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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1923
PRICK FIVE CENTS
SPOKANE DETERMINES
TO IGNORE SEATTLE
QUOTA ASKED FOR BASI.V SUR
VEY TO BE 3IADE UP.
L
UMATILLA 'EX-AGENT
ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
SUSPECTED BURGLAR
EX-OREGON MINISTER
EGCLES BROTHERS
TRANSPORT WITH 1000
ABOARDFIGHTS STORM
CllAFT LEAKING AXD BEATEN
BY MOUXTAIXOUS SEAS.
BRUTAL, SAYS BOY
"tflllTE WASHING BY GRAXD
' ' JURY ALSO ALLEGED.
REX HASKELL POSES IX SOUTH
AS McMlXXVILLE GRADUATE.
NEWBERRY SEATED
s
PR NC PAL
Oii HEuK
FRANCE IN CRISIS
ir over stock
BY SENATE, 4641
Large Expenditures in
Campaigns Condemned.
VINDICATION IS CLAIMED
Senator From Michigan Is
Pleased With Result.
STRAIN MARKS DEBATE
Final Ballot Taken AftcV Pay of
Combat Unlike Any in lie
cent Months.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 12
Truman II. Newberry of Michigan to
night finally won his long fight for
seat In the United States senate.
The right to the seat was deter
mined by the senate Itself, which by
a vote of 46 to 41 on a resolution
sponsored by republican leaders as
serted that Mr. Newberry was entitled
to his seat.
All who voted for him were republi
cans, while nine republicans and 32
democrats voted against him. Three
senators were paired for and three
against the resolution, and three1 sena
tors did not vote.
Policy Statement Appended.
Added to the resolution declaring
Mr. Newberry entitled to his seat and
denying the claim of Henry Ford, the
defeated democratic contestant In the
1918 election, that because of cam
paign expenditures Mr. Newberry was
not entitled to sit In the senate, was
& statement of public policy by which
the senate "severely condemned and
disapproved" the use of excessive
urns in behalf of any candidate.
The rollcall deciding the issue was
as follows:
For seating Senator Newberry:
Republican. Ball Brandcgee, Barium,
-Cslder, Cameron, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
Dillingham. Kdge, Elklns, Ernst. Fernald,
Fiance, Krellnffhuysen, Gooding. Hale,
Tlnrrelil, Kellogg. Keye., T.enroot, Lodge, j
MfCnrnilrk. Mci'umber, McKlnloy, Sic
lean, MfNary, Nelson, New, Ni:holson,
oddle, Pago, Pepper, Phlpps, Polndeter.
Hhortrldgc. dmoot, Spencer. Btanfle'.d.
Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth. Warren.
Wat ami of Indiana. Weiler and Willis
Total, 1(1.
Against:
Republican Borjh, Capper, Jones--of
Washington, Knny'n. Vtt,,,, '-a Follette,
JJorbeck. Norrls and Sutherland 9.
Democrats Ashurst. Broutward. Cara
way, Culberson, Dial, Fletcher, (lerry,
Glaus. Harris, Harrlaon. Hefltn, Hitchcock.
Jnnn of New Mexico, King, McKellar,
Myers, Overman. Owen, Plttnian, Pomer
ene, Randell. Robinson, fiheppard. Shields,
Nlmmons, Smith, Hwanaon. Trannell. Un
derwood. Walsh of Massachusetts, Walsh
of Montana, and Williams Si!. ,
Ylndictatlon la Claimed.
Mr. Newberry, himself on the floor
only once during the long battle and
then to speak in his own defense last
Monday, telephoned his supporters at
the capltol tonight that he regarded
' the result as a "complete vindlctatlqji
and an exoneration of myself and all
concerned."
His announcement definitely an
swered statements made during the
closing hours of debate that Mr.
Newberry did not approve of the
resolution in its final form. His sup
porters had held that the condemna
tion of the use of excessive sums of
money appended to the original reso
lution, merely restated what the
majority of the investigating com
mittee had written in its report, and
what Senator Xcwberry himself had
""said. Democrats and republican op
ponents, however, contended that it
placed the Michigan senator under a
cloud, and' there were insistent de
mands that he be "voted out or in"
on a clear-cut issue. ,
Resolution Iff Adopted.
The text of the resolution by which
Mr. Newberry's title to his seat was
cleared and which dismissed the
charges made and the contest filed
gainst him by Henry Ford follows:
"1. That the contest of Henry Ford
against Truman H. Newberry be
and it is hereby dismissed.
"2. That Truman H. Newberry is
hereby declared to be a duly elected
'senator from the state of Michigan
for the term of six years, commenc
ing on the 4th day of March, 1919,
and Is entitled to hold his seat in the
senate of the United States.
"3. That whether the amount ex
pended in liis (Michigan) primary
was 19i,uO0. as was fully, reported
or openly acknowledged, or whether
there were some few thousand dol
lars in excess, the amount expended
was in either case too large, much
larger than ought to have been ex
pended. The expenditure of such
-excessive sums In behalf of a candi
date either with or without his
knowledge and consent being con
trary to sound public policy, harmful
to the honor and dignity of the sen
ate and dangerous Jo the perpetuity
of a free government, such excessive
expenditures are hereby severely
condemned and disapproved."
Senators Are Kihauiited,
The end of the Newberry contro
versy came at 6:28 P. 3,1., and the
senators, exhausted from the strain
of the battle which had been waged
unceasingly on the floor and under
the surface for days, quit work until
Monday.
The final vote was taken after a
day of combat unlike any in recent
months and after the democrats and
l he nine republicans had made stren--ICuJciu.'.cd
" 3. Column l.j
Inland Empire Chamber Decides
to Go Ahead With Plan to En
gage General Gocthals..
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Spokane today withdrew its in
itiation to Seattle to contribute $3000
to the $10,000 fund necessary to bring
General George W. Goethals, builder
I of the Panama canal, to make an en
gineering survey of the Columbia
basin project, as 'the result of indif
ferent and "discourteous" considera
tion given to the Spokane delegation
of business men by the state develop
ment bureau of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce.
Spokane business men, at the same
time, pledged to bring General Goe
thals to 'make the survey "regardless
of Seattle," with the assistance al
ready offered by Tacoma and other
communities. Spokane, according to
the decision made today, will raise all
of the money required to fill the gap
In the Goethals fund which was left
by the failure of Seattle to co-operate.
This action was taken by the Co
lumbia basin committee of the Spo
kane Chamber of Commerce after the
executive" committee had reported on
the coast trip made by the Spokane
delegation, which represented the
Chamber of Commerce and other civic
bodies.
Two resolutions, "both of which re
flected the "Columbia basin spirit of
Spokane," were adopted by the .gen
eral meeting.
"Regardless of Seattle," one resolu
tion said, "Spokane will raise the
funds necessary to bring General
' George W. Goethals to make a survey
of the Columbia basin project."
SENATE CHIEFS TOGETHER
Plans for Legislative Programme
Practically Comptete. .
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 12 Sen
ate republican leaders today were
virtually in agreement bli a legis
lative, programme for the present ses
sion and have under consideration a
new proposal for combining the
soldier bonus and allied debt refund
ing bills to enable cash payments to
former service men by sale of bonds
received from the allies.
The allieddebt refunding bill, the
bonus measure, the tariff revision
bill, the treaties growing out of the
armament limitation conference, the
farmers' ro-operative marketing bill
and reclamation legislation are said
to be the major items in the repub
lican programme.
HUSBAND HELD TO BLAME
Coroner's Jury Reports on Killing
of Salt Lake "Woman.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 12. The
coroner's Jury, investigating the cir
cumstances in connection with the
death of Mrs. Myretta Woods. 40,
whose charred body was found in
her apartment Monday, returned a
verdict this afternoon "that she was
feloniously killed; that she was
killed by external force or strangu
lation, or both, she being dead be
fore being burned."
"The evidence produced," the verdict
says, "points to Ormer Woods, her
husband, as responsible for her death,
and while the jurors do not pro
nounce him guilty they recommend
that he be held for further investi
gation." SUBSIDY PLEA FORECAST
Request for Legislation by Presi
dent Predicted by Lasker.
BOSTON. Jan. 12. Albert D. Lask
er, chairman of the United States
shipping board, speaking-members
of the Boston chamber of commerce,
today predicted that President Hard
ing would soon appear before con
gress with a message asking for sub
sidies for shipping.
The subsidies woujd be more than
paid for, he said, by the increased
price which could then be obtained
for vessels which the shipping board
wished to sell. ,
Need for a merchant marine, he de
clared, was greater today than be
fore the war.
LUMBER TARIFF PENDS
West Coast Dealers Not to Make
Request Unless Cu inula Acts.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BU
REAU, Washington. D. C, Jan. 12.
Robert B. Allen of Seattle, secretary
of the West Coast Lumbermen's asso
ciation, submitted to Senator Poin
dexter today a brief, setting forth th
wishes of northwest lumbermen rela
tive to the new tariff bill.
This brief, which will be laid before
the senate finance committee by Sen
ator Polndexter, It was understood,
does not ask a tariff on lumber ex
cept as Canada, raises a tariff barrier
against American lumber.
FOUR SHOWS CONSOLIDATE
Combination Declared World's Big
gest Circus Corporation.
PERU, Ind.. Jan. 12. The" largest
circus corporation In the world has
Just been completed at Cincinnati, O.,
by ", merger of the Hagenbeck
Wal'.ace, Sells-Floto. Howe's Great
London and John Robinson shows,
according to worj received here.
The capital stock is $2,500,000 and
the concern is incorporated under
the laws of Ohio, it was said.
4
Jack Endicott Kicked, is
Pupils' Charge.
UNDUE SEVERITY IS DENIED
L. D. Roberts of Chapman Re
ports Lad Hurt by Fall."
PUNISHMENT IS ADMITTED
Child" Said to Have Been Shaken
Because He Laughed "While
Being Reproved. "
Charges that L. D. Roberts, p. n
cipal of Chapman school, shook and
kicked a 12-year-old pupil. Jack Endi
cott, Injuring him so severely Mon
day afternoon that he Is confined
to his home, have been presented to
the school district authorities and
were sustained by young Endicott and
two companions. Principal Roberts
admitted that he punished the boy.
but denied that he kicked him. ' and
declared that the punishment was
necessary and not unduly severe.
"He complained that I had hurt
his left hip," said the principal yes
terday, "and tha I had broken It
by kicking him, as he said afterward,
after he was down. I did not believe
this was the case, nor do I now, for
I had not-.intentlonalljr kicked him
even If I had, on account of his,
... , ,' . . . , . I
position on the floor the Injury would
have been to hjs right side."
Principal Tells Story.
Principal Roberts" had occasion to
reprimand Jack and two fellow pupils
for boisterous conduct. As he talked
to them the Endicott boy laughed,
whereupon the principal seized and
shook him. He fell to the floor and
did not .arise until aided to his feet.
Ordered into the principal's office
he called his mother, Mrs. L. G. Endi
cott, by telephone, and was taken
home.
"The other boys say that RjoberU
threw Jack' agalns: the banisters."
said Mrs. M. Baybrook of Linnton
road, with whom the boy lives. "As
he came back toward the principal
he was either struck or thrown down.
While on the floor they say that he
was kicked, and Jack 0iya so, too.
Anyhow, he could not get up.
"He called his mother from the
office, after being placed there by
the principal, and told her he thought
his hip was broken When she ar
rived Roberts said that he was sorry
he had hurt Jack, but not sorry that
he had punished him. The boy' w;as
not lau-ghing at him. it seems, but
merely hecauRe one of the other boys
(Concluded on Tajce 3. Coliunn 3.)
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Attorney-General Announces New
Investigation Into Case of
E. F. B. Ridgcway.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.)
Charges of bribery, directed at E, F.
B. Ridgeway. state prohibition agent,
whitewashing of the' offictr by the
grand Jury and charges of conduct
unbecoming an official, on the part
of W. L Keator, district attorney of
Umatilla county, will be the subjects
of a special grand Jury investigation
to be launched at Pendleton within
the next few days with A. J. Lilje
qvist, assistant attorney-general, act
ing in the capacity of legal adviser
to the inquisitorial body.
The grand Jury Investigation was
announced here tonight by I. H. Van
Winkle, attorney-general, following
the visit of District Attorney Keator
to Salem last Monday. It was made
plain at the attorney-general's office
that the grand Jury probe had been
demanded by District Attorney
Keator," who said he had been accused
publicly of serious offenses in con
nection with the conduct of his office.
The charges and counter-charges
originated when a PendlCton . news
paper published a story to the effect
that Mr. Ridgeway, who until De
cember 31 had been employed as
prohibition enforcement officer by
Umatilla county, had accepted money
In return for protecting bootleggers.
It also was alleged that Mr.
Ridgeway once served a term in the
reformatory at Monroe, Wash., and
that last summer a warrant was
issued for his arrest on a charge of
obtaining money by false pretenses.
Investigation of these charges
subsequently was made by the Uma
tilla grand jury with the result that
the officer was exonerated.
Mr. Ridgeway appeared before the
grand Jury, it was said, and admitted
that he was a trifle wayward when
a youth, and that he had served a
. . . .
short term in the Monroe reforms-
tory. He further admitted that be"
cause of a misunderstanding be had
overdrawn his' account in a Dallas
bank by $60 This money, he said,
was paid back when the discrepancy
was called to his attention.
Verbal testimony before the g-and
jury, it was said, did not support cer
tain affidavits charging Mr. Ridgeway
with bribery and other conduct unbe
coming an official. ..
Following the grand Jury report,
the accusation was made by tbe Pen
dleton newspaper that District At
torney Keator, through the assistance
of henchmen, had whitewashed Mr.
Ridgeway.
Commenting on the grand jury In
vestigation, the Pendleton newspaper
said: a
"Things have come to a pretty pass
In this community of ours when offi
cers cavort under the protection of
state stars, draw public money for
salaries, dicker with bootleggers, get
drunk on their liquor, party around
wi.th them, accept bribes for protect
ing them, and then double-cross them.
"Things have come to a pretty pass
when drunken police officials will
stop an old man on the road and
search his car. Just for a lark, when
iConciuUtd on Page 'J, Column 2.)
THERE'S SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS ABOUT
J la ii Under Arrest in California
for Robberies in San Jose In
volved With Holdups.
SAN JOSE. Cal.. Jan. 12. Rex Has
kell, arrested early today at Santa
Clara by a sheriff's posse and charged
w'th having entered and robbed sev
eral homes here, declared to author
ities tonight that he was educated
for the'minlstry at McMinnville, Or.,
ordained and held pastorates in that
state.
According to the authorities, Has
kell said he roomed in San Francisco
with four men implicated In the re
cent holdup there of a cable car, in
which 14100 was taken from car com
pany officials. The death of his wife
and child. Haskell told officers,
caused him to drink excessively. He
attributed his trouble to this cause.
Haskell is believed by Sheriff Lyle
to be the man responsible for a series,
of daring crimes in this city. Ha
said he was an ex-Baptist minister
and occupied three pulpits in Oregon.
When arrested he was known at his
lodging house as George Van Smith
of Oakland.
Haskell has confessed to Sheriff I After first sejlng, without sue
Lyle that he served one term in the cess, to have two of his brothers ar
Utah penitentiary for burglary, and rested for thievery, David Eccles.
was sentenced to serve ten years in wealthy timber operator and one of
the Oregon penitentiary, bjjt was re
leased on parole on account of his
health.
Haskell was found to have a com
pletes burglar outfit consisting of a
Jimmy, fine pliers, flashlights and a
revolver.
He- has confessed to the robbery
of the home.of W. A. Wellington, 205
Tosemite avenue, and the residence of
F. B. Bishop, 45 Hanchett avenue,
Wednesday night, stealing a large
quantity of valuable Jewelry In each
place. All the stolen Jewelry has
been recovered. He was arrested on
a description furnished by Mrs. Bishop,
who returned home while he was in
the residence and saw him as he
fled.
DIPLOMATS ARE FETED
President and Mrs. Harding Re
ceive Corps at AVhite House.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 12. The
first diplomatic reception at the
White House since 1914 was held to
night. Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
assisted President and Mrs. Harding
in receiving the members .of the dip
lomatic corps in Washington.
A number of delegates and foreign
officials here for the arms confer
ence also attended the reception.
OREGON LOAN $135,000
Sum Approved for Livestock and
Farming Purposes.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 12. An
nouncement was made by the war
finance corporation, today of a Ion
of $135,000.
The loan is for agricultural and
Hvestock purposes in Oregon.
THAT BIRD.
Misappropriation of Se
curities Alleged.
$169,800 SUM INVOLVED
David Eccles Asks Arrest, but
Abandons Plan.
RAIDING OFFICE ALLEGED
One of Defenduiits Is Located, but
Deputy Sheriffs Are Unahle
to Find Other.
the sons of the late David Eccles,
Utah millionaire, yesterday filed suit
in the circuit court against the broth
ers. Royal and W. J. Eccles. charging
them with misappropriation of stocks
of a total value of $169,800.
The suit was filed during the early
afternoon by Wallace McCamant, and
the deputy sheriffs were kept busy
the remainder of the day searching
for the two defendant brothers in
order to serve them with the papers.
Royal Eccles finally was located and
served shortly before he, boarded
train for Ogden.
One Brother Not Found.
But so far as David Eccles and
Judge McCamant ktiew last night,
the other brother, W. J. Eccles, had
escaped the deputy sheriffs. W. J.
Eccles was registered at the Benson
hotel earlier in the day, but could not
be located there after the suit had
been filed.
Clerks'at the hotel said last, night
that he had given up his room. In
stead of appearing personally at the
hotel, he sent a friend to check out
for him. It was, understood that he
had left for California. ,t
The suit alleges that the two de
fendants did ''seize and convert to
their own use" the stocks enumerated
'n the complaint, but back of the
formal charge in the brief and hur
riedly drawn civil complaint was a
charge of actual theft which Pavi.l
Eccles disclosed earlier in the day to
District Attorney Myers.
"Warrant I Kequrfilrd,
The two defendants are said to
have arrived In Portland during the
morning. After the brother had
learned of their arrival, he hurried
to the office of District Attorney
Myers and sought a warrant for their,
arrest on a charge of larceny.
David Eccles set up the charge that
on November 3 last, while he was
visiting in Eugene, the two brothers
entered his office In the Yeon build
in "Jimmied" open his office desk
and departed with valuable stocks
which belonged to him and his witt.
The district attorney counseled
against criminal action as a means of
settling the trouble between the
brothers a"nd advised that action be
taken through the civil courts. It
was then the civil corujjlafnt was
drawn as quickly as possible and
filed in an effort to get service before
the brothers left the city. '
Stock Selxyre C'barirrd.
David C. Eccles Is plaintiff In one
complaint whJch charges Royal and
W. J. Eccles with the seizure of stock
In the Oregon-American Lutiiier com
pany for a face value of $70,000, and
of 498 shares of stock in the Sumpter
Valley .Railway companyof a face
value of $49,800.
In a second suit, Mrs Julia Wright
Eccles, wife of David Eccles, alleges
the seizure of 250 shares of stock
owned by her In the Oregon-American
Lumber company, and, valued at
$50,000.
What family differences He back of
the startling action taken by one
brother against the other two were
not disclosed yesterday by those In
volved on either side of the litigation,
nor by Wallace McCamant, attorney
for David Eccles.
KlfllnK of Office Charged.
Indeed, piere Is not even the charge
o actual theft of the litigated stocks
set forth in the civil complaints, but
In his conference with District Attor
ney Myers, David Eccles charged hat
his office had been rifled, the desk
broken open and the stocks stolen
without cause or justification. Mr.
Myers promised Mr. Eccles that the
grand Jury would be asked to Investi
gate if he so willed, but If it were
only a family quarrel, he did not
want his office placed in the role of
a collection agency.
Shortly before departing for Ogden
last night. Royal Eccles admitted he
had been served with papers in the
suit brought by his brother, but de
clined to discuss the trouble in any
way. Nor would David Eccles Im
part any Information, other than tho
brief charge contained In the com
plaint filed under his signature.
The three brothers- involved In the
controversy all are sons of the late
David Eccles, millionaire 'sugar and
lumber operator of Utah, who died
late in 1912.
Ownership Reported Kqual.
The brothers are said all to own
equal shares in the Davyl Eccles com
pany, a Utah corporaXon, which owns
ic'uncluclcd uu l'aie Vwiunui 4,
V
Foreign Service Veterans, Wives
and Children Headed Homo
at Two-Knot Clip.
NEW TORK. Jan. 12. The army
transport Crook, buffeted by moun
tainous seas, leaking, and partly dis
abled by engine- trouble, tonight dog
gedly maintained her fight to reach
land with 'her 1000 foreign service
veterans, war brides and children.
Wireless messages picked up at
Governor's Island reported the troop
ship still several hundred miles at
sea, but steaming toward New York
at a two-knot clip. Up to early to
night the St. Mihiel, sent out to aid
the Crook, had not reported.
j jjispaicnes irom me transport ae-
lcla,cd the n,orale of aI1 n b,,ard waa
uiiNiiHKcn oy nisi nigni s I'ruf.ia iu
man tho lifeboatsand prepare to de
sert the floundering vessel.
