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THE MOIiXIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRTL 20, 1923 3 PRESIDENT VICTOR IN 11 DISPUTE House Passes Bill Providing for 86,000 Enlisted Men. 90 REPUBLICANS REBEL Administration Forces Are Aided by 4 8 Democrats in Putting Over Increased Personnel. WASHXN-GTOX. D. C, April 19. By the margin of 71 votes the house to night broke away from its own lead ership, stood behind the president and passed, the 1923 navy appropria tion bill -with an amendment fixing the enlisted personnel at .86,000. The vote on the McArthur-Tare amendment, the big point in dispute, which increased the navy from 67,000, as provided in the bill, to 86,000, was 221 to 148. with two members an swering present. Ninety republicans voted against the S6.00O amendment while -48 democrats supported it. There was no great shout at the finish like that which filled the chamber a week ago when the came proposal was put through the house. ittintr in committee of tne wnoie, oy a. margin of 47 votes. The, galleries Bitting half deserted, made no at tempt at a. demonstration. S18.0OO,00O la Added. Witli the fighting section out of he wav. the bill was put on its pas sage and went through, 279 to 78. As amended, the measure carried a total of J251.269.000, or J18.000.000 more than the total fixed by the appropria tions committee which framed it. It croea now to the senate with the charge of Chairman Kelley of the naval appropriations sub-committee that many millions will be added and to which the house would have been asked to add "had not the big-navy men changed front at the last." As compared with the 90 republi cans who voted against the amend ment, 173 republicans voted for it while 18 others were paired for it. Against the 48 democrats who voted for the amendment, 67 demo crats voted agair.st it, while 14 others were paired against it. Except on two occasions today the bill sailed along through unruttlea seas Once, however. Chairman Kel ley broke loose in what members characterized as a vicious attack on the "navy-yard combination," charg ing that despite the arms conference there were still demands from navy yard and naval project districts for more money than was carried in the bill. House Thrown Into Tumult. Starting in the Massachusetts vil lage of Squantum, where destroyers were built during the war, Mr. Kelley, in a picture of "the plea for more, jumped across "West Virginia, with its armor plate factory, to the south Atlantic coast, across to New Orleans and then to California and up the west coast. The house was In a tumult as he declared that every where the feeling seemed to be that the purpose of the arms conference was to build up and provide more work for the government plants. Half a dozen members were drawn Into the frght. Representative IHipree, democrat, Louisiana, declaring Chair man Kelley had proved himself a "naval wrecker." The battle raged for 10 minutes, with some members shouting they would not agree to further time to complete the word picture the chairman was seeking to draw. Denby Letter Causes Clash The other clash developed when Mr. Kelley presented a letter received today from Secretary Denby, In re ply to one for information, in which it was stated that the added cost to the bill, through increasing the en listed force by 19,000 men, would be around J40.000.000. Copies of the letter had been received meanwhile by Representative Rogers, repub lican. Massachusetts. and others, which was brought out on the floor, and while Mr. Kelley was proceed ing to discuss the figures, and after he had announced he would read the letter, republicans shouted wildly to him to go ahead and read it. Mr. Denby,, explaining that in creases already put into the bill pro vide for pay and subsistence of the larger personnel, said that no ad dition for clothing would be needed. and that the item for transporta tion and recruiting ought to be in creased by J6.000.000. Amount Wholly Inadequate. "While these increases are the only ones Involving personnel," the secretary wrote, "the department is of the opinion that the appropria tions recommended by the committee for the maintenance of the materials of the navy are wholly inadequate to maintain its efficiency and to per mit it to carry on its duties. This is true, whether the ships in com mission are those covered by the committee's distribution of 67,000 men or the department's proposed distribution for S6.000." as already submitted to the house. Mr. Denby's Increases included: En gineering, J4. 781, 000; construction and repair, J4.241.000: ordnance. Jl, 200,000; supplies and accounts. J600.000; fuel and transportation, J3.8U4.000. and yards and docks. Jl, 250.000. Chairman Madden of the appropria tions committee declared that the cost of the increase would reach J60.00O.0O-0 and Chairman Kelley asserted it would run beyond J70.000.000. No rollcall was demanded on the Swing amendment, increasing from approximately J15. 000.000 to J19.000,- 000 the pay of officers and men. Satis fied that they had the votes to win, leaders in the fight for the bigger personnel decided to stay out of the debate. Representatives Rogers. Long worth. McArthur. Vare and others on the republican side, and Representa tive Gallivan, Massachusetts, .leading the democrats for the amendment. counted noses at 3 o'clock and found that their poll still stood above 60 majority. cial.) Owing to the lateness of the season, the feed situation is causing much worry to the dairymen, as the grass has made but little growth this year. There is such a great demand for hay the dairymen with large herds of dairy stock can obtain sufficient hay to last only from day to day. Usually at this season of the year there is suffiicent grass without feed ing hay. AMMUNITION KILLS MANY Bump at Mori a stir Explodes and Much Damage Is Done. BELGRADE, Jujero-Slavia, April 19. (By the Associated Press.) A ter riffle explosion occurred today at Monastlr in the southern part of old Serbia when an ammunition dump blew up. The railroad station was destroyed and enormous damage otherwise done bv the blast. fc The number of killed and wounded said" the dispatch from Monastir re porting the explosion, was still un known. EXPORT OF LIQUOR TO PROVINCE HALTED Washington Officials Act to Prevent Smuggling. MOTHER-BEATER FLAYED Parent Tells Court Son Is Brutal in Kevenge for Whippings. CHICAGO, April 19. "He beats me because I beat him when he was lit tle," Mrs. Pauline Pithowitz testified in court today against her son George, 21 years