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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1921)
3, Till: MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 1921 NO MIR y RECLAMATlOrJ BILL Measure Introduced in Sen ate National in Scope. EX-SERVICE MEN FAVORED Senator Moves to Get Support of Sooth in Order to Get Leg islation Acrosa. THE OREGONIAN JTEWS BUREAU, w ashlnsrton. D. C, Nov. 22. Because he sensed possible difficulty in obtaining- the necessary votes to pass his 150,000.000 western arid land rec Jamation bill, Senator McXary today Introduced a new bill which combines Irrigation In the west with swamp and overflow land drainage In the south. The new bill Increases the amount to be made available from $250,000, 000 in the original McNary. bill to 1350,000,000, but retains the district principle of the earlier bill. Senator McNary had been Impor tuned for months to combine with the south on a joint Irrigation and drainage measure, but held out against such a proposal until It ap peared that sufficient votes could not be mustered to pass any recla mation bill without southern support FMrat Bill Limited. In connection with his new bill ha gave out the following statement: "In legislation so Important as leclalming the great waste areas of the country It is seemingly Impossible to frame a" bill at one time that will embrace all of the features necessary to assure wise legislation. The bill offered by me in the senate some months ago, and by Representative 6mith of Idaho in the house, con ceived reclamation only from the standpoint of the application of water to the land. This made the undertaking purely western in Its character, being limited to the 17 arid and semi-arid western and inter mountain sta-tes. "I have felt for some time that the plan should be national in scope In order to Insure the enactment of the proposed legislation into law and de velop a national Interest In the plan of reclamation. "The bill which I have offered In cludes with irrigation the reclamation of swamps and overflow lands. The underlying principle contained in the previous bill is maintained, namely, that the foundation is the Incorpor ated district whose bonds are sold and the money derived therefrom made liquid by sale so that a huge sum will grow from the start to last long enough to reclaim great areas of land now unproductive. Sum la Increased. "The aum Is Increased from $250, 000,000 to $350,000,000 to be returned to the government In sums of $50, 000,000 annually, commencing with 1950. "The most Important Improvement to the bill Is its soldier settlement feature. It provides as did my former bill that the soldier shall have free through homestead entry government land within a project, but this bill goes further and provides that the government shall pay from the gen eral treasury to the district all taxes levied and assessed on account of in terest on the land taken by the vet erans or the veterans' widows. This gives to the ex-service man or his widow free land plus governmental money free from Interest charges due on account of the cost of the con struction of the project. These pro visions for the ex-service men are 'mended only to cover the element of land settlement In the whole scheme of adjusted compensation." mary election In Centralia. The can vass showed the following: For mayor George L. Barner, 442; August J. Oess. 166; T. C. Rogers, 165; J. S. Saunders, 541; Dr. J. G. Sargent, 65; R. C. Stanley, 161, and E. P. Thomas, 77. For commissioner W. W. Dicker son, 931; F. E. Davis, 454; Walter E. Johnson, 141; W. B. Keir, 788; Nettle Maloney. 169; James Munk. 226; T. E. McGill, 162. and H. B. Ogle, 236. Mr. Saunders, present city commis sioner, and Mr. Barner, a young Cen tralia business man and overseas vet eran, will fight it out for mayor at the city election December 6, while Mr. Dickerson, Incumbent, and Messrs. Kelr, Davis and Ogle will be the four candidates for the two commissioner ships. A two-platoon system for the Cen tralia fire department also will be voted on at the election. DONERS TO LEAVE TODAY MATIXEE EXDS ENGAGEMENT AT ORFHEl'M. Mary Haynes Makes Big Hit With Series of Exclusive Songs AVhlch Win Andience. Kitty Doner, her charming little sister Rose and her big brother Ted will appear for the last time at the Orpheum this afternoon, as their en- BUTTE BROKER GIVES UP Alleged Embezzler of $10,000 Says He Will Return for Trial. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 22. Edward C. Sachs, 45. formerly a stock broker of Butte, Mont., was arrested late last night when he voluntarily crossed the border from Tla Juana and sur rendered to San Diego officers to answer a charge of embezzlement. Sachs, according to telegrams from Butte officers, was charged with em bezzling more than $10,000 from clients while engaged in a stock brokerage business. He declared he would return voluntarily to Butte. According to officers here, Sachs blames his troubles on strike diffi culties in Butte, following the loss of his oil holdings and continued fi nancial misfortunes. Butte officers, according to telegrams received to day, have left for this city to return Sachs to the Montana city. TRIAL OF JNDIAN BEGUN Yohyowan Accused of Killing His Mother With Ax. TAKIMA. Wash., Not. 22. Trial of Jacob Tohyowan, Yakima Indian of White San, on a charge of murder was begin this afternoon In the Taklma superior court. Tohyowan Is accused of killing his mother, Eliza Yohyowan, with an ax at her home near White Swan on October 15. Colwash Yohyowan, a brother of the accused, was the first witness. In spite of two feet of snow on a revel and drifts In many parts, every person summoned for jury duty an swered rollcall in court today. Rex. R. Hackett. who left his -wife and two babies alone on a ranch six miles from White Swan, was excused. CENTRALIA VOTE COUNTED Result Shows Saunders and Barner Mayoralty Candidates. CENTRALIA. Wash., Nov. 22. Special.) The city commission at its weekly meeting tills morning can vassed the results of yesterday's pri- STOUT - LYONS DRUG CO. ONE-CENT SALE NOW GOINO ONI YOU CAN BUY A $5 CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR lc Both S forest THIRD AI MOBRISOV AND WASHINGTON STREET, NEAR FIFTH. J ... J I X r ' 'i CLEIfflCy TO WAfl OFFENDERS LIKELY President to Review Cases of Certain Convicts. SABOTAGE NOT INCLUDED Kill? Doner B, who closes Orpheum enarasrement today. gagement nere closes with the mat inee today. The other features of tho Kitty Doner show are Dave Kramer and Jack Boyle, happy-go- lucky comedians; Mary Haynes, in ex clusive songs, and Mrs. Gene Hughes, a Portland tavorite, In a new comedy playlet called "Contented Peggy." Kitty Doner Is not only classed as one of the best girl dancers on the American stage, but big critics have said that she has no equal In the grace and ease with which she wears men's clothes. Kitty, Rose and Ted Doner present an act called A League of Song Steps." It is a happy melange of songs and dances, with Eddie Moran at the piano, and a popular bit i the Bowery dance pre sented by Kitty and Ted In Imitation of a dance staired by their father ana mother at Tony Pastor's In New York many years ago. Mrs. Gene Hughes Is a character actress with a style all her own, and her playlets always permit her to wear gorgeous gowns. "Contented Peggy," her playlet this season, has numerous comedy lines and situations and she is registering one of the bits of the show. Warehouse Cases Booked. OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 22. Upon petition, the department of public works has entered a complaint against the Donaldson Warehouse company and the J. D. Long warehouse com pany, both of Pomeroy, for alleged excessive charges for handling and storing grain. The hearing has been set for December 6 at Pomeroy. The petitioners were E. H. Kimball, George Kuhn and F. Bartlow. In con nection "with the hearing, the depart ment also will listen to the case of Henry Bartell, M. M. Slabaugh and Alfred Waldman against the Zumwalt Warehouse company of Zumwalt, based on similar charges. Haying Tools Stolen. ; ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Thieves entered the Johnson ranch barn last week, stealing about 125 feet of three-eighth inch hay line, a shackle block and some tools. The articles were missed Sunday. The same barn was entered a year ago and a canvass belt stolen, which later was recovered. Orpheum matinee today, l-25-50-Ad. Read The Orwronian classified ads. Red Rock Cottage Cheese - fr Thanksgiving . You will find ample supplies of fresh, delicious "Red Rock" at grocers, markets and deli catessens. A hew delight for Thanks giving a salad or a dessert made of "Red Rock." Order now and avoid disappointment. RED ROCK SALAD Put. a slice of pineapple on a crisp leaf of lettuce and cover with Red Rock cottage cheese, add a spdbnful of mayonnaise and . a dash of paprika. It's delicious. COTTAGE CHEESE AND OLIVE SALAD eChop a few olives and ntTx "with Red Rock cottage cheese. Arrange on lettuce leaf and serve with French or boiled dressing. Did you ever eat "Red Rock" cottage cheese pie? It's a treat! Red Rock Dairy Hillsdale Release of Eugene V. Debs Will Be Passed Upon Separately by Nation's Executive. WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 22. Ex tension of executive clemency to of fenders against wartime laws now In prison will be given early consid eration by President Harding, it was said today at the White House. The subject was discussed at the cabinet meeting, and t it was understood a policy of leniency toward these of fenders where possible was generally approved. The president has asked the attorney-general for a digest of each case and Mr. Daugherty expects to have it completed In two weeks. Under the administration's policy, there would be no sweeping proclamation of amnesty, it was said officially, but each case would be considered on Us merits. . Sabotage la rt Included. The president is understood to' view with disfavor release of persons who advocated property destruction or in dustrial offenders, although attention would be given service men guilty of infranctlons of disciplinary regula tions of more or less seriousness. There are, according to Mr. Daugh erty, about 75 civilian wartime law fonHn.. urvinir mntpnrp in fed eral prisons and 14 soldiers who woufS come within the clemency programme. Mr. Daugherty indicated that the Justice department would favor free dom for this class of prisoners by pardon, commutation of sentence or parole, where the facts and good con duct records would warrant. Debt' Case Is Separate. The question of freedom for Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader,- will be treated separately, he said, adding that recommendations to the president have been completed, although it was understood there would be no possi bility of action by Thanksgiving. Any affirmative action in the case, he said, would be either a pardon or a commu tation, as Debs was not eligible for parole. Mr. Daugnerty Indicated that the Debs case would go forward, after the programme .with regard to the Other prisoners had been started. Alice Robertson, republican, Okla homa, only woman member of the house, contended persons unpatriotic during the war should remain in jail. battle Cruisers Are Viewed Under Limitation Plan. Condition of British.. American and Japanese Fleets Studied. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 22. One of the four British battle cruisers to ba retained, the Tiger, was laid down in 1911. She would be ready for replacement also In 1931. The other three, the. Hood, Renown and Repulse, were war-built and designed for action in the North tea. ' Applying the 20-year life rule and the holiday decade to the ships Amer ica proposes to keep, eight of the 18 In 1931 would be 20 years old or more from the date their keels were laid. Two of them, the Delaware and North Dakota, would be 24 years old from completion before the ships to replace them were commissioned. The new est ships, the Maryland, California, Tennessee, Idaho and Mississippi, how ever, would still have almost a decade of active life when the holiday ended. In the same way in the Japanese retained fleet, the oldest Japanese lattleship, the Setteu, was laid down In 1911. She would have but three years of active life left when the holiday ended. Four other of her six battleships, the Fuso, Yamaehiro, Ise end Higua, would have from four to five years to go before being scrapped as worn out and replaced. The Na gato alone would have a decade or more of serviceable life left and the four battle cruisers, the Kirishina, Haruna, Hi-Yei and Kongo, also would have only four or five years before they would be replaced. Viewed in this way, there is some reason to believe that both the Brit ish and Japanese experts think the United States would come to the end of the holiday period in far better shape than either of the other two powers. The situation apparently would weigh more heavily on Japan than on Great Britain, because under the 5-5-3" ratio of Secretary Hughes' plan, already accepted by the British, the British would have to provide for a 20 per cent reduction of their fleet by 1931, when the ratio would f.pply. Japan would not face any such reduction, however, and ' must get to work promptly on new ships if she was to maintain even the pro posed "5-6-3" ratio. It seems possible that Secretary Hughes contemplated a still greater reduction in tonnage than the 500,000-500,000-300,000 capital ships aggre gate laid down in his replacement plan. He was stating the case for the United States with the possibility of an agreement on far eastern and Pacific questions in the background. There seems little reason to doubt that the American replacement pro grammeto' apply after the holiday Is largely tentative except in the "5-5-3" ratio principle. It was expected by the American delegates, without question, that a 10-year test of the practical results of other agreements reached as to the far east would pave the way for still further naval re auctions at the end of that time. LIQUOR CASES NET $2400 Two Are Fined and Three Forfeit Bail in Montesano. . MONTESANO, Wash.. Nov. 22. (Special.) Liquor fines and bail for feitures Saturday amounted to J2400. A. G. Anderson forfeited a 1600 ball. He was to have answered to the charge of passession of liquor. Gil bert Bartaluccl contributed $300 bail when he failed to appear to answer to the same charge. Joseph Sonnabend and Roy Ed wards appeared through their attor ney and paid a fine of J250 each on a possession charge that had been ap pealed to superior court. Sonnabend failed to appear to answer to a jointist charge, and his $1000 cash bail was" forfeited. KIRBY CLEMENCY ASKED Petitions Signed Generally by Teachers at Yakima Institute. YAKIMA. Nov. 22. Petitions ad dressed to Governor Olcott of Oregon asking for commutation of the sen tence of Elvie Kirby, sentenced to hang on December 2 for his part in the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor of Pendleton, Or., were signed generally today by teachers attending the Yak ima county teachers' Institute here. Mrs. Minnie Bean, president of the Washington Educational association, addressed a meeting of the Yakima teachers' league, which changed its name to Yakima County Teachers' association. Robbery of Store Interrupted. ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) An attempt to rob the C. H. Clemmons Logging company's store near Melbourne last nigh: at 11 oclock was frustrated by the appear ance of a night-watchman on the scene, who frightened ' the burglars away. They managed to make off with some small change, four cheap watches and three safety rasors, how ever. In their hurried exit they left a bungle of clothes on the counter and the manager of the store says it is nearly an even trade. Canoe Upsets, Girl Swims Asohre. ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Miss Nellie Johnson, sopho more" it Oakville high school, had a narrow escape from drowning Mon day morning when the canoe in which she was crossing the Black river on her way to school was overturned. After a hard struggle she reached the shore. 1 BELFAST ITERS KILL 9, WOUND 30 Home Rule Begins With Bomb ing and Shooting. TRAM CAR IS BLOWN UP Shipyard Workers Attacked on Way Home by Murderers Who Make Escape in Safety. BELFAST, Not. 22. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Two bombs were ex ploded in a tram car full of ship yard workers here this afternoon, killing three of the occupants and in juring 18 others. At least six other persons were shot to death today in rioting that attended the first day's actual functioning of the new Ulster government, created by the home rule act of last spring. Shortly after the attack two more bombs were thrown among a crowd watching a fire and 12 persons were injured. Deaths during the disorders of yes terday and today totaled nine. The attack on the tram car oc curred as shipyard workers in the car were returning home. Firing la Fierce. With the cessation of work at the big shipyards and warehouses this afternoon firing became fierce in the Ballymaccarett district. Police and military were rushed to the scene. The bombs were thrown from a crowd of men. The car was packed. Confusion followed. The men who threw the missile fled and the unin jured workmen on the car ran away, panic-stricken. Finally when the ex citement had ceased somewhat the injured and dead were taken from the debris. Tramway service was suspended in the district around the York street thread mills. There was shooting during tho day near the labor exchange, where a clerk was killed and another man so badly wounded that he died later. The remainder of the staff of the exchange fled in pan la Snipers Are Active Snipers began their activities In the York street area at dawn, when one man wag killed and several others wounded. Two other deaths occurred later as a result of shooting affrays During the shooting this afternoon a bullet pierced a gas pipe'in a house on Thompson street, the estr-ping gas causing the death of three per sons. OrpTieum matinee today, 15-25-50-Ad. Orpheum matinee today, 15-25-50-Ad. Whenerer good friends gather at jour home, serve Coffee. 'It is tho one beverage that Is snre to please everybody t JOINT COFFEE TRADE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE 74 Wall Street New York COPPER the universal drink Viim'i!imi!!!mniiHMinnmnrrl QCcfQixDayr V IN olden days what a time they had at love-making! How much more help the young man of today can find in winning the girl, when he tucks a box of Vogan's under his arm. It will invariably bring the smile he treasures. Take her the brilliant orange huedTan Jar package for Thanks giving. It's the candy success oj the hour! Pure country cream, smooth rich chocolate, combined with choice roast ed almonds and delicate fruits. Each oddly-shaped piece is a complete delight I Tan Jar will delight the ones you love. No other package is quite like it VOOAN CANDY COMPANY Portia ad and Spokane OH Merchandise of cJ Merit Only" An Exclusive Showing --and Prices as Low as $45 e OVERCOATS FROM ENGLAND r :JF. . VI 1 s.J,CrU T-va-j -'M.- . J JT 3r, -rrrr- i-'ZfjAf m Mil's. "- si 9. -A- ii c "IS- '(J v 3 w They're the "ANGLOTEX" Coats Made of Woolens Selected by . Lipman, Wolfe's Own Representative at the Mills in the British Isles Here only in Portland are the "Anglotex" Overcoats and some of them were made in England. All of them distinctly by their appearance make known their high origin. "Anglotex" Ulsters and box coats "Anglotex" belted models and the English Raglans of tweeds, cheviots and homespuns mixtures, plaids and overplaids. All sizes for men of all builds. ' Prices as low as $45. An Express Elevator Takes Men Direct to the Clothing Section on the Fifth Floor ? . '- V.: :.'.v. : i X:- I - . r . Their Like Not Seen in Portland in Last Seven Years the Shipment Just in Men's New Shirts of Finest ENGLISH FLANNELS Again and again did our representative try to get us shirts like these when he was in England but they were not to be had. Then on the last trip across he was able to locate some of the right sort of flannels and immediately he brought them to America and ordered them made up into shirts of finest character. Here they are shirts of English wool broadcloths and 'shirts of English silk-and-wool fabrics in conservative, purely tasteful patterns. The prices are $8.50 and $10. Also to Be Announced French Ties Importation of silk ties from France heavy taffeta ties in the new "sulka" shape and all hand-sewn. They are to sell at $5. Street Floor Lipman, W olfe & Co. OH