minutes.
BURNS IN NEW POSITION
Detective Chief Becomes Head of
Federal Bureau.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 22.
William J. Burns of New York was
sworn In today as director of the bu
reau of investigation of the depart
ment of justice.
Mr. Burns succeeds William J.
Flynn, who resigned last week.
Unemployment of Labor
Held Economic Crime.
BURDENS CRUSH WORKERS
Capital Declared to Escape
Readjustment Penalties.
PROFITEERS STILL ACTIVE
Head of Federation Tells Execu
tive Council President Harding
Will Help Protect Investors.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 22.
The present unemployment situation
Is an "economic crime" that Is result
ing in a loss of 827,500,000 a day In
wages to the workers of the country.
President Gompers declared tonight.
following a session of the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor, at which present unemploy
ment conditions were discussed.
Wage reductions will not relieve
the situation, the veteran labor chief
said, adding that such action further
will curtail "our domestic purchasing
power," and more factories will close
because the people have not the
money to buy their products.
Wage Cuts Held Daiicrooi,
"The present depression." he added.
"ill become even more acute, and
the reductions, if they can be forced
upon us, not only will prove a boome
rang to the employer but a menace to
our economic, financial and political
structures.
"In all this talk about readjustment
and reconstruction, why is it that the
pressure Is always brought to .bear
upon those whose standards of life
and everyday existence would be de
moralized and deteriorated by a re
duction in wages, and why this drive
to reduce their wages first7 The rank
and file cannot understand how re
adjustment "and reconstruction can
mean only reduction of their wages.
. Profiteering Still Unchecked.
( "I have been asked who, among the
capitalists, has suggested a reduction
in the rate In interest on a loan or a
reduction of profits, or even a simul
taneous reduction of wages and prof
Its. The cost of living has not come
down. Instead, with profiteering un
checked and unrestrained, it is going
up, especially rents. Ninety per cent
of the homes in the United States
were built before the war. but the
exorbitant rents gouged out of the
tenants by the profiteering and un
scrupulous landlords is blamed on the
high cost of labor during the war."
The council had before it a pro
posal to call upon congress to take
steps to relieve the present unemploy
ment situation by legislation and
making appropriations that would aid
in speeding up public work. Action
on this probably will be taken later
this woek.
President Harding; Interested.
President Gompers reported to the
council that he had called at the
I wntte House ana asked President
Harding to take steps to have the
government protect the small Invest
ors from fraudulent and fake stock
schemes, to urge the continuance of
the issuance of treasury savings se
curities and to make them an attrac
tive Investment for the average
American worker.
He said that President Harding had
agreed to bring the matter to the at
tention of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon and co-operate to bring about
methods to rid the country of these
fraudulent schemes. The matter is
also to be brought to the attention of
the governors of the 12 federal re
serve banks.
Public Victim of Swindlers.
The labor chief declared the public
had been swindled out of about $5,
000,000 last year by the sale of worth
less and fraudulent stocks and secUr'
tlep. Mr. Gompers also reported to the
committee that .President Harding
with whom he had conferred on the
question of appointing a representa
tive of labor on the American delega
tion to the coming disarmament con
ference, looked with favor upon the
proposition. A definite decision is ex
pected shortly, h,e added.
WASHINGTON MINERS CLASH
Union Workers and Strike Breaker
Arrested at Newcastle.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) First trouble In the reopening
of the Washington coal mines on an
open shop basis was reported at New
castle, east of here, tonight, when,
following threatened violence, three
men were arrested, two of them union
men, on strike, and one a strike
breaker. Special guards, commissioned
as deputy sheriffs, made the arrests.
At the county jail the men were
booked as W. Geddes, a non-union
mine employe; H. N. Dunbar and
Theros Melan, union mine workers on
strike. A warrant charged fhe trio
with "using indecent language."
Geddes was released on bail of $100
posted by the Pacific Coast Coal com
pany, which operates the Newcastle
mine. Ball in like amounts was pro
vided for the other two by William
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Oregon Senators to Recommend
Appointment of Frank O.
Xortlirup as Receiver.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C Aug. 22. Edward
D. Baldwin, secretary to Representa
tive Sinnott of Oregon, graduate of
Whitman college and for several
years a resident of Walla Walla,
Wash., and The Dalles, Or., is to be
recommended for appointment as reg
ister of the local land office at Port
land. It Is expected that the Oregon
senators will make the announcement
tomorrow, at the same time announc
ing that Frank O. Northrup is to be
named receiver of the Portland land
office.
Objection to the appointment of
Burns Poe of Tacoma as collector
or internal revenue for the district
of Washington appears to have made
such a deep impression at the White
House that action will be held up
indefinitely. The protest of Guy
Kelly, republican national commltteee
man for Washington, is understood
to have been followed by similar pro
tests from other men powerful in
Washington state and national poli
tics. Not only have opponents of Mr. Poe
taken their objections to the White
House, but they are said to have pre
sented them to Postmaster-General
Hays and John T. Adams, national
chairman. It is said that the presi
dent has been asked to go over the
heads of the two Washington sena
tors and name Mark Davis of Tacoma
as internal revenue collector. It Is
doubted that the president will heed
such a daring request, but the effect
probably will be to delay the nomina
tion of Mr. Poe for some time.
E. D. Baldwin, who Is slated to be
recommended for the registership of
the local land office, was for a num
ber of years secretary to N. J. Sin
nott, representative from the second
Oregon district. In 1916 he was'secre
tary of the state central committee
and was active in the Hughes cam
paign. He has . not been actively
Identified with local politics since
that time.
Frank O. Northrup, slated for re
ceiver. Is a real estate man with of
fices in the Northwestern National
bank building. He resides at 153 East
Sixty-eighth street,
Mr. Baldwin would succeed Alex
ander Sweek as register and Mr.
