TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, .FEBRUARY 28, 1922
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FHfflT ASKED
TO VISIT PBDJECI
Senator Poindexter Will Urge
Two-Day Trip.
ACTUAL VIEW HELD NEED
Ilcsources Possible of Development
Under Higlit Kind of Reclama
tion Policy Is Important.
Tim OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, Feb. 27 It having
become practically certain that Presi
dent Harding will get away to the
Xorth Pacific coast in June on his
long-deferred trip to Alaska, Senator
l'oindexter called at the White House
today to arrange a conference at
which he could be assured of abun
dant time td discuss with the presi
dent detailed plans for the journey.
What Senator Poindexter wishes to
discuss especially, he said, is a plan
to have the president set aside at
least two days for a first-hand study
of the Columbia basin irrigation proj
ect in eastern Washington. The sen
ator would have arrangements made
to take the president out to see the
glories of the upper Columbia river
valley and the hundreds of thousands
of acres of fertile dry land which can
be made to blossom by irrigation.
Portland Home Once Planned.
"It is not enough that the president
should see some of the lands avail
able to irrigation under this project
from a passenger coach," Senator
Poindexter said. "I want him to
make it possible for us to take him
out on the lands and show him the
resources that are possible of de
velopment under the right kind of
reclamation policy. While congress
must adopt the legislation by which
to develop the arid lands of the west,
it is important that the chief execu
tive of the nation know just a little
more of what irrigation means."
President Harding has told callers
from the west many times of his
eagerness to visit that country, and
of how in his earlier life he once
made ready to abandon his old home
state of Ohio for a future in the west,
intending at the time of his marriage
to put an afternoon newspaper in
Portland, Or., and settle there. He
admitted sometime ago that he read
with the keenest interest the report
of the -senate irrigation committee on
the Smith-McN'ary irrigation bill. It
was from this report that he obtained
the - i'iguns on replamation used in
his message to congress last Decem
ber.
i.oodvrin AVorkiniBf for Project.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Francis M. Goodwin, formerly of
Spokane, has been doing considerable
campaigning for the Columbia basin
project among public officials and
others jn Washington. Mr. Goodwin
has acquired a reputation as perhaps
the best public speaker brought to
AVashington by the present adminis
tration and is delivering two and
three speeches a week before various
associations on a variety of public
questions. He has been detailed to
speak for Secretary Fall several
times. Western irrigation, and espe
cially the Columbia basin project, has
been given a prominent place in his
remarks on almost every occasion.
acting as attorneys for the corpora-j
tion, knew of the alleged falsity of
any representations by ilorse or any
of the others Indicted.
The object of the grand jury in
returning two indictments which car
ried the identical allegations and
statements and defendants,- District
Attorney Gordon announced, was for
the purpose of assuring absolute cer
tainty of the government's right to
prosecute the charges against the
defendants, as It might be contended,
he added, that the Emergency Fleet
corporation was not "the United
States."
Morse Gets 15 Years.
Mr. Livingstone, ' one of those In
dicted, is vice-president of the Ameri
can National bank here and for many
ears has been identified with the
business and financiaHnterests which
have controlled the Washington and
Old Dominion railway of which he is
president.
Mr. Morse on January S, 1910, was
sentenced to serve 15 years In the
Atlanta penitentiary for misappropria
tion of funds of the National Bank
of North America, but was pardoned
on January 18, 1912, by President
Taft because of ill health.
The investigations by the shipping
board which resulted today in the
indictments of Morse and his asso
ciates were begun last June when the
present shipping board personnel as
sumed office.
Whi.e the government was probing
into the Morse contracts, the ship
builder sailed for Europe and a few
days later at the direction of Attorney-General
Daugherty returned to
the United States.
Daugherty Says Nothing.
District Attorney Gordon, in a state
ment tonight, said that Attorney-General
DaugheTty had declined to make
any comment on the statement given
out by Mr. Morse.
Referring to Mr. Morse's statement
that the attorney-general had en
deavored to obtain the indictment be
cause of a disagreement over a fee
paid the latter as an attorney when
his release was obtained from the At
lanta penitentiary, Mr. Gordon said
this was "absolutely false." The pres
ent case was left entirely with his
office, the district attorney added.
saying that "neither the attorney-gen
eral nor anyone connected with the
department of justice used any effort,
directly or indirectly, to bring about
this indictment or to influence the
presentation of the facts upon which
it was founded."
, 4s to charges made earlier by Mr.
Morse, that he had not been permitted
to appear before the grand jury, Mr.
Gordon said that it was not the prac
tice of "this jurisdiction to permit
those accused of a crime to appear
before an accusing body and convert
it into a trial jury."
McADOO CLAIMS GOOD FAITH
Kcport on Shipbuilding Concern
Explained by ex-Secretary.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. William -G.
