CITY EDITION
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TO BE FILED
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ipistricf JAtorney Robes Wilj
Fil e,M andamus Proceedings at
General's Request
Decision to Be Sought on Ques-
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lion oi, inciuQtng uovernorsmp
In Offices Listed for Election.1
; SaJem, Dec. 2. A petition In man-
f damuaT to compel Ben W. Olcott, a
secretary of state, to include the of-
. f lee- pf jrovernor In the Hat of offices
i now belfcg certified to the various
, :county clerks for the primary elec
"tton next May. will be filed with the
; supreme eourt here today by O. M.
Roberts of Medford, district attor-
r: .
? 'Roberts, who Is acting in this matter
a ai peace officer In .order to secure a
decision from the court on the question,
is following out the Inntrurf lonn 'nf At.
toreey General Brown, who, in one pf his
,! briefs in the Olcott-Hoff mandamus uit
t t living Ull llltS
-court that an opinion on the Question
4 would be pushed to a definite conclusion
sooner or later.
ir. "It this court does not pass upon the
question now, it must do so later," Attorney-General
Brown declared in his
brief, at that time and the action to be
'. taken by KobertH is In purnuance of the
promise contained; in this statement
V ; "At leajlt 45- days before the next prl-
mary nominating election it becomes the
duty of the se!retary of state to furnish
each county clerk a statement showlna-
the several slate and county offices for
' a. . a a . .
wnicn canmaaies are to be chosen."
.Brown's statement concludes. ''In : the
.event that , it . haa not been determined
by -opinion of-this court that Governor
Olcott ' to fill out the. unexpired. term
of flovtmor WitKypombe. the state will
institute mandamus proceedings for the
purpose of "settling the question by de-
.ciaion ot tnis court. .
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t. i Attorney General Brown, in an ooin-
jion recently .prepared for. sthe- guidance
of the secretary of state's office Jn pre
; parjng th certification for. the county
, .clerks, -declared that the office of gov
ernor snouid not be included tnhe list.
Inasmuch as . there was no occasion for
vths election of a. governor. at this Aim.
U S. PEACE ENVOYS
1 -.
American Delegation Accedes to
; : Urgent Appeal of French to
7 Postpone Leaving.
U Paris, Dec. 2. (I.. N. S.) Yield
ing to new and urgent requests of
rthe French that the American peace
'delegation postpone its departure,
Assistant Secretary of State 'Prank
J I. Poik today revoked his former
decision and decided that the mis
sion shall remain here until next
week. ."
Senate Resolution
Offered Calls for
All Treaty Letters
i-
' v Washington. Dec. 2. (I. N.- S.) The
department : of state is directed to for
ward to the senate all communlcatfons
;or letters between - the United - States;
Italy. Great Britain, France and Japan
Jncpnnectioh with the treaty of peace
in - Taoiiativi uiirw. im .Lwriiuoa
hy Senator v Cummins," Republican. -of
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REMAIN ONE IEI
Family
Senator New Bared
In Defense of Son
"' Los Angeles. CaU Dec 2. (IN.
Wlat. undoubtedly will be the
t bulwark1. of defense for Harry a New
' i Jr.,. confessed slayer of -his sweet
heart, Freda Lesser, when, he JTaces
trial lor tmuraer nere uecemDer is,
wag revealed today when testimony
' contained in 38 depositions, taken by
the defense "leaked out" with sensa
' tlonal results. " w k .
The depositions, taken in Indianapolis,
IndU. illuminate the- strange Afe history
bt t,he prisoner,; they tell the unbiased
- story of his relationship wift his alleged
father,' United , States Senator Harry
Stuart New ofv Indianapolis, Ind., and
disclose startling facta and burled se
crete in j connection with New s claim
vthat he is the. son of the. senator.
"OFFICEES WILL" TESTIFY
7- With the ; deposition 'Attorney -Lei
.Compte Davis, chief counsel for the de
fense, is ready to go into trial to prove
New congenitally "irrational" and men
UUy subnormal from birth, . - r 4
Thirty 'witnesses testified, - The. ma
H. C. FRICK
"OAL, coke and steel mag
I - nate, who died at his
nome in
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New York
today, aged 70.
H. C. FRICK, STEEL
Early Associate of Carnegie Was
Multimillionaire; Dies at the
Age of 70 Years.
New York, Dec. 2. I. N. S.)
Henry Clay. Frick, multimillionaire
coaL coke and steel magnate died at
his home here today, aged 70. Mr.
Frick suffered an attack of ptomaine
poisoning a fortnight ago, but had
entirely recovered from this when a
more severe illness developed. This
necessitated a consultation pf physi
cians. Mrs; Frict7 and her daughter were at
the bedside when Mr., Frick died at his
city residence, Fifth avenue and Seven
tