KIPif
VOL. LX NO. 19,0G8.
Entered at Portland (Oregon
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECE3IIJER 31, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TUSK OF LIMITING
BUT LITTLE IS LEFT
FOR PARLEY TO DO
!2 PASTORS SNUB
WIFE'S H0MF FIRED; $10,000,000 PURCHASE
WORLD'S RECORD SET
FOR NON-STOP FLIGHT
DEBS' WAR ACTION
STILL UNFORGIVEN
FAIR BILL FACES
VETO THURSDAY
Promoters Have But Lit
tle Time to Act.
FARMFlLS SELF! BY SOVIET COMPLETED
DRJ'ELVEEN
OXLY "LOOSE KXDS" REMAIX
TO BE GATIIEItED UP.
ESTRA'.lEXT TOO MUCH
GRAIN BOUGHT FOR RELIEF IX
VOLGA REGION.
PILOTS IN AIR FOR 2 6 HOURS
19 MINUTES 35 SECONDS.
, O H. E. PERRIV, 6 0.
NAVIES
END
Tonnage of Airplane Car
riers Is Fixed.
DETAILS LEFT TO EXPERTS
Some Kind of Declaration on
Divers Expected.
5-POWER PACT DRAFTED
Americans Withdraw Objections to
Japan's Plea to Clarify
Treaty on Pacific.
"WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 80.
(Fy the Associated Press.) The arms
conference has virtually reached the
nd of Its efforts to put a curb on
naval armaments.
To the capital ship settlement was
added today an agreement for limita
tion of future tonnage in airplane
carriers, and then the naval commit
tee adjourned Indefinitely, leaving de
termination of various problems of
detail to a sub-committee of experts.
Some sort of declaration with re
gard to the use of submarines and an
agreement not to construct any auxil
iary vessels hereafter with a tonnage
of more than 10.000 are expected
also to be added to the accomplish
ments of the conference before the
final curtain Is rung down. A five
power treaty embodying all the points
on which there is agreement now is
in process of drafting.
Treaty to lie Clarified.
There are growing indications, too,
that the four-power treaty to pre
serve peace In the Pacific, which
already has been signed, will be in
some way further clarified before the
conference quits. The American dele
gation Is understood to have with
drawn any objection to the Japanese
proposal that the treaty's scope be
defined as not including the major
Japanese Islands,' and the plan for
n exchange of clarifying notes or
for a.nendmcnt of the treaty text Is
expected to take definite form within
a few days.
The Japanese request for a clari
fication of the treaty's terms is said
to have bt-en based largely on the
development of a difference In -view
on the subject between President
Harding and the American delega
tion. This development has been a
topic of such widespread speculation
In conference circles that the presi
dent today took occasion to charac
terize as "silly" published reports
that Secretary Hughes was consider
ing resigning from the cabinet as a
result of differences arising between
him and the White House during the
arms negotiations.
Far Eaat Problem Neat.
What is to be done about the far
astern problems now becomes the
big unanswered question of the con
ference. Japan and China are dead
locked in their efforts at a separate
eettlement of the Shantung contro
versy and, as a consequence, all the
other far eastern discussions are at
a standstill. It was indicated tonight
that a meeting of the far eastern
committee would be held next week,
at which China would attempt to
transfer the Shantung negotiations
Into the full conference.
Meantime senate discussion of the
accomplishments of the conference
are continuing even though the sen
ate Is not In session. Today's con-
a .ributlou to the argument came from
Can....... I.' A ira r.mihl if.n V.nr T,iiv
who declared in a public statement
that the Washington negotiations had
laid the foundation for great progress
toward peace and good will.
Today's agreement on airplane car
riers, a type of ship which still is in
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FACTS AND FIGURES IN
OREGONIAN ANNUAL
EDITION.
In the annual edition of The
Oregonian, to be issued next
Monday, there will be many
articles detailing various fea
tures of life in Oregon, ade
quately illustrated.
Complete figures on Ore
gon's crop, its value; how many
trees of various kinds are in
bearing; salmon pack figures;
population figures, export and
import figures and numerous
other data in table form.