McAdoo, ex-secretary of the treasury,
declared in a statement tonight that
all representations regarding th fi
nancial condition of ttie Virginia Ship
building corporation made by his firm.
McAdoo, Cotton & Franklin, as attor
neys for the corporation, "were made
by us in good faith."
McAdoo said that he had again ex
amined the brief filed with the ship
ping board by his firm, which he said
was based upon information fur
nished to us and upon earlier state
ments on file with the shipping
board."
Of these statements, he said- that
neither at that time nor at any later
time has anything been called !to my
attention which makes me doubt that
they were true."
G TO APPEAL
FOR SUBSIDY TODAY
$32,000,000 Annually From
Customs Is Proposed.
10 PER CENT TO BE TAKEN
RAILROAD WINS IN SUIT
Injury Damages Held Forfeited by
Delay in. Filing Claim.
GHQST HELD OUETO RIO
MYSTERY F1UES ARE LAID TO
ELECTRIC PlIENOSIENA.
WASHINGTON, D. C,
supremo court today
Feb. 27. The
affirmed the
decision of the United States district
court for Idaho, which was approved
by the circuit court of appeals for
that circuit, holding' that John Gooch
Jr., a caretaker, traveling with a
shipment of livestock had by his
failure to present a written claim
within the time allowed under his
agreement with the Oregon Short
Line railroad forfeited his rights to
damages.
While proceeding with the ship
ment from Bancroft, Idaho, destined
for Omaha, the caboose in which
Gooch Mas riding was demolished at
Donovan, Wyoming. His injuries
were treated in the railroad com
pany's hospital and his case attracted
wide attention in railroad and ship
ping circles as Involving the legality
of the law which many carriers en
force requiring written notice of
claims within a stipulated time after
the injury is incurred.
$40,000,000 FRAUD CASE
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plant and to the United States Trans
port company, Inc., such of the ves
sels that were built at the plant of
the G-roton Iron Works, at Groton,
Conn., under managing and operating
contracts whereby these corporations
were to operate' the ships in inter
state and foreign commerce, and to
account to the chipping, board for the
revenue resulting from such opera
tion.
McAdoo Is Mentioned.
At the time the ships were turned
over, the indictments charged, the de
fendants expected and intended to fail
and refuse to account for a large part
of such revenue and to convert
large part of the revenue to the use
of themselves and to fail and refuse
to liquidate the greater part of the
charges against the vessels incurred
in their operation and to permit such
charges to become liens upon them,
which the fleet would have to pav.
The names of William G. McAdoo,
ex-secretary of the treasury, and
Stuart G. Gibboney were mentioned
in the Indictments as having conveyed
to shipping board officials statements
alleging excellent finanoial conditions
of the Virginia, shipbuilding corpora
tion. It is not claimed that these men
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a Home-Made Mixture.
Joicey Williams, the well-known
American actress, recently made the
following statement about gray hair
and how to dafken it, with a home
made mixture:
"Anyone can prepare a simple mix
ture at home that will gradually
darken gray, streaked or faded hair,
and make It soft and glossy. To a
half-pint of water add 1 ounce of bay
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and ounce of glycerine.
fhese ingredients can be beught at
any drug store at very little cost. Ap
ply to the hair twice a week until the
desired shade is obtained. This will
make a gray-haired person look
twenty years younger. It does not
color the scalp, is not sticky or greasy
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Small Army of Kcwswritcrs Pre
pares to Follow Research Di
rector on Investigation.
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 27. The
proximity - of radio stations is the
latest explanation of Antigonish
county "spooks" which have driven
Alexander Macdonaldx and family
from home and baffled investigators.
Fire underwriters are discussing
suggestions that the mysterious fires
have been due to electric phenomena,
caused by the powerful wireless sta
tion it Glace Bay. Several other
families in Antagonist! county are
reported to have been driven from
their homes by mysterious fires dur
ing the last dozen years. i
inquiries received here indicate a
small army of American newspaper
men is preparing to follow Dr.
Walter Franklin Prince, director of
the American Institute for Scientific
Research, who has accepted an in
vitation to undertake an investiga
tion of the mystery.
COURT AFFIRMS SUFFRAGE
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Bill to Be Introduced in Both
Branches Will Encourage Trade
in ' American Bottoms.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 27. A
Rhip subsidy of about $32,000,000 an
nually for an American merchant
marine to be paid by the diversion
of 10 per cent of the nation's cus
toms receipts to that purpose, is
provided in a bill to be introduced
with the approval of the shipping
board in both houses of congress
after a message urging a ship sub
sidy plan has been delivered by
President Harding. The president,
it was said at the White House today,
will address personally a Joint ses
sion of congress tomorrow, and, it
was understood, will indorse the
plan proposed by the shipping board.
Details of the bill, which will be
introduced by Chairman Jones of the
commerce commission in the senate,
and Chairman Green of the house
merchant marine committee were
made known unofficially tonight.
