I
1 1922
VOL. LXI XO. 19,124
TRICE FIVE CENTS
Entered at Portland (Oreon
Poatofflro aa econd-ctagg Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1923
4-POWEH TREATY
AMPHIBIAN MONSTER
DEAN HICKS- SAYS
MEDF0RD MAN WRITES
BEST STORY OF 1921
CRIME WAVE IS LAID
PARTIALLY TO AUTOS
FIGHT ON
SITE SELECTED HERE
FOR STATUE OF T. R.
VOTERS TO DECIDE
ON PHONE RATES
BELIEVED STILL ALIVE
FAGES REAL FIGHT
HE WILL RESIGN
MAY ENTER COURT
PROFESSOK SAYS TALES FROM
PATAGONIA ARE CREDIBLE.
EDISON MARSHALL WIXS $500
DRUGS AND UNEMPLOYMENT
' ALSO HELD RESPONSIBLE.
PARK BLOCK BETWEEN MADI
SON AND JEFFERSON CHOSEN.
PRIZE FROM SOCIETY.
DANCING
Present Probability Is
Pact Will Win..
LONG DEBATE IS EXPECTED
Most Republicans in Favor of
Ratification.
SOME SENATORS IN DOUBT
Misgivings, However, Are Mostly
of Kind That Can Be Satis
fied by Reservations.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
fCopyrlght by the New York Evening Post,
Inc. Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 6
(Special.) Let there be no doubt that
there Is a real fight ahead on the
four-power treaty. The present prob-
ability is it will pass; but there will
be a long debate, and the chances are
that most of the developments of that
debate will be adverse to the treaty.
Nearly all that can be said in its
favor is already known and most of
the speaking in its favor will consist
of repetitions of the familiar appeal
to confirm the results of the Washing
ton conference.
As it stands today, the overwhelm
ing bulk of the republican party is
favorable to ratification. Many of the
republican senators have doubts, but
these doubts are mostly of a kind that
can be satisfied with reservations of
one sort or another.
4 Republicans In Opposition.
Only four republican senators are
definitely in opposition. They are:
Borah of Idaho, LaFoIlette of Wis
consin, Johnson of California and
France of Maryland. Incidentally,
the last three of these come up for
renomlnatlon and election the coming
summer. Johnson, for example, will
need to satisfy the voters of his state
that he is right at primaries that
come in August and the election ia
November. France will need1 to do
the same thing 1n September, and
LaFoIlette in the same month.
Aside from these four there are
three other republicans who are
nearer the area . of doubt than any
others. These are McCormack of
Illinois, Moses of New Hampshire and
Brandegee of Connecticut. No one of
these has made any public statement
of his attitude, but persons who talk
with them privately get strongly' the
idea that their present disposition is
to accept the general ! rable point
of view of the country and "go along"
with the party.
Ratification Is Favored.
Aside from these seven, the entire!
republican majority is in one degree
or another favosable to ratification.
Only some unexpected development
during the debates or some obvious
change in the present attitude of the
public would lead to further defec
tions among the republicans.
As to the democrats, there are
about half a dozen who are implac-(
ably hostile to the treaty, and about
an equal number who are definitely
and strongly favorable to it. But
the bulk of the democratic party is
on the fence and the attitude of the
party as a whole will be determined
by events which are in the making
this week.
One thing is clear: Underwood js
not able to deliver his fellow demo
cratic senators as a party. Hardly
any of the democrats will be deter
mined in hi position, or even in any
degree influenced by the fact that
Underwood is for the treaty. If
Harding thought he was insuring
democratic support by making the
democratic leader of the senate one
of the participants in the conference
he will be disappointed.
Harrison Surer Spokesman,
On the treaty as well as on some
other matters, Fat Harrison of
Mississippi comes nearer being the
spokesman of what may be called
the' militant democratic thought in
the senate than Underwood
There is no definite anti-treaty
among the democratic senators. They
are merely in a state of trying to
tnake up their minds as to what to do.