Women, they said, hung over the
rails, laughing and joking with the
men who sang as they made all 'ready
to meet the catust ophe if it should
occur..
CONFERENCE LIST GROWS
More Invitations to Coming Agri
cultural Meet Accepted.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 12. An
additional t list of delegates to the
national agricultural conference, in
cluding 65 names and Increasing the
total number of those who have ac
cepted invitations to sit in the con-
ference to 145, was announced today
by Secretary Wallace.
The list issued today Included h
names of Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor;
Edwin T. Meredith, former secretary
of agriculture; Bernard M. Baruch,
former chairman of the war Industries
board; Asbury V. Lever, member of
the federal farm loan board; and H. S.
Firestone, tire manufacture- of Ak
ron, O.
Other names on the list announced
today- include: C. E. Spence, Oregon
City, Or., master state grange; Fred
l Bixby. Long Beach, Cal., prominent
I cattlemjin ; James T. Jardine. Cor-
vallis. Or, director experiment sta
tion; E. E. Favlllo. Spokane, Wash.,'
editor Washington Farmer.
LIBERTY BONDS HALTED
Speculative Profit-Taking Causes
Pause In Upward Movement.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Speculative
profit taking and a diminished in
vestment demand caused a halt in the
upward movement of Liberty bonds on
the stock exchange today, most of
those issues easing slightly from
their high records of the previous
session.
Reactions in that quarter were bal
anced, however, by further buying on
Victory notes at new maximums. The
3is rose to 100.26, a gain of 14 cents
a $100, and the 4s at 100.30 showed
a gain of 12 cents over their recent I
higher record. Purchases of Victory
notes were attributed in part to
brokers representing treasury inter
ests. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTEU'DAY'S Maximum temperature, 41
dt-KreHu; minimum. ;il drier-res.
TODAY'S fc'ulr; enslerly winds.
Fnrelicn.
Reparatlnns issue left in confusion.
Page 6.
Briand resigns; Frunre in crisis, ra.se 1.
Amnesty granted Irlch republicans, rage 5.
Nutlonul.
Broad tariff powers proposed for presi
dent, t'aite 3.
Arms conference to slap till Job is done,
says Mark Sulilvan. Page 2.
America to delay action on participation
in economic conference. Page 6.
Northwestern senators dlvMe. on questlun
of seating Newberry. Page, a.
Shantung and naval details ironed out.
Page 2.
Newberry seated -tn senate by vote of 40
to 41. Pase 1.
Albany inventor receives $3rt.3nS for use
of, patent during war. Page 4.
Portland shipbuilders win contempt sp-
peaia. Page 5.
poniehtie.
Leaking transport, with 1000 aboard, bat
ties mountain., us seas. Page 1.
Kansas enat strike called off by chief.
Page 6.
Rex Haskell, arrested for burglaries, edu
cated for ministry at McMinnville, or.
Page L
Nort hwest.
Last flatc on Washington soldier land
filings March 10. Page 7.
Spokane withdraws plea for Seattle aid.
Page 1.
Trial of circus robber case, started. Tag. 7.
Editors of Oregon to open conference at
Kugene today. Page 8.
Umatilla ex-eent accused of taking liquor
bribes. Page 1.
Sheriff Wilson cleared of charges. Page 7.
Hlortff.
Portland riders to buy eight horses. Page
15.
Carpentior wins by knockout In fourth
round. Page 1.
Callfornians doom Barnes and Hutchison.
Page 14.
Season for hunting ducks ends Sunday.
Pago 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Hide stocks are light but tanners are
not buying. Page 21.
Russian relief dealings have bullish ef
fect on wheat at Chicago. Page ill.
Ralls strong feature of stock market. Page
lit.
Port to proceed with Morgan's bar project.
Page '-'0.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dr. Sandford Whiting asks custody of
son. Page 8.
C.ty Commissioner Barbur tn quit official
life when term expires, i-age ia.
Two youths are accused of forgeries.
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Conrad P. Olson elected state bank presi
dent. Page 22.
A. L. Mills predicts prosperous year in all
lines. Page 9.
K. S. Krvln of Portland elected president
of Coast Merchant Tailors' association.