old. "You didn"t beat him half enough," said Judge Bugee, and fined the son $200. ROAD CONTRACTS ARE LET (Continued From FIrFt Paee.) paint section of the Roseburg-Coo-s Bay road and ordered the work read vertised. It has been the plan of the high way commission to establish an over head crossing on the Pacific high way at the north entrance to Salem, near the state fair grounds, where the highway crosses the tracks of the Southern Pacific. The commission. however, yesterday received a protest against the grade separation from the city council of Salem. Roosevelt Estimate Asked. Directions were issued yesterday to Chief Engineer Nunn to have a rough survey made of the uncompleted por tions of the Eoosevelt highway with an estimate of what it will cost to complete this coast road. The survey ill require most of th spring and summer. It is probable that the commission mav reconsider the location of the Roosevelt highway In a section ot Tillamook county. The location now runs from Miami to Wheeler, which goes through a somewhat desolate region. There has been an urgent demand on the commission to relocate this section and bring the highway along the beaches from Miami, through Garibaldi, Bay Ocean, Salt Air, El more Park, Rockaway, Lake Lytle and Manhattan to Brighton. The road hrough those resorts would serve the big summer travel along the beaches. Tillamook county offers to co-operate on rocking or grading or in any man ner which the commission favors it the change is made. The county is committed to building a road along the beach in any event and has voted bonds for the purpose. State to Sell Bonds. For the May meeting the commis sion contemplates ordering advertised he paving of the West Side highway from Monmouth south; the Rickreall- Holmes Gap section and the Harris- burg-Halsey section of the Pacific highway. County bonds held bv the state, it was decided, will be sold, in the rear future. These consist of J91.000 ot Clackamas county, 344,000 of Douglas county and $6000 of c'ty of Rainier. The secretary was Instructed to buy cement for the Amity-McMinn-ville job from the Oswego plant and for Galesville-Canyonville and Sexton mountain from the Beaver cement plant at Gold Hill. To Core a Cold In One Day Take Laxative BROMO QUININE tablet! The genuine bears the signature of B. W. Grove. (Be sure you get BKOMO.) SOo Adv. SPECIAL COURT WANTED Investigator Expresses View That British Columbia Will Be "Bone Dry" Within Three Years. THE OREGOKIAX NEWS BUREAU. Washington, D. C, April 19. One source of supply of bootleggers in Washington state has been success fully plugged up. United States Dis trict Attorney Revelle of Seattle re ported to Prohibition Commissioner Haynes today. "In co-operation with government officials of British Columbia," Mr. Revelle said, "we ascertained' that American whisky i3 not used in that country for mechanical purposes, and upon such Information State ProhibI tion Director Lvle has declined ap proval of liquor exportations into British Columbia, shipped by Ameri can distilleries. In one instance : shipment of three carloads of liquor from a Kentucky distillery was stopped. "The purpose of such shipments was for illegal diversion, that is, smug gling back into this country. In clos ing the source of supply we had most helpful co-operation on the part of British Columbia officials, and with their co-operation are making much progress in curtailing smuggling of Canadian liquor." Special Courts Suggested. Mr. Revelle among other recom mendations, suggested legislation for the creation of lesser federal courts to handie misdemeanors. "Such courts," he said, "would expedite liquor cases and prompt action would be most helpful." The necessity for such courts to re lieve the congestion in the present federal courts by reason of Volstead law violations was suggested some time ago by esc:United States Senator Turner of Spokane in a letter' to Sen ator Poindexter. Acting upon Sena tor Turner's suggestion. Senator Poindexter is now formulating legis lation to the end proposed. Coincident with Attorney Revelle s personal report. Director Lyle report ed that after an exhaustive personal investigation of British Columbia conditions, he 13 of the Opinion that the province will be "bone dry" with in two or three years, which will com plete the process of drying up large sources of supply. Dry Province Expected. 'Liquor dealers themselves, particu larly what are termed the export houses, are in a large measure re sponsible for the growing sentiment against the present form of liquor regulation in Canada," said Director Lyie. 'While the control of liquor by the provincial government has lessened the former evils in some ways it has not proved as en tire success. The system Is really on trial as its proponents are well aware, and many are found who re willing to admit that it is not working any too well. I found a sur prising number of officials and lead ing private citizens who are in favor of a bone dry law. This sentiment is increasing and I expect to see British Columbia go dry inside of the next two or three years at most." In support of his prediction, Mr. Lyie pointed out that British Colum bia and Quebec are the only two pro vinces in Canada that have not.al- "Your Opportunity to Buy Chinese Rugs ONLY three days left to take advantage of those big reductions in Chinese Rugs such reductions as are almost unheard of in the genuine Oriental floor coverings. Have you seen our win dows? Every size and type of Chinese Rugs soft tans,, clear, satisfying blues and unusual mulberry tones. 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THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, April 19. Hear ings will be held by the claims com mission of the shipping board Thurs day on the war claims of the Standi fer Construction company, Vancouver, Wash., on claims aggregating $2,291,-725. Brucewood -lochs your tie in place and keeps it there 20c each 4 for 75c Cottars & Shirts As Previously Announced No Women's Dresses Are to be Sold Here Today (Thursday) This solely out of regard for our patrons who by waiting until Friday, are going to obtain here the most remarkable dress values that ever have been seen in Portland this early in the season the pricing astonish ing in the extreme. DETAILS STILL A SECRET -but today's evening papers and Friday's Oregonian will tell everything. A Properly Designed Corset, Well Fitted, Is the First Step Toward Poise Dairymen Short of Feed. TTLTvAMOPK, Or., April 19. Se. 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