Tou talk with one of them on Mon
day and he expresses a half-hearted
intention to vote for ratification. You
talk with the same man on Saturday
and xind he has begun to wonder
whether the country may not change
its attitude and is going to wait until
the debate is over before taking a
definite position.
This thing that may be called the
sentiment of the country is what will
really determine the question. If the
country stays where it is now be
lieved to be, namely, in favor of mak
ing the Washington conference a
clean Job by ratifying all of ts re
sults, then the considerable body of
democrats who have the balance of
power, will vote that way.
Public Opinion to Rule.
But if the country shows signs of
being disturbed and if the suspicions
and doubts expressed in the opposi
tion speeches find any measurable re
sponse among the public, then the
treaty will fail.
If the country continues to be so
overwhelmingly favorable to the
treaty that it would be disposed to
how resentment against any formal
party action against ratification, the
iCoocluueu on P&tfe- 2, Coimua a.
English Hunter Declares That
While in Andes He Found
Flattened Vegetation.
BUENOS AIRES, March 6. (By the
Associated Press.) Belief that a ple
siosaurlan monster, an amphibian of
I the mesozolc order, generally believe
to exist only in fossil form, ia still
alive in Patagonia was expressed
today by Professor Clementl Onelli.
director of the Buenos Aires zoolog
ical garden. He announced that he
had received credible reports that
such a monster was seen in a lake
territory of Chubut, near the Andes
mountains: -
Professor Onelli make public a let
ter from an English friend of his
named Sheffield that while hunting
in the Andes he discovered a trail of
flattened-out vegetation near a lake,
Indicating the track of an, animal of
enormous weight. Later, says the
letter, Mr. Sheffield saw in the mid
dle of the Jake an animal with a
colossal neck, like that of a swan,
whose movements in the water in
dicated that the body was shaped like
a crocodile. He said harpoons would
be necessary to capture the monster.
Professor Onelli said the evidence
confirmed two previous reports that
such an animal had been seen alive
in the last year in, the same region
where various scientific expeditions
have made rich findings of animals
of geological ages.
HAYS ON JOB FOR MOVIES
Most of First Day Is Spent Re
ceiving Good Wishes.
NEW YORK, March 6. Will H.
Hays, ex-postmaster-general. took up
his duties today as executive presi
dent of the motion picture manufac
turers and distributors of America.
He spent most of the first day in
his sumptuous new offices receiving
best wishes of leading motion picture
producer.
Mr. Hays denied he had been em
ployed to bolster the industry against
attacks on its morality, asserting the
following two clauses from his con
tract told the whole story of his
duties:
"To obtain and then to maintain
the highest possible standards of
moving picture production.
"To develop to the highest possible
degree the moral and educational
character of the Industry."
CHINA CALLED ON TO ACT
State Department Asks Action
Against Missionary's Slayers
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 6. The
American legation of Pekin has re'
quested the Chinese government to
take immediately all possible meas
ures to apprehend and bring to trial
the robbers who murdered Dr. A. L.
Shelton, an American missionary, at
tsatung r eDruary 17, it was an
nounced today, at the state depart
ment The announcement said that the ac.
tion of the legation at Pekin was
taken upon receipt of a telegram from
an American missionary at Batang,
giving an account of the murder. Dr.
Shelton was a medical missionary of
the Church of the Disciples of Christ.
First news of his death was received
in a cablegram addressed to the gen
eral mission board of his denominar
tion, at St. Louis.
WHISKY ON HIP ALLOWED
Police Judge Refuses to Fine Men
Who Carry Small Quantities.
CLEVELAND, O.." March 6. Police
Judge Sawicki today refused to fine
any of the score of men who were
arraigned before him, arrested over
the week-end when found carrying
pints or half pints of whisky in their
hip pockets.
"Many respectable people carry a
little around with them," Judge
Sawicki said. "It's not against the
law, and 1 can't see where an officer
gets the right to search them. Where
a person is known to have a gallon
or more, it may be proper to arrest
him. But when it's so small it can
be carried iu the back pocket that's
different."
LINDSAY CREDITORS SUE
Involuntary Petition In Bankruptcy
Filed in Federal Court.
NEW YORK, March 6. The alleged
victims of Alfred E. Lindsay, who is
charged with swindling wealthy
women of nearly $1,000,000 in fake
stock transactions, today filed an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
against him in federal court. Lind
say, described as a broker in' invest
ment securities, was recently in
dicted in the state courts.
The petitioning creditors are Mrs.
Lillian N. Duke, divorced wife of the
"tobacco king," who claims J600.00Q,;
C. Dorothy Atwood, who claims
$70,000, and Sarah E. Arnold, who
claims $30,000.
JUG0-SLAVIA PROTESTS
Cabinet Sends Note to Rome and
Notifies Allies.
BELGRADE, March 6. (By the
Associated Press.) The . Jugo-Slav
cabinet, after a thorough discussion
of the-situation at Flume, has decided
to send a note of protest to the Rome
government.
The allied cabinets are being ad
vised that this step is being taken,
and that it also has been decided to
adopt measures to protect Jugo-Slav
i interests.
Recent Fight With Bishop
Sumner Is Cause.
' PULPIT TO BE LEFT APRIL 1
Mind Not Yet Made Up as to
Future Course. ""'
MERELY OUSTING FOUGHT
Charge of Disloyalty In Sermon Is
Denied Promise Previously
Made to Retire. .
Rev. K, T. T. Hicks, (dean of the
St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral for the
last three years and recently in the
limelight as a result of a controversy
with Bishop W. T. Sumner, head of
the diocese of Oregon, announced
yesterday that he would resign from
his present position, effective April 1.
Dean Hicks said that his formal
resignation would be in the hands
of Bishop Sumner shortly. He gave
no reason for his action other than
that he was not satisfied to 'remain
following the recent trouble which
he had had with the bishop.
Promise Made to Bishop.
"Before Bishop Sumner left for
New York, where he is now holding
special services, I advised him that
I would resign effective the first of
next month and I intend to keep this
promise," said the dean.
Dean Hicks added that he had not
yet decided as to his future course.
"I do not want another parish for
a time at least," he said. "I am now
contemplating what I shall do when
leaving my present position and I
expect to be able to make an an
nouncement shortly."
A fight between Dean Hicks and
Bishop Sumner was precipitated in
February when the bishop demanded
the resignation of the dean, effective
March 1. The dean was accused of
disloyalty to the bishop, and reflec
tions were cast upon his manage
ment of the Pro-Cathedral.
Dean Refuses to Resign.
The dean refused to compter with
the request of the bishop, declaring
that, on the grounds that the Pro
Cathedral was in effect the same as a
parish, the latter did not have the
power to remove him. The dean also
contended that the chapter of the
parish in voting to request the dean's
removal had also acted illegally, in
that it had not been called for meet
ing, according to the canons of the
church.
The bishop in demanding the res-
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Invitation to Attend Dinner and
Receive Award In Person Is
to Be Accepted.'
MEDFORD. Or., .March 6. (Spe
cial.) The distinction of having writ
ten the best short story published by
an American in. this country during
1921 belongs to Edison Marshall of
Medford. who received official notice
of the award today from the Society
of Arts and Sciences of New York,
consisting of artists, and scientists of
renown, which gives as a memorial
to O. Henry a prize of $500 to the
best story written during the year
and $250 for the second prize. .
In part the letter of notification
said: "Your story. The Heart of Lit
tle Shikara,' has won the first prize
of $500 offered by the Society of Arts
and Sciences for the best short story
written by an - American and pub
lished in America in the year 1921."
The notification Invited Mr. Mar
shall to attend the annual dinner of
the society, which will be held at the
Hotel Astor, New York, March 20, and
receive the award in person. The
Medford author will accept the in
vitation. ,
The prize-winning story was pub
lished in January, 1921, and its locale
was laid in India.
The prize stories, as well as a few
more from which the final selection
is made, are published every year in
a volume "Prize Stories of 1919," 1920,
etc. , ,
The committee of award for 1921
Includes Blanche Colton Williams of
Columbia university; Edward Wheeler,
editor of Current Opinion, and Glenn
Frank, editor of Century.