The $32,000,000 subsidy based on 10
per cent of the customs receipts, it
is understood, under the bill will
range upward from a basic rate of
one-half per cent gross ship ton per
100 miles, regardless of speed for
American vessels of 1500 gross tons
register or more. Additional allow
ances will be provided for speed
ranging from 13 to 23 nautical miles
or greater of from two-tenths of one
per cent to a fraction more than two
cents.
Retainer to Be Provided.
A retainer is to be provided for of
ficers and men of the merchant ma
rine to attract them to an organized
naval reserve equal to one month's
pay out of every year's pay on en
listment on such reserve.
The coastwise shipping laws would
under the bill be extended to the Phil
ippines and railroads would be per
mitted to operate ships except in the
coastwise trade but this provision
would not apply to ships operated by
railroads to the Philippine islands.
Profits permitted the owners under
the subsidy plan would be limited to
10 per cent net operating income dur
ing a fiscal year. Fifty per cent of
any excess would be paid into the
shipping board provided such excess
was not greater than the amount re
ceived In subsidy under the law.
Building Loans Proposed.
The shipping board would be au
thorized to provide a ship loan fund
not exceeding $125,000,000 for loans
for shipbuilding of the latest type
and most efficient vessels and the
providing of latest improved appli
ances and equipment, no loan to be
greater than two-thirds of the cost
of the vessel to be built or of the
vessel's value when re-equipped. No
loan could be made at an interest
rate of less than 2 per cent.
The immigration laws would be
amended so that at least 50 per cent
of all immigrants would have to be
transported In American bottoms. Mil
itary and naval forces of the United
States would be transported by the
merchant marine if existing facilities
permitted under the bill and discon
tinuance or partial discontinuance of
the army and navy transport service
would be authorized.
The bill also- was said to contain
attractive tax reduction features, as
an inducement for shipyard and ship
investments by American citizens, in
cluding larger depreciation than per
mitted under the present tax law.
ultimate passage of the bill. , As It I
stands now, from a point of view of
politics, the thing for the republican
leaders to do would be to refuse to
pass the bonus and take a chance at
the coming elections. If thereafter
the republicans are returned to power
they couid then say that their course
had been approved.
On the other hand, If tne repub
licans are not returned to power, they
could then, after the election and in
the interval before the new congress
meets, pass the bonus as a party
measure and thus put it up to the
democrats. If the leaders who look
on the subject from a purely political
point of view could have their say,
this is probably what would happen.
It would not be surprising to see an
actual good-faith vote on the bonus
deferred until after the November
elections. ; .
Mr. Harding's position on the bonus
is believed to be one of standing
firm on what he has formally sajd,
namely that there should be no bonus
measure which does not carry as an
integral part of the bill specific taxes
for raising the money. The signs are
that Mr. Harding seems to be in a
mood to resist the somewhat too
forceful pressure against him which
some of the bonus advocates have
been giving out publicly.
Pressure Is Resented.
Harding is a man whose tempera
ment looks to compromise and har
mony, but at the same time, he is a
man who develops pretty stubborn
powers" of resistance when an attempt
is made to force him against his will
Some of the republican leaders think
that Mr. Harding has not handled
this matter with the greatest polit
ical skill They say he should have
stood pat on the position of opposi
tion last July. They c aim than most
of their difficulties arise from the
fact that Mr. Harding let the friends
of the bonus begin to think during
the late fall that be had receded from
his former position. The whole
bonus situation has thrown the re
publican party leaders into a state ol
chaos worse, if possible, than they
were before.
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was 111 at his home here today from
an attack of grip. Will Kirk, member
of the state industrial accident Com
mission, who had been ill for the last
two weeks, returned to his desk to
day. In some of the state departments
the working forces have been re
duced materially as a result of grip
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House Leader? Will Insist Upon
American Valuations, While
Senate Uses Foreign.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 27. The
tariff bill was discussed today at a
White House conference between
President Harding and Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, the republican
house leader, and Chairman Fordney
of the ways, and means committee. It
was indicated afterward that the ex
ecutive desired a speeding up of work
on the measure, which is now . in
process of rewriting by republican
members of the senate finance com
mittee. Specific rates in the bill occupied
the attention today of the senate com
mitteemen, some 'of whom said a de
cision in the controversy with house
leaders over American valuation prob
ably would be deferred until work on
the rates had been completed. The
ad valorem duties, it was said, still
are being rewritten on the basis of
the foreign valuation of the imported
articles, but it was disclosed that at
the same time experts attached to the
committee, are translating these rates
into figures based on the American
wholesale selling price of the imports
so that if that -basis "is agreed upon,
the substitution of figures can be ac
complished without delay.