Northrup 'would assume the duties
now in charge of George I. Smlfh, who
was appointed under the first Wilson
administration.
LIVING COST DROPS BIT
Clothing and Sundries Decline,
Food Prices Going Up.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The cost of
living decreased .7 of 1 per cent In
July, according to figures made pub
lic today by the national industrial
conference. Prices are still 62 per
cent higher than in July, 1914, and
only 2.8 per cent lower than the peak
reached in July. 1920.
Declines in July were in clothing,
which dropped 3.5 per cent, and in
sundries, which dropped 1.1 per cent.
Food prices, the report said, went up
3 per cent.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature. 77
degreea ; lowest, o2; clear.
TODAY'S Fair, westerly winds.
Foreign.
Panama ready to repel Costa Ricans
V Page 1.
Church takes band In Irish parleys. Page 12.
National.
Senate bill with billion for farm exports
in passed by House, rage l.
Federal child labor law Is held uncon
stitutional. Page 1.
P.jllroau ' funding bill Is passed by house.
Page 12.
Policy of Harding on shipping upheld by
, Mark Sullivan. rage it.
Portland land office slate prepared.
Page 1.
Disarmament data gathered. Page S.
Joint army and navy board admits air
plane is Important factor In war. Page
18.
148,500.000 voted by senate la shipping
board deficiency Dill, rage l.
Ex-service men get four rehabilitation un
versttles. Page 4.
Domestic,
Prohibition is declared to be no cause ef
crime wave. Page 2.
Samuel Gompers attacks wage reductions
as economic crime. Page 1. ,
Clara Smith Hamon married. Page 1. !
Mrs. Obenchaln and Burch win delay for
murder pleas. Page 3.
Eleven lives lost In hotel fire In Georgia-.
Page It.
Bands of liquor smugglers are reported to
be on verge of wreck. Page 4.
rsvrifie Northwest.
Killing of Ragalns puzzles Umatilla
authorities. Page 5.
Return 3 per cent, says phone expert.
Page 8.
Dr. Brumfield flies into rage during talk
with newspaper men. Page 3.
Sports.
Making of aquatic records described.
Page 11.
Crack tennis teams open championship
doubles tournament. Page 10.
McCredie turns down cash offer for
Beavers. Page 10.
Playground tennis tournament gets under
way. Page 11.
Portland casters win In national tourna
ment. Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Salmon market firmer because of short
pack on coast. Page 19.
Decrease in wheat visible lifts market at
Chicago. Page 19.
Liquidation and short selling weaken en
tire stock list. Page 19.
Lumber bookings for orient are termi
nated here. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Multnomah county victorious in budget
law test. Page 9.
Burglar cuts oft girl's braided hair.
Page 1.
Army of pickers will Invade Oregon fields
about September 1. Page 8.
Everybody Is happy in beach rate war
Page -0.
Citizenship trial of "Woerndle waits. Page
Citizenship trial of Woerndle waits. Page 12.
Senate Agrees After Long
and Stormy Debate.
HARDING CENTER OF FIRE
Stand on Bonus Enters Into
Deficiency Arguments.
SOLDIER PROMISE CITED
Borah, and Lodge Support Crilof
Executive's Appearances in
Addresses to Lawmakers.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 22
After a continuous session of more
than 12 hours, during which President
Harding's course In recently address
ing the senate on soldier bonus legis
lation was vigorously debated, the
senate reached an agreement on all
provisions of the shipping board de
ficiency bill carrying 148,500,000;
and upon adjourning at 11:15 o'clock
tonight arranged to take a vote on
passage of the bill upon reconvening
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Early in the day the senate elim
inated an amendment to limit salaries
paid to officials of the board and to
night on virtually straight party
votes. it rejected three separate
amendments offered by Senator
Trammell, democrat, Florida, de
signed to prevent employment by the
board of a lawyer recently connected
with firms having claims against the
board.
Stormy Debate Is Started.
President Harding's appearance be
fore the senate last month in opposi
tion to passage of the soldier bonus
bill started a storm of debate.
The discussion was started by
Senator LaFollette. republican. Wis
consin, who referred to the resolution
introduced In the house by Represen
tative Cockran, democrat. New York,
criticizing-the president for address
ing one branch of congress on pend
ing legislation and drew many sena
tors into the fray.
Senator Lodge, the republican
leader, called attention to the "peace
without victory" speech of ex-President
Wilson to the senate prior to
American entrance into the war and.
his address on the suffrage amend
ment later.
It would be k 6ad day, the Mass
achusetts senator said, for the repub
lic when any one of the three
branches of the government could not
confer with another.
Declaring it was not necessary to
"eulogize Mr. Harding," Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho, said that on
the question of the bonus, "we sur
rendered our judgment to his dicta
tion." Precedents Held Plentiful,
"If the president wanted a prece
dent, there were plenty, he declared,
adding that this did not change the
situation.
Mr. La Follette assailed the presi
dent for what he described as execu
tive interference with the legislative
branch of the government. He as
serted that the president was brought
into the debate to prevent passage of
the bill and that his action was with
out authority under the constitution.
"It were well If that black page in
the senate's history could be de
stroyed and forever forgotten," Mr
La Follette declared. "It was re
markable that alarm should seize the
president's mind when the soldier
bonus bill was pending and appear
at the senate to rescue the nation's
finances from utter destruction."
President Is Defended.
Mr. Lodge declared he saw "no rea
son for debarring" the president from
congress, and Senator Knox, republic
an, Pennsylvania, interjected:
"And I see no reason why. congress
should be barred from tne w nite
House, as has occurred In the last
eight years."
Mr. Lodge also cited numerous con
stltutional provisions which, he said.
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