In the years 1916 and 1917 Mr.
Marshall was presented with "roll of
honor" stories, supposed to have per
manent literary value. In 1919 he
was included in the prize volume for
the first time with "The Elephant Re
members," but did not" win a prize.
In 1920 the committee said of his
wqrk: "Edison Marshall, represented
In the 1919 volume by 'The Elephant
Remembers.' has writter the pic of
Brother Bill the Elk.' In spite of Its
length, some 15,000 words, the com
mittee, was mightily tempted to re
quest it for publication."
MEDICS STUDY HELD MESS
Pick Out Fundamentals for Fresh
Start, Advises Stanford Head.
. CHICAGO, March 6. Pr. R, M.
Wilbur, president- of Stanford uni
versity, told the i American Medical
association today that' medical edu
cation was "such a stagnant mess
that the student emerged a mystified
doctor."
"Repetition of elementary work.
duplication and lack of co-ordination,
too much informational material and
rigid legal hour requirements have
made the medical seho-1 a place
where only those who can gorge can
expect to come out trained," he said.
" "The best, thing to do is to scrap
it entirely, look carefully over the
mess and pick out the fundamentals
for a fresh start," he added.
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Parole and Pardon ' of Criminals
- Other. Factors, According to
National Surety Company.
NEW" YORK, March 6. Drugsi, un
employment, the parole and pardon of
criminals, combined ,with man's un
willingness to give up the high life
he tasted during the waT, . were held
responsible for the prevailing wave of
crime in a report issued today by the
National Surety company.
The automobile;; Is the biggest fac
tor in the crime "wave," the -report
stated, because it facilitates the quick
"getaway." '- .vM'1' -i
Another important contributor is
the acetylene torch, which enables the
bank robber to penetrate vaults and
safes in a few moments. The report
cited a recent robbery in California,
when burglars burned a hole in a
"burglar proof vault and escaped
with the contents while police were
responding, to a burglar alarm..
The "quick touch" method of opera
tiota recently has become . popular
among criminals, it pointed out. Drug
stores. Bilk and fur shops, chain stores,
banks, garages and auto accessory
stores were named as the greatest suf
ferers through this method the rob
bers boldly driving up to the place
chosen for the job, loading the loot
nto an automobile and covering the
escape with pistol fire.
EXPLOSION KILLS 7 GIRLS
. ' .
30 Injured When Powder Removed
From Cartridges Blows Up.
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 6.
Seven gijls were killed and 30 severely
injured today in an explosion of pow
der which they were removing from
cartridges at Tipton, a short distance
northwest of Birmingham.
The faces of the injured girls were
blackened by the powder beyond rec
ognition. The explosion blew off the
roof of the building.
NEW JERSEY IS IN LINE
Senate Ratifies 18th Amendment
by Vote of 12 to 4.
TB.ENTON, N J., March 6. The
New Jersey senate tonight ratified
the 18th amendement to the federal
constitution by a vote of 12 to 4.
Three republicans joined with Sen
ator Simpson, democrat, in voting
against ratification. The republicans
were Senator Smith, White and Whit
ney. , ..-.-;'
STEAMER STUCK IN ICE
Bornholm, 70 Miles From Cape
Race, Has Coal for Elght,Days.
HALIFAX, N. - S., March 6. The
steamer Bornholm, five days out from
St. Johns, N. F., for Halifax; is stuck
fast in the ice about . 70 miles south
west of Cape Race. -
She., has sufficient coal for. eight
days. . -
Opponents Plan to Stop
. Use of Schools.
SECRET COMMITTEE NAMED
To
Get Injunction Against
Board Is Proposed.
FUND DONATIONS ASKED
If Legal Battle Is Not Made, Plan
Is to Place Issue on Bal
lot Next . Fall.