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David Eccles. millionaire, accusea two
brothers of theft. Page 1.
Chapman school principal accused of
kicking boy pupil. Page 1.
kid Preahears found guilty of aaau.slaugh-
ter and parole recommended. Page 12,
Attacks From Behind An
ger Premier.
CABINET ALSO GOES OUT
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Deputies Are Startled After
Being Won by Eloquence. .
P0INCARE IS CONSIDERED
I'x-President of Republic Likely
Successor Retiring LonWcr
Hopes for Can nos Success.
PARIS, Jan. 12. (By the Associat
ed l'ress.) Aristldu " Briand today
resigned from the premiership of
France and Raymond Polnrare, ex
presldcnt of the republic, likely will
succeed him.
M. Ilriand's resignation came with
dramatic suddenness in the chamber
of deputies, for the premier, return
ing this morning from his confer
ences with the British prime minister
'at Cannes, had brought the opposing
members of his cabinet Into accord
with his policies and, by a powerful
speech in the chamber, had apparent
ly won over the great majority to
his side. His blunt eloquence evoked
a tremendous ovation and when J
abruptly declared his Intention of
withdrawing from the government
the members of the chamber seemed
overwhelmed.
Keen Iteaputmrnt Kelt.
Although the retirement of Premier
Briand was unexpected. It was ap
parent from the very beginning that
he felt keen resentment against he
many obstacles placed in his way in
ttie important negotiations in which
he has been engaged, lie had the ap
pearand) of a man aged and physical
ly fatigued throughout Ills entire
speech.
Howcvsr, seldom has M. Briand
risen to the high pitch of eloquence
attained today, when, In a trembling
voice, he said;
"A statesman has no' right to go
to his post of battle if he lias not
the certainty that he shall not receive
bullets from behind. He can face the
bullets of the enemy, but h must not
receive any from his own country."
f'nll I'nld President.
Sr. Briand called on President Mil
lerand Immediately after leaving the
chamber. He remained with the pesl
dent for only a few minutes; then
he informed tho press representa
tives: "M resignation is absolutely final.
I could not continue to govern'undcr
swrh conditions. Of course, I Bliall
not return to Cannes, but I hope my
resignation will not cause cancella
tion of the Genoa conference."
With M Briand went his entire
cabinet, and after conferring with the
presidents of the Senate and cham
ber, M. Milleraml called upon M. 1'oln
care to form n new ministry. M.
Poincare tentatively agreed to this
and promised to give a final answur
tomorrow.
(.loomy Situation Fared.
M. Peret, president of the chamber,
before proceedlngTo the Elysee pal
ace, said to the Associated l'ress cor
respondent and others:
"France is facing a situation which
Is as gloomy as theailarkest days of
the war. Today, If, as is freely said,
there are differences of opinion be
tween the president of fhe republic
and M. Poincare. our president Is a
big enough man to forget them."
Rene Vlvlanl, ex-premier, who Was
one of the French delegation ut the
Washington conference, said:
"Under present circumstances the
life of a statesman in France is Im
possible. I fully approve M. Briand's
attitude, but we shall do our best to
help his successor in the work of re
storing France."
holid Majority Needed.
As is the custom, M. Millerand has
asked the members of the cabinet to
continue to conduct the business of
their departments until tho new min
istry is formed.
When the Associated Press corre
spondent called at M. Hrland's apart
ments at .6 o'clock tonight he was told
by the maid: "The premier sleeps;
he Is very tired."
Later in the evening, after resting,
M. Briand told newspaper mm that
he was definitely (flit of power.
"It would be Indecent," he added,
"to remain longer than k year in
power. It is Just a year since the
Leygues cabinet fell. One t:in gov
ern only with a solid majority; it Is
not. enough to have one's speeches ap
plauded." M. Briand expressed regret that the
parliament and the country had not
appreciated the value of the achieve
ments at Cartnes. ,
Port Pot Vp to Deputies.
Premier Briand had put the An;;lo
French pact, the question of postpone
ment of German reparations payments
and French participation in the Genoa
conference squarely up to the cham
ber of deputies, telling the deputies,
in the bluntest terms, to tnke them
or leave them.
The premier first presented tin
question of the British pact.
"You have been complaining fo:
three years," he said, "of not heinn
called upon to. share in shi'pini.
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