Chairman Fordney reitenated today
that he would insist on a bill with
American valuation and added it was
his opinion that if the senate measure
did not provide for such valuation it
would be referred to the ways and
means committee ror redrafting in
stead of being sent to conference as
would be the usual procedure.
and was brought by Charles S. Fair
child of New York, who sought to
compel the withdrawal of the ratifi
cation proclamation. Jjistice Bran
dels stated that the case must be
dismissed because Fairchild had no
standing which warranted him in
bringing such a suit.
Declaring the decision a "final and
complete official recognition of the
victory of a 72-year campaign by the
womei- of the United States," Alice
Paul, vice-preoidemt of the national
women's party, issued a statement in
which she eaid "women are now fre
to devote their energies to compelling
the equal rights programme."
She asserted that suffrage was only
one plank and women as,ked "an
equal share In all political offices,
honors and emoluments; complete
equity in marriage; equality 'n re
gard to personal freedom, property,
wages and children, and equal rights
in the courts, schools, trades and professions."
UNITARIAN CHURCH GAINS
Constituency in 1921 Reported to
Have Been 103,936.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. The con
stituency of the Unitarian church in
1921 was 103,936, a gain of 21,421 or
25.9 per cent more than that in 1916.
This announcement was made to
day by the federal council of the
Churches of Christ in America, In cor
recting its recent compilation of
religious statistics, which set forth
that "practically all the major reli
gion faiths have made a gain except
Unitarians, who show a loss of 30,880
members, as compared with the 1916
figures, their total members'aip of
last year being 61,635.
"The Salvation army," the council
statement added, "has called atten
tion that, due to an error in its of
fice, it was credited with 35,969 mem
bers, which is 10,000- members less
than the actual figures 45,969 Thi!
means that the Salvation army gained
10.065 members over 1916 census figures.
State Veterinarian Lytle 111.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 27. (Special.)
Dr. W. H. Lytle. state veterinarian
WAR CITY SOLD IN PARTS
Bid of $1,700,000 for Whole Proj-
est Rejected by Government.
WILMINGTON, Del.. Feb. 27 Union
Park Gardens, a suburb, constructed
by the United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet corporation during
the war for homes for worker"!, was
withdrawn from the lump sale at the
auction held here today after a bid
of $1,700,000 by F. C. Snyder of New
Brunswick, N. J., bad been refused
Sale of separate lots was started
immediately and will continue until
all are sold. The suburb, comprising
563 dwellings, four stores and. one
six-family apartment house, was con
structed at a cost to the government
of more than $3,000,000.
Tenants have received first op
portunity to buy the homes.
"BUCKETING" IS PROBED
Cotton . Brokerage Firms in New
York to Be Investigated.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. A John Doe
investigation of several "bucketing"
charges against cotton brokerage
firms will begin Thursday before
Chief Magistrate McAdoo, the district
attorney's office announced today.
District Attorney Banton said at
torneys and officials of the American
Cotton Exchange had requested that
the bearings be so conducted that
they might answer in public com
plaints touching the conduct of the
exchange.
Two, Automobiles Badly Wrecked.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 27.
(Special.) Badly wrecked cars re
sulted from a collision between an au
tomobile driven by A. M. Johnson and
one driven by T. F. Morris, which oc
curred this morning at the intersec
tion of Thirteenth and Columbia
streets. Johnson was driving down
Columbia, and Morris turned onto
Thirteenth street as Johnson oroseed
the intersection. He failed to see the
other car because of frost on his
windshield. The men escaped injury.
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Belfast Has Heavy Firing.
BELFAST, Feb. 27. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) There was heavy fir
ing, by civilians in the Short Strand
district at 8 o'clock tonight. Sev
eral persons were badly woihided.
The firing followed a terrific bomb
explosion at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
There also was shooting in which
there were casualties on Queen'a
bridge and Albert bridge, two of the
principal crossings of the (river
Lagan.
Ex-Player to xSnter Politics.
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me., Feb. 27.
Harry D. Long, captain of the Chi
cago Americans when be retired from
major league baseball several years
ago, announced tonight that, he would
be a candidate at the June primaries
for republican nomination as repre
sentative to the legislature.
but rather to those of resentment.
Most of the republican leaders realize
this, and know that there is not any
political advantage to be derived
from passing the bonus now.
Against this is the fact that a good
many Individual members, especially
the house, who are coming up for re
election this summer, have made pub
lic pledges in their communities to
vote for the bonus. Having made the
promise these members are eager for
a chance to make, good by getting on
the reeord with a favorable vote. If
the republican party leaders could
manage it, they probably would be
glad of a solution which would en
able these individual members to go
on record but would not lead to'the
' Verdict in Will Case Set Aside.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27. A decision
setting aside the verdict of the jury
in' the recent contest over the will of
Amos A. Kiio, aged multi-millionaire,
who the jury decided was insane at
the time his will was' made, was
handed down late today by Surrogate
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