. Plans for a strenuous campaign
which may take the form of a legal
battle, carried to the supreme court
of Oregon, wore laid by opponents of
dancing in school buildings at a meet
ing in Centenary-Wilbur Methodist
church, last night when permanent
organization of the Oregon Home
Protective league was effected.
The fight against school dances will
be directed by a committee of 15
men and women, whose names will
not be made public. The committee
was voted power to conduct the anti-
dance campaign by obtaining an in
junction restraining, the school board
from opening school buildings "to
dances, by placing the dance matter
before the voters at the fall election,
or by any other method chosen by
the committee after careful consider
ation.
About 100 Attend Meeting-. ' '
About 100 persons attended the
meeting, and nearly all of them
signed membership cards in the new
organization, the purpose of which
is to preserve the moral influence of
the home and close public school
buildings to dancing.
Funds to carry op injunction pro
ceedings will be supplied by popular
subscription, if 'this method of at
tack is selected, according to an an
nouncement by Rev. Charles Mac-
Caughey, one of the leaders of the
anti-dance movement, who also sug
gested that persons wishing to con
tribute might write the amount they
would give on the back of the mem
bership cards distributed last night.
Petition May Be Circulated.
If the injunction plan Is not thought
advisable by the committee, a pe
tition will be circulated to place the
question on the ballot at the fall
election. . '
"My blood Is just as hot and Just
as tingling as when we first threw
our glove into the ring," declared
Rev. Guy- Fitch Phelps, pastor of
Sellwood Methodist church, who was
the first speaker of the evening.
"Our opponents and enemies are
feeling our power and we have had a
fine. response from the churches and
citizens of, Portland."
.. Victory Is Predicted.
"With similar organizations in all
the cities of the state, we can carry
our campaign to victory at the fall
election," said Dr. MacCaughey.
"Our local controversy is part of a
great national movement. We have
lS.O'OO people who will do what 'we
say at election time. Nearly 7000
votes against high school dances have
been recorded In ballots taken in 57
Portland churches, representing 11
denominations. Only 114 persons
voted in favor of the school dance.
"We are dancing our way down the
slippery way that leads to the j
place of inferior nations. If this
fight goes to the supreme court it
will take money and lots of it, but we
can raise it. .
Stand on Tango Recalled.
'Nine years ago the Portland school
board protested against the proposed
dancing of the tango. They threat
ened terrible punishments to those
who took up the new steps .in the
schools. Now we have the shimmy,
the bunnyhug, and God knows what
other weird, strange dances to weird,
strange jazz music.
"Dancing is being quietly nosed out
of the schools, I assure you, although
I do not wish to make the details
known."
W. O. Sims, attorney, was asked to
discuss some of the possible legal
phases of the campaign. He pointed
out that there would be difficulties
in an injunction proceeding, and
stated! that ' the dance opponents
"would be sure to lose such an action
before two of our circuit judges."
Dancing; in Schools Attacked.
Mr. Sims then launched into an at
tack on dancing in the schools. "I
was shocked one night when I heard
the sound of music anti tapping feet at
the- Glencoe "school," he said. "We
pay taxes to educate heads, not heels.
"There are two views of the dance.
From a -physical viewpoint, dancing
develops every part of the body, but
this is damnable, for it also stimu
lates the baser parts of the body. .
"Dancing is all wrong from the
spiritual side. Dancing drives away
every sacred thought.
"People tell you that you can't rear
boys who aren't cigarette suckers and
girls who aren't gum chewers these
days. That's all nonsense, for it's as
easy for us to bring up good boys
and girls as it was for our fore-1
fathers." i
"If you send your children to dance.
iCoauluded oa I'abe 4. Column 4.)
Equestrian Monument Now Being
Made In New York- by A.
Phimister Proctor.
The center of the park block
bounded by Madison, Jefferson, Park
and West Park-streets was selected
as the site for the equestrian statue
of Theodore Roosevelt by the execu
tive committee of the Roosevelt
memorial statue committee yesterday
morning.
The statue is being made In New
York by A. Phimister Proctor, noted
sculptor, and when completed will be
presented to tho city as the gift of
Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. President
Harding has accepted an invitation
to unveil the monument when he
visits Portland, according to S. C.
