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THE MORNING, OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922 - LAST 1 MIIUIE VOTE IS LIKELY Some Legislators Anxious to t Dodge Harding's Veto. COURSE IS IN DOUBT Houses May Send Measure to President and Adjourn Be- fore Bill Comes Back. BT MARK SULLIVAN. (Copyright. 1922. by New York Evening Pot. Inc. Published by Arrangement.) WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 14. If Ions association with politicians had led you to the occasionally uneasy doubt as to whether they are at all times wholly without guile, you might be tempted to apprehend a certain amount of astuteness as tn possible objective of certafn moves now being made in these winding up days of the senate. The tariff bill is out of the con ference committee and all that re mains to. be done ia the formal ratification of the conference com mittee report by the house and by the senate. In the same way the soldiers' bonus bill has been through the conference committee and all that remains is the same matter of formal ratification by each house. Course Ia In Doubt. S But because of the order in which S fh two thfns are being taken up and because of several other rather subtle moves you bein to wonder whether there is a plan to avoid the disagreeable necessity of acting on the bonus bill after the president shall have vetoed it. It would be entirely possible for congress to hold back the adoption or tne con ference committee's report on the eoldiers' bonus bill until everything else has been finished. Thereafter the senators and rep resentatives could pack their dress suit cases and engage their lower berths to their separate homes. With these preparations completed they could hold one final session, adopt the conference committee's report on the bonus and then within half an hour adjourn and go home. The result of this course of action would include the avoidance of great embarrassment to a large number of senators and representatives. By this course the disagreeable business of going on record to pass or not to pass the soldiers' bonus over the president s veto wouia ae escaped. By -taking final action on the bill during the last few minutes of the session the result would be that congress would have adjourned and gone home before the president would have time to write ana seno & veto message. Way On Ia Seen. The result, of course, would be that there would be no soldiers' bonus. This result is sure in any event, for Harding is certain not to approve the bill and it is almost equally certain tnat in me senate there are not enough votes to give the two-thirds majority necessary to pass the bill over the presiae-ts veto. . But If the thing- should be done in the way suggested the embar rassed and, apprehensive republican senators and representatives would evoid the necessity of going on rec ord on the question of passing a measure over a republican presi dent's veto. It would We a strange ni nalnful performance tor re publican leaders of the senate and house to cast their votes to pass a measure over a veto issuea Dy a president of their own party. And if it can be done in the way eug-e-Asted these senators and repre sentatives will be able to say that they voted for the bonus but wia equally be able to escape the charge that they stood to override a veto made by a republican president. It is an ingenuous idea and it will be interesting to see if it comes out that way. As to the tariff there will be some little debate in the senate after the conference commit-U tees report comes in. The demo-1 crats have a few more criticisms of the tariff which they want to get in the record for campaign purposes, but these speeches will not take very long. Quick Getaway Wanted. The democrats, almost as much as the republicans, are anxious to get , home and take part in their local elections. Consequently it ought, not to be much'more than a week from now at most when the tariff bill ' will be finally passed. Still, another week or ten days would be enough for the president to sign the bill and for congress to clean up every thing else and get away. Presum ably the tariff will become a law on the day the president signs it and that day in all probability will not be far from October 1. The one disposition manifest fct-niip-hrtiit hoth houses nd in both parties is to clean up, adjourn and make a quick getaway. HOWIE OF ROYALTY SOLD Ex-Ambassador Wallace to Live In Old Paris Residence. (Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service.) PARIS, Sept. 14. Ex-Ambassador Wallace has purchased the house of Prince Loche Radziwill in Paris, which he occupied while he was ambassador to France. Mr. Wallace sailed for America today, but is returning early- nest spring for a permanent stay. The purchase price was about J200.000. SMYRNA IS FIRE-SWEPT (Continued From First Page.) vakla, to come to the rescue. As the little entente powers, which up to now are keeping Hungary quiet, are occupied elsewhere, Budapest is ex pected to get active to recover its former territories from Roumanla, Serbia and Czecho-Slovakia. Italy, having natural sympathies for Turkey and being against Jugo slavia, also might make a threat against Serbian interference in the solution of the Thracian problems. ITALY DISPATCHES VESSELS Ships Attempt to Take Off Italian Colony; Medical Stores SenU ROME, Sept. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Italian ships are at tempting to take off the Italian col ony of Smyrna, due to the fire which is reported ragtn- in that city. The Italian government has dls patched several vessels to Bmjma with provisions ana medical stores. It has also issued Instructions that all Italian warships must concen trate in Smyrna waters to provide shelter for Italian residents. FIRE'S ORIGIN" LAID TO TURK 1000 Reported Massacred Pre vious to Conflagration. LONDON, Sept. 15. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The conflagration In Smyrna was started by a sergeant of Turkish regulars, according to Miss Mills, head mistress of the American college in Smyrna, says a dispatch to the Times from Athens. The sergeant was seen to enter a house carrying cans of petrol- Up to Wednesday evening the damage was estimated at 15,000,000. The correspondent says it is re ported in Athens that up to the time of the outbreak of the 'fire about 1000 persons bad been massacred, and that it is feared the number now is much greater. The British inhabitants of Smyrna, with a few exceptions, were safely evacuated aboard warships Wednes day evening. PHOtfE FACTS ASKED FOR COMMISSION SENDS QTJES TIOXNAIRE TO COMPANY. Data on Stock, Indebtedness, Val uations and Expenses Wanted Before Rehearing. SALEM, Or.. Sept. 14. (Special.) The Oregon public service commis sion today sent to the Pacific Telo phone & Telegraph company, with headquarters in Portland, the first of a series of questionnaires to be prepared by the commission in con nection with the rehearing of the rate case affecting the telephone corporation. The rehearing will open in Portland October 2. The questionnaire relates to the par value of authorized capital stock of the company, amounts -of stock issued, total amount of outstanding indebtedness, municipal franchises or privileges held by the company, valuations of the various exchanges operated by the corporation, operat ing revenues, number of customers and expenses. - Request also made in the ques tionnaire for information relative to the deductions from net operating revenue, taxes paid by the corpora tion, all incomes segregated by de partments, depreciation of plant and equipment and average life of utility service. The questionnaire also goes into the depreciation reserve account as applicable to the Oregon telephone utility property, interest on' loans. credits for permanent withdrawals and replacements, apparent balances, and the date on which the last ap praisal of the company's property was made. PARTY CHAIRMAN NAMED Democratic Committee' Elects W. W. Woodbeck of Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or.. Sept. 14. (Special.) W. " W. " Woodbeck. Ore gon City newspaper man, today was elected Chairman of the democratic central committee at a meeting of precinct men held here. Mr. Wood beck succeeds J. E. Jack, whose resignation was presented to the committee. Mr. Jack's ill health caused the action. - Mr. Woodbeck has been prominent in democratic circles in the county for a number of years and was for merly active in Minnesota politics. Dr. C. H. Meissner was elected state committeeman. John R. Bowland was re-elected secretary -treasurer of the committee. Plans were made for the arrang ing of a public gathering here in the immediate future at which Walter Pierce, democratic candidate for governor, wftl speak. MOV 21,815 BONUSES VISAED State Pays $8,527,826 in Claims and Approves $3,7 72,000. SALEM, Or., Sept. 14. (Special.) A total of 21,815 soldiers' bonus claims have been approved by the world war veterans state aid com mission, according to a report pre pared here today by Captain Harry tirumDaugh, secretary of the com mission. Bonus claims aggregating $8,527,826 ' have been paid, while claims amounting to' $3,772,000 have been approved but checks have not yet been mailed. At a meeting of the commission yesterday 93 cash claims aggregat ing $46,450 were ordered paid. Loans actually paid yesterday totaled 14U.B00, or $3,283,900 in all. Members of the commission said that practically all of the cash aims will have been paid on No vember 1. The Oregonian is the medium through which many people suddIv their wants by using its classified columns. Telephone Main 7070. fteiii stunning with spaghetti j ! Illioliill i Cheese Advance Announcement of the opening of our new Restaurant, Confectionery and Fountain Luncheonette in the Royal Building Broadway and Morrison Watch this paper for our opening announcement. E STAB'S LIFE HOT ALL SUNSHINE Japanese Actor Discovers Murky Streaks. HAYAKAWABIT TROUBLED Nipponese, on Visit to Borne Land, Heckled and Harassed Almost Beyond Endurance. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13. (Spe cial.) Contrary to popular belief, the life of a motion picture star has its murky streaks. Take the case of Sessue Haya kawa, the Japanese screen luminary, who arrived in San Francisco to day from Japan on the liner Shinyo Maru. Hayakawa's visit to his na tive land was anything but pleas ant, v According to Hayakawa the un pleasantness took these forms: He was made the target for a clique of his countrymen, who sought to blackmail him. He was forced to employ body guards to save himself from attack by hostile countrymen. He was heckled without mercy by a portion of the Japanese press. He was accused of fomenting en mity between the United States and Japan by portraying roles on the screen. Star Explain Hostility. For the first ten days after his arrival in Yokohama Hayakawa was subjected to hostile demonstrations, but' these were softened somewhat by the appearance of more than 6000 of his friends who appeared at the pier when the Japanese star walked down the gangplank. The hostility against Hayakawa is explained in this way by the Japanese screen star: Seven years ago Hayakawa ap peared in a picture, "The Cheat," in which he was portrayed as a villain. Although the picture was made even years ago, it was shown in Japan only a short time before Hayakawa arrived in Japan. , "Contrary to reports sent out of Japan that I was charged with play ing roles which were anti-Japanese and traitorous, -the fact is that in Japan they accused me of anti Americanism in the parts I played," Hayakawa said today at his hotel ! here. " Blackmailers Are Blamed. "It was charged that I was re sponsible for some of the feeling against Japanese In the United States. I believe the hostility against me in my own country was hatched by some blackmailers 1 have their names who attempted to damage my popularity when 1 refused to submit to their schemes. I went to Japan to visit my mother. I will remain in San Francisco until Friday and thenleave for New York by way of Los Angeles." Hayakawa, who is accompanied by his wife, Tsuru Aoki, herself a screen star, will temporcrily desert the screen. Hayakawa has been signed to play a leading role in "The Leopard," which will open in New York before the end of the year. Mrs. Hayakawa will appear in the same production. STAGE DRIVER BARRED Order Holds Pilot to Blame for Injury of 14 Persons. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) A. E. Crane, driver of the stage which was stuck by a train at Kent August 3, when 14 persons were injured, was permanently barred from employment as a stage ri.fvA, in rhin state bv order of the department of public works today. The department iouna mat ju. a. Reed, owner of the stage, was not r.t-Hirpnt in pmnlnvfnc Crane, who bore an excellent reputation, both as to character ana as a ariver, out ruled that Reed or any other stage operator hereafter employing Crane as a driver would be guilty of negligence. , ' pmanWctie & (So. "Merchandise of cJ Merit Only i " ; , ; BORAH RIDERJN PERIL Honse Expected to Reject Clause to Aid ' Irrigation Projects. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, Sept. 14 (Spe cial.) Senator Borah's amendment to the Liberian loan bill, providing $20,000,000 for western reclamation, adopted by the senate today, is ex pected to- be eliminated when the bill reaches the house. If accepted by the bouse the money so provided would permit the completion of most of the present Irrigation projects, including the Klamath project in- Oregon, the Kennewick unit of the Yakima project in Washington and the last units of the Boise project in Idaho The Florsheim Shoe Dor the 7TMZ7L Ivho care? MONEY'S WORTH is measured by the number of day's service and the sat isfaction received. 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Graceful davenport tables of Italian walnut and mahogany one-fourth off at $29.65 and up. Other Pieces of Furniture at One-Fourth Off Italian Dining Room Sets Gate-Leg Tables Buffets China Cabinets Extension Tables Windsor Chairs Fer Stands Telephone Stands Odd Benches Etc., Etc. Furniture Section On the Fifth Floor Llpman, Wolfe A Co. I'liliHlMijlliliiilMiiiiHi.iHUihjii iiiiiiiliiHiiHii!illMi;iim;iiii;Hil)iiiiii:iijjiii;iij FIRE -proof walls back of stoves, ranges, gas heaters, etc., with Asbestos "STOVEWALT'Mats These mats are made of two sheets of asbestos cemented together, bound with galvanized iron frame and subjected to hydraulic pressure. . For sale at hardware, furniture and department stores in five convenient sizes. Special sizes made to order. GILLEN-COLE CO., Mfrs. Portland, Or. i This Store Uses No Comparative Prices They Are Misleading and Often Untrue the emblem of Merit and Service in the manufacture and sale of good LUMBER LATH SHINGLES MOULDINGS " DOORS BOXES ETC. 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