If you want to know about
Oregon's highway construction,
the programme in general or
in detail; how much has been
expended, etc., you will find it
in the highway section. There
is an excellent article, among
others, by R. A. Booth, chair
man of the state commission,
going into the details of this
important subject.
. Horticulture, agriculture, in-,
dustrial activities, harbors
numerous features are in
cluded in text and picture.
Naval Experts Have Vet to Work
Out Detailed Agreements on
Capital Slilp Pact.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 30. (By
the Associated Press.) These are, the
"loose ends" of the naval limitation
programme remaining to be gathered
up now that the principal Issues of
the negotiations have been put out of
the way:
1. The naval experts have yet to
work out detailed agreements under
the capital ship settlement, for estab
lishment of a standard tonnage sys
tem of measurement; for the replace
ment building that has been agreed
to, for methods of scrapping; for de
termining the relationship of mer
chant fleets to war fleets In war
time; and for prevention of warship
construction In any place or manner
that would violate the naval holiday.
2. France still has formally to ac
cept the 10,000 tons limit agreed to
by the other powers for individual
warships of the auxiliary classes.
3. The first Root resolution reaf
firming existing international law
principles for regulation of subma
rine warfare is to be put into final
phraseology and formally adopted.
4. The second and third Root reso
lutions, prohibiting use of submarines
against merchant vessels and making
illegitimate underwater warfare an
act of piracy, are yet to be accepted
or rejected by France, Italy and
Japan.
6. The complete capital-ship agree
ment, the agreement on airplane car
riers, the auxiliary craft limitation
and the resolutions finally accepted
regarding submarines are to be put
into a five-power treaty and formally
signed.
AUTO LAW IS ATTACKED
Endeavor to Be Made to Have Act
Held Unconstitutional.
MEDFORD, Or, Dec. SO. (Special.)
The new Oregon auto law. passed
by the session of the legislature last
winter and under which this year's
licenses are Issued on the weight of
cars, will be tested In the courts in
an endeavor to have it declared
unconstitutional, by Attorney Lindas
of Medford, who will bring the test
car case shortly after the first of the
new year.
The idea of Mr. Lindas, who has i
been recommended for appointment as
receiver of the United States land
office at Roseburg but whose ap
pointment has not been confirmed,
is not to attack the entire law but
only that feature of license classifi
cation by weight of car, which he
declares is unfair and unconstitu
tional. AUTO COMPANY FORMED
II. & E. Corporation Has Head
quarters in Portland.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 30. (Special.)
The H. & E. Auto company, with a
capital stock of $100,000. has been In
corporated by H. C. Hopkins, T. Ure
Williams and Thomas F. Bradshaw.
Headquarters will be in Portland.
Conners is the name of a new corpo
ration for which articles were filed
here today. The incorporators are
Mac Wood, Frank Conner and L. A.
Rechen. The capital stock is $25,000
and headquarters will be at Union.
The Bend Hardware company, with
headquarters at Bend, and the Klum
Advertising company, with offices in
Portland, have filed notices of disso
lution. 1'atton & Robinson, Inc., with head
quarters at Medford, has increased its
capital stock from $20,000 to $30,000.
CHINESE BODY PROTECTED
Fruit Cake Placed Beside Soldier
Who Died in War for America.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 30. Outside
the south gate of Canton. China,
within sight of all who travel the
road that the gate commands, is the
grave of Chen Chang-Sen, who died
on the battlefields for America, the
country of his adoption, and beside
it is a fruit cake donated by the
government of that adopted country
to regale his spirit.
Chen Chang-Sen's body was sent
to China to rest beside the bones of
his ancestors. The United States gov
ernment asked how it should be pre
pared for shipment and Chen Sing-Lo
of San Francisco, father of the sol
dier, asked that the fruit cake be
put beside it.
Officers of the ninth corps army
area, who handled the matter for
the government, told the story to
day. HARDING SURE OF HUGHES
Report That Secretary of State Will
Quit Is Scouted.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec 30.