Pier, chairman of the executive com
mittee. The statue is expected to be
ready for unveiling ceremonies. early
in August.
Several other sites have been con
sidered by the memorial association
during the past few months. Final
selection of the park block sitJe was
made yesterday morning at a com
mittee meeting attended by Chair
man Pier, J. C. Ainsworth, Franklin
T. Griffith, David M. Dunne. Erie V.
Hauser and Dr. Coe.
Following this session members of
the committee visited the site, where
they were greeted by the children
of Ladd school, marshaled by their
principal, C. M. Kiggins. Mr. Pier
addressed the school children in a
brief speech, in which he pointed
out the love of Roosevelt for children
and emphasized the appropriateness
of erecting a statue of "Teddy"
within view of the Ladd school.
Principal' Kiggins responded with
an address, in which he assured the
committee that the pupils of Ladd
school would consider it their duty
and privilege to protect the statue
from vandalism.
LIBERIA CONTROL DENIED
V. S. Authority Held Not Extended
Over Country by Loan Terms.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 6.
There Is nothing In the terms of the
agreement under which the United
States will lend $5,000,000 to Liberia
which would perve to extend 'Amer
ican authority over that country, of
ficials here declared today, when
their attention was called to press
dispatches from Paris charging that
Liberia would b virtually made an
American colony.
The proposed loan, it was pointed
out, would be used largely to repay
advances made by French and Brit
ish financiers.
DEATH ENDS POKER GAME
Man -With Pat Royal Flush Dies
Before Pot Is. Opened.
NEWARK, N. J., March 6. Max
Wilkofskl drew a pat royal flush In
a midnight game at the home of
Michael Eisenburg.
Before he could open the pot he
pitched forward on the table, dead
Physicians said heart disease was the
cause.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'." Maximum temperature, 48
degrees; minimum temperature, St de
grees. TOBAT'S rOccaslonal rain; southerly
winds.
Foreign.
Uister members, indignant over cloture,
walk out of house of commons Page 3
Genoa conference to open April 10. Page 2.
Amphibian monster believed still alive.
Page 1.
Premier Iloyd George likely to retain of
fice. Page 3.
Anglo - Irish treaty wins in committee.
Page 3.
British and German backing pledged con
sortium. Page 4.
National.
Senate again asks information on Pacific
treaty. Pase 3.
Senate adopts federal budget system In
handling appropriations. Page 8.
Divided control of land opposed. Page 4.
Four-power treaty faces hard fight. Page 1.
CompromlBe soldiers bonus bill held up
in committee. Page 8.
134,978,033 asked for agriculture depart
ment. Page S.
Domestic.
Prohibition Is bad, says Mrs. Asquith.
Page 8.
Husband's revenge hinted In confession
letter In Taylor case. Page 12..
Railroads accused of petting parties.
Page 13. -
Pacific Northwest.
Edison Marshall, Medford. writes best
short story of year. Page 1.
Skookum fruit growers desert exchange.
Page 7. t
Sports.
Yankee manager bawls out fan, who is
old-time scrapper. Page 14.
High schools now turning to track.
Page 14.
Jim Thorpe still missing. Page 14.
Singles record set by bowler. Page 15.
Commercial and Marine.
Last week's loss In local wheat prices re
covered. Page 22.
Chicago wheat higher on large export buy
ing. Page 22.
Latin - American Issues feature o bond
market. Page 23.
Decision on gas rate strengthens stocks of
that utility. Page 22.
Neiwu Maru is due to load grain and bran
for orient. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dean Hicks to resign, effective April 1.
Page 1.
Ball is forfeited by victims of raid.
Page 12.
Site chosen hers for Roosevelt statue.
Page 1.
Stylish girl denies bad check charge.
Pags 7.
Voters to decide on phone rates. Page 1.
Swiss music box puts burglar to flight.
Page 10.
Tourist' projects will be developed. 'Page
13. '
Fight on dancing may enter court. Page t.
154 new members taken In by legion.
I Page 4.