President Harding characterized today
as "silly," reports that relations be
tween him and Secretary Hughes had
been greatly stralnej by developments
during the arms negotiations.
The president's statement was made
in reply to a question asked at his
conference with newspaper men today,
based on published stories that Mr.
Hughes was contemplating his resig
nation from the cabinet, as a result of
the difference of view over the scope
of the four-power treaty and various
other developments since the arms
conference began.
Beyond saying that such reports
were "silly," Mr. Harding would not
talk about the subject.
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DeCCn Oil 031116 1101111
Is Declined.
CHARGES BY. GIRLS CAUSE
Congregational Clergyman to
Quit Programme.
REBUFF IS UNEXPECTED
Rev. Messrs. Bowman and Hinson
Jtefuse to Appear With Man
Under Fire in Church.
Dr. William T. McElveen, pastor of
the First Congregational church of
this city, who is finishing up his
work here and will go to Baltimore,
Md., to be pastor of the Associated
church there next month, yesterday
was the recipient of a sensational re
buke on the part of Dr. Harold Leon
ard Bowman, minister of the First
Presbyterian church, and Dr. Walter
Benwell Hinson, pastor of the East
Side Baptist church. Both refused to
appear with him on the programme of
the Portland Ministerial association,
scheduled for next Tuesday morning,
because of charges recently filed
against lm by several young women.
dinners Never Published.
Th charges, which have never been
made public in full text, related to
what members of his congregation
and others friendly to him aver are
"trivial" things, "old stuff" and "not
worth consideration, in fad," but
which were sufficient to cause Drs.
Bowman and Hinson to refuse to ap
pear to sanction his presence as a
minister of the gospel, it was said by
them yesterday afternoon.
As to the ministerial association's
programme, it was officially stated
last night by Dr. Edward Constant,
president, that It will proceed as orig
inally announced, with Dr. McElveen
eliminated, by arrangement between
him and Dr. Constant yesterday aft
ernoon. In Dr. McElveen's place
Chaplain F. K. Howard of the Good
Samaritan hospital will appear. The
general theme will be "The Minis
terial Life," and Dr. McElveen was to
have spoken on the subject, "The
Minister as a Cltlsen," with the others
taking different parts.
Career Is Stormy.
Yesterday's developments added a
sensational chapter to Dr. McElveen's
stormy career in Portland since early
last September, when trouble began
brewing because of alleged indiscre
tions upon his part, such as calling a
girl "a little slut," use of the word
"damn" and the words "by God." and
telling a girl who appeared at the
church one night to "go home and put
on some clothes."
Dr. McElveen announced at that
time that he would doubtless seek an
other field and recently submitted his
resignation. The executive council of
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WE HAVE A FEELING
1. ..usal of Mate to Be Reconciled
Declared In Note to Have
Caused Fatal Shooting.
YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 30. H. E.
Perrin, farmer, 60 years old, smarting
under a sense of injury because his
wife, estranged from him, had refused
to be reconciled and had sold their
home, early, today set fire to their
bungalow near Grandvlew and then
shot himself twice, falling dead in the
yard a short distance from the bias
ing house. The body was found by
neighbors attracted by the fire. The
house was entirely destroyed, with
its contents, except such as Perrin
removed before setting the fire.
The home was the property of Mrs.
Perrin. She wrote from Seattle a
couple of days ago, telling Perrin she
had sold the place and intended pass
ing the winter in California. Dale
Smith of Grandvlew bought the prop
erty. He was to have taken posses
sion next Monday.
The things taken from the house by
Perrin consisted of his business pa
pers and a few treasured books from
his rather extensive library. These
he had placed in a suitcase, with a
tag. finely lettered, directing that It
be delivered to H. O. Thomas, a friend,
and raking that Thomas be named ex
ecutor of his estate.
A statement written with red chalk
on a piece , of wrapping paper said:
"I did not want to do what I have
done. I tried my best, my very best.
to get a reconciliation. She rejected
it and would have her own. way
would neither listen, reason nor for
give. I am driven to desperation. I
cannot stand the heart pressure. If
our home must be rent asunder I
would rather die than live."
The statement went into details of
Perrin's financial dealings with his
wife. On another sheet he asked that
Rev. F. L. Cook of Dayton, Wash., be
notified. "Have him come and offi
ciate and pay him $10." the note said.
A will included among the papers
in the suitcase left all Perrin's prop
erty to his own relatives. Mrs. Perrin
formerly was Mrs. G. W. Sterns of
Sunnyside. She and Perrin were mar
ried several years ago.
JAPANESE DEPORT BRITON
Alleged Agent of Soviet Government
. Sent to Shanghai.
TOKIO, Dec. S. (Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) Boris Grey,
said to be a naturalized British sub
ject, although born In Moscow, has
been deported to Shanghai.
Grey was accused by the Yokohama
police of being an agent of the Rus
sian soviet government, sent to Japan
to spread bolsbevist propaganda.
BANKER TO BE PARDONED
Convicted Cincinnati Man to Be
Freed New Tear's Day.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 30.
President Harding has granted a par
don to J. Herman Dierks, a banker of
Cincinnati, convicted under the espi
onage act during the war, effective
New Tear's day, it was stated today
at the White House.
Action was taken upon affirmative
recommendation by the department of
justice.
THAT FRANCE WONT GET VERY FAR WITH THAT.
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Uncle Sam I
International '
"Backer
'
Walter Brown Signs on Behalf
of American Association and
Krassin for Russia.
LONDON, Dec. 30. (By the Associ
ated Press.) The agreement nego
tiated here last week wfiereby soviet
Russia will turn over to the Ameri
can relief administration $10,000,000
worth of gold for the purchase of
grain In the United States for famine
relief in the Volga region was signeu
here today by Walter Lyman Brown,
on behalf of the relief administration
and by Leonid Krassin on behalf of
the Russian soviet government.
The agreement calls for the ex
penditure of $10,000,000 in America
within 90 days. The purchases of
food and grain are to be made
monthly at the rate of not less than
one-third of the total amount and
the first order must be given within
five days of the signing of the agree
ment. JAPAN HELD CHECKMATED
Hopes for Concessions In Siberia
Declured Blasted.
VLADIVOSTOK. ' Dec. 5. (Corre
spondence of the Associated Press.)
Japan's menace to the sovereign
rights and territorial integrity of the
far eastern republic of Siberia has
been checkmated by the presence in
Washington during the international
arms conference of delegates from the
Siberian republic, according to ad
vices received from Chita.' quoting M.
Nikoforoff, president of the republic.
The declaration was made before
the national assembly at Chita. M.
NikoforofT said that Japan's hopes for
concessions and sacrifices on the part
of the republic in exchange for recog
nition by Tokio had been blasted.
RISE IN FARES DENIED
Salem and Eugene Cases Decided
by Public Service Body.
SALEM. Or., Dec. 30. (Special.)
The Oregon public service commis
sion, in an order Issued here today,
denied the application of the South
ern Pacific company for an increa-j
in fares on the lines of the Salem
Street Car company and the Eugene
Street Car company. The new tariff
proposed to increase the present city
fares of 5 cents oh both the Salem
and Eugene street-car -systems to 8
cents, t On - the Eugene-Springfield
line it was proposed to advance the
fare from 10 to 16 cents.
The order refusing an advance was
signed by Commissioners Williams
and Buchtel. A dissenting order was
written by Commissioner Corey.
BOY HUNTER KILLS SELF
Oscar Hoffman, 16, Wounded Fa'
tally With Shotgun.
OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. SO.-Spe-
cial.) Oscar Hoffman, 16. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hoffman, of Needy,
accidentally killed himself this morn
ing while out hunting.
The lad was talking with James
Wilson. He had placed his shotgun
on a log. The hammer caught, caus
Ing it to discharge when the weapon
slipped.
Coroner Pace was convinced that It
was an accident and no Inquest was
held.
4
Liberation Declared Sole
ly Act of Grace.
CONDUCT IS TO BE WATCHED
Release Granted to Prevent
Example of Harshness.
GREAT LESSON TAUGHT
Attorney-General Daugherty As
serts Condonemeiit of Espion
age Violation Refused.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 30.
Freedom was granted Eugene V. Debs,
the socialist leader, from Atlanta fed
eral penitentiary on Christmas by
President Hording solely as "an act
of grace"; and Debs' violation of tho
war laws remain unforglven by the
government. This was disclosed to
night by Attorney-General Daugh
erty, who made public the text of his
recommendations to the president in
the Debs case.
'Tt will be observed," Mr. Daugh
erty said, "that a pardon was not
granted Debs, but that his sentence
was commuted. The action of the
president in nowise condones the of
fense and the relief was solely an
act of grace. The gratitude of Debs
will be measured by his conduct in
the future."
The administration's theory of
action in the Debs case, according to
Mr. Daugherty, is to be considered as
the government policy in relation to
others Imprisoned for violation of the
war laws, of which class of offenders
"probably no better case could be se
lected," he declared, than that of
Debs.
Separate Treatment Opposed.
"Regarding this class of so-called
'political prisoners' as they are termed
by those who are demanding their re
lease," Mr. Daugherty said, "there la
no real reason why they should be
treated any differently than any other
persons who violate the law aside
from the fact that many of them, as
well as their friends and associates
on the outside, actually believe and
are sincere In their belief that they
have violated no Just law, and were
strictly within their constitutional
rights in their public utterances which
have been found to be in violation of
the espionage act.
"Of course, there" are others among
them who were and are actively con
sciously disloyal to our government
and who contemplate and intend to
disrupt and overthrow our present
form of government whenever oppor
tunity presents Itself and are work
ing to that end. As for them, noth
ing can be said. They are past rea
son and the only argument they can
understand Is the heavy arm of the
law. They have been Justly and wise
ly convicted and must suffer the pen
alty of their misdeeds."
In reaching his decision regarding
Debs, the attorney-general reviewed
the history of the case, quoting cop
iously from the speech delivered by
Debs before the socialist convention
at Canton, O., in 1918, pointing out
that the constitionality of Debs' con
viction was upheld by the supreme
court and asserting that this was the
second time Debs had "set up his the
ories of government against the" gov
ernment itself" referring to the so
called Pullman strike of 1834. "
In considering the matter Mr.
Daugherty stated he had given Debs
the privilege of discussing his case
with the attorney-generaf personally
because of his position as a leader in
his line of thought "with the desire
to give the subject, which affects
many others as well, the fairest pos
sible consideration."
Harshness Example Not Wanted.
In dealing with pardon cases, he
continued, the object to be accom
plished by imprisonment, the protec
tion of society, must be taken into
account vengeance should not enter
into a case and where a reasonable
punishment necessary for an example
to others Is accomplished, there is no
Justification for further Imprison
ment. In the particular case of Debs,
he added, there was a danger that
his prolonged imprisonment would
have an injurious effect on a large
number of persons who would regard
It as unjustifiable, and rather than
being beneficial to society It might
operate as an example of harshness.
Discussing the question of Debs'
health, Mr. Daugherty declared that
he appeared to be physically strong,
but as a matter of fact was not, and
he is not a normal man mentally on
this particular subject." Considering
Debs' age of 66 years, the attorney
general asserted that the passage of
his life appropriated to the ten years'
sentence was excessive.
Clemency in some degree was Justi
fied. Mr. Daugherty found, but he
could not recommend a pardon "as it
would doubtless Le misunderstood to
be a justification or condonation of
his acts." "To require Debs to un
dergo full sentence," he added, "would
present to many only an example of
extreme and unjustifiable severity,"
while too great leniency "would be
resented by those who have tood loy
ally to the support of the govern
ment In Its hour of greatest need."
Mr. Daugherty maintained that a
IConcluded on Paff 2, Cwluma S-i
Part of Time Passed in Snow
Storm and Part in Gales So
Cold to Freeze Oil Pump.
MINEOLA. Dec. 30. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Flying without a stop
for 26 hours 19 minutes 35 seconds
part of the time In a snow storm, the
remainder through gales so cold that
the oil pump of their Larsen mono
plane quit working and finally forced
them to descend, Edward Stlnson of
San Antonio, Tex., and Lloyd Bertaud
of San Francisco, ect a new world's
record today for continuous flight In
a heavier-than-air machine.
The previous record of 24 hours 19
minutes 7 seconds was made by two
Frenchmen at Etampes.
The Americans took off In a snow
storm at Roosevelt field yesterday
mwning Just before 9 o'clock. Shortly
after 11:17 o'clock this morning their
all-metal ship, gli-strning in a brilliant
sunshine, glided back to the snow
blanketed earth, a few feet from
where the start had been made.
Stinson and Bertaud were a sorry
looking pair when they stepped from
their machine.
Their eyes wore bloodshot. Neither
had a wink of sleep since they took
off and Stlnson said his only nourish
ment had been a little coffee. News
paper men found difficulty in Inter
viewing Bertaud, who had been deaf
ened by the rear of the motor.
The pilot said that the maximum
altitude achieved during the night
was 4700 feet. The machine carried
350 gallons of gasoline when she took
the air and still had 70 when she
landed.
VENUS HELD UNINHABITED
Astronomers Are Convinced Planet
Supports No Life.
SWAHTHMORE, Pa., Dec. 30. In
vestigations by E. St. John, director
of the Wilson observatory, California,
and Seth B. Nicholson, his assistant.
Indicate that the planet Venus sup
ports no life, they asserted in papers
read today before the American As
tronomical society in convention at
the Sproul observatory, Swarthmors
college. Both declared they had dis
covered no oxygen or water on Venus
and therefore the presence of even
animal life was precluded.
The council, of the society decided
to hold Its next meeting at Yerkcs
observatory, Williams Kay, Wis., the
week following next Labor day. The
next winter meeting will be held at
Vassar college and the summer meet
ing of 1923 probably at Mount Wil
son observatory, Pasadena. I'aL
FULL PUBLICITY ASSURED
Canadian Testimony In Stlllman
Case to Itc Aired.
MONTREAL. Dec. 30. All testimony
taken in Canada In the Stlllman di
vorce case will be heard publicly, Eu
gene Godln, commissioner named to
conduct the Canadian hearings, an
nounced today.
Mrs. Anne U. Stlllman. who arrived
In Canada today and went to Que
bec pending opening of the hearings
on January 11, is prepared to produce
a score or more witnesses in an effort
to disprove allegations of Intimacy
with Fred K. Beauvais, Indian guide,
who was named as co-respondent by
James A. Stlllman, New York banker.
TRAIN HIT; 2 DIE, 15 HURT
Rear-Knd Collision Occurs at Ele
vated Ha 11 road Station.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Two perrons
were killed and 15 others were in
jured tonight In a rear-end collision
at the t'orty-second-street station of
the Ninth-avenue elevated railroad.
Passengers were boarding a south
hound train when another traveling
In the same direction crashed Into it.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The W'ehther.
TESTER OAT'S Maximum temperature. 42
degrees; minimum. 34 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; winds mostly easterly.
rirmamrnt Conference.
Alteration of pact not asked for by Japan.
Page 2.
Task of limiting navies near end. Page 1.
" Foreign.
Soviet completes $10.0j0.000 wheat deal.
Page 1.
National.
Harding- scouts Idea of Hughes quitting.
Page 1.
Senate to start redrafting tariff. Page 2.
High meat prices blamed on retailers.
Page 3.
WiWon, gray, haggard and broken in serv
ice of n.-ition, retirrs. Page 5.
President asks Srretnry Wallace to call
conference of farmers. Page 3.
Iometlr.
Debs war violation unforglven. Page 1.
World's record set for non-stop flight
Page 1.
J u 1pe tetis science heads to select trustee.
Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Wife's home aet afire; farmer kills self.
Page 1.
War talk scored by Mr. Polndexter. Page 8.
Fair election bill faces veto on Thursday.
Page 1.
Women at Oregon bat men In acholar
ahip. Page b.
ft porta.
1921 brilliant year in coast athletics. Page
14.
High schools bar professional athletic
coaches. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat offerings by farmers checked by
fall in market. Page 21.
Free selling depresses wheat at Chicago.
Page 21.
Rails and standard industrial stock higher
and specialties lower. Page 21.
Portland formally asked, to Join In ship
ping merger. Page 20.
Australian cargo arrives In river, Tago 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fine turkeys now available at lowest
prices quoted this year. Page 12.
Oregon law prohibiting picketing Injunc
tions held unconstitutional. Page 22.
More municipal financing near, flays dealer.
J'age 20.
Two ministers snub lr. McElveen. Page 1.
Chatactr building In school ia urged.
Vaga 7.
GOVERNOR IS IN QUANDARY
Submission to Voters by Inia
tion Proposed.
MR. 0LC0TT IS SILENT
Should Measure He Signed, Then
Held Imuliil, Cost of Elec
tion Would lie Wasted.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 30. (Special. )
Unless tho proponents of the pro
posed 1925 exposition are able to de
termine by next Thursduy whether
the fair legislation considered at the
recent special session of the legisla
ture was legally approved, It is likely
that Governor Olcott will veto tho bill
passed during the closing hours of
the assembly authorizing a special
election to be held May 19 in con
junction with the regular primary
contests.
The so-called special election bill
reached the executive offices today
and, under the law, the governor has
until nertt Thursduy night at 12
o'clock to affix his signature to the
document, veto It In toto, or allow It
to go to the secretary of state to
become a law at the explraion of the
statutory five-day period.
Semite Anion Iteralled.
At the time the special elect. on bill
was being opposed on tho floor of the
senate by tho so-called agricultural
bloc, a number of the exposition pro
ponents argued that in case any one
of three matters passed by the legis
lature for submission to the volcrl
was declured unconstitutional, the
entire measure would be invalidated.
Uecause of this showing. Senator
Kberhard of Union, who had consist
ently opposed the fair legislation,
cast his vote for tho Hpociul election
bill, with the result, that it carried
ill the senate by a bare conslltut ionul
majority of 16 votes.
When the special election bill
reuched the, executive offices totlay it
was discovered that It contained no
reference to lis Invalidation in case
any one of the measures approved by
the legislature for submission to the
voters were declared unconstitutional.
On the contrary, the bill contained th
usual saving clause to the effect that
any measure or resolution offered for
submission to the voters which failed
to receive the approval ol the legis
lature should not be referred.
Governor In Uunnrtnry.
Because of the definite construction
of the special election bill, and the
fact that the fair proponents will not
have sufficient time by next Thurs
day night to determine whether the
exposition legislation was passed
legally in the senate, the governor is
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SULLIVAN MAKES PO
LITICAL FORECAST
FOR 1922.
The Mark Sullivan article to
appear in The Oregonian Sun
day, January 1, will be a fore
cast of the political year 1922,
including an recount of the
personalities and issues in
volved in the senatorial and
congressional primaries and
elections.
These primaries will begin
in some states as early as
March, and will continue dur
ing all the succeeding months
until the general elections in
November.
Among the senators whose
seats will be contested during
the coming months, either in
primaries or elections or both,
will be:
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
Massachusetts; Senator Hiram
Johnson, California; Senator
Harry S. New, Indiana; Sen
ator Atlee Pomerene, Ohio;
Senator Frank Kellogg, Min
nesota; Senator William M.
Calder, New York; Senator
Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Ne
braska; Senator Joseph Fre
linghuysen, New Jersey; Sen
ator Frederick Hale. Maine;
Senator Robert M. LaFollrtte,
Wisconsin; Senator Porter J.
McCumber, North Dakota;
Senator James A. Reed, Mis
souri and several others.
In addition, the entire mem
bership of the lower house of
congress will cojne upMn these
primaries and elections.
The Mark Sullivan article
will cover these and other
political aspects of the coming
year.
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