J Forest service plans to develop recrra
1 tlonal facilities of Diamond lake.
Page - ''J"'
Weather rcpoK, data and forecast. Page 16.
State Hotelmen to Sub
mitMeasure to People.
NEW COMMISSION WANTED
Proposal. to Include Abolition
of Public Service Body.
ACTION IS UNANIMOUS
Without Dissenting Voice, Assocln.
tion Acts to Get Plan Bcforo
November Electorate.
Abolition of the state public service
commission, as now constituted; eub
stltutlon of a commission to be ap
pointed by the governor, and the res
toration of telephone rates prevailing
nrevlous to March 1. 1921. Is the tiro-
gramme which the Oregon Hotelmen's
State association will submit to the
electorate of the state in tho Novem
ber election.
Without a dissentlnar vote, the
hotelmen adopted a resolution to that
effect yesterday afternoon and di
rected that machinery be set in mo
tion to bring about fulfillment of the
objects of the resolution.
Immediate Action Promised.
The president of the association
and the legislative committee were
authorized and directed and Inslruct
ed, in conjunction with the attorney
of the organization, to prepare an
act tcsbe submitted, through the Ini
tiative, for the November general
election. Immediate action Is prom
ised. .
Hotelmen, as well as the general
public, have been disappointed In ths
refusal of the state public service
commission to restore the old rales
after the rehearing. Since the coin
mission declined to modify the rate
there has been a storm of sentiment
against this rate-making body, and
opinion has been growing that the
present commission should be done
away with, as to personnel. There
has been recall talk and petitions to
secure names for recalling Fred A.
Williams. Fred G. Kuchtel and II. It
Corey have been circulated, but the
recall Idea as a solution has not met
with popular accord.
Appointment la Proposed,
The movement launched by the
botolinen has no connection with the
talked-of recall. The hotelmen are
adopting an entirely different policy
and aim at a different result front
what could be attained through a
mere recall.
In a broad way, the hotelmen do
not upset the public service commis
sion, as such, but merely chanse ths
la.' so that Instead of being elected
members of the commission shall 1
appointed. Power to appoint Is vrMed
with the governor the original com
mission, after its authorization, was
appointed by George K. Chamberlain,
then governor. Under the plan of the
hotelmen the commissioners would
owe their appointment to tho gover
nor, as 19 the case with the slain
nignway commission ana a numoer oi
other important state bodies.
Tito Measures Required.
Trobably two Initiative mramren
will be required, one clianuriiii; the
commission from an elective to an ap
pointive body, and anolher to deal
with the restorat(on of the old phone
rates. The two Ideas may be, how
ever. In one Initiative act. That is a
matter which the committee in charKu
will work out.
Roughly spoaklner, the people at the
November election will be asked to
vote for a measure which will Km-
porarily restore the telephone rate
which prevailed prior to March 1,
li21, until the new commission, ap
pointed by the governor, run rcoprn
the subjectr In this way tlio people
can kill two birds with one Hone
cause the removal of the spresent
members of the commission, arid' ob
tain relief from the rales which the
commission declines to reduce.
Quick Action Possible.
Under the Initiative quick action Is
possible, for as soon as the slate re
turns are In., such measures heroine
operative upon proclamation of the
governor. The movement of tho ho
telmen will probably have an effect
on men who contemplate entering the
primaries as candidates for puhlU
service commissioner to succeed -Mr
Williams, whose succetsor is to b
nominated on May 19.
Owing to the widespread organiza
tion of the hotelmen's association,
petitions can be easily distributed and
put Into the hands of the public lor
signatures, so that tho act can set
on the ballot for the November elec
tion. .
COMMISSION IS tO.Ii:.MM.U
Woodlawn Improvement Ai-mh-Iji-tlon
Score Member.
A resolution adopted by the Wood
lawn Improvement association at lis
meeting last Saturday niirlit ron
demns the public service conim iss ion
for Its action on telephone rates and
declares that the members of this
commission should be ousted from
their positions.
"Ourinir the reronst i-nrt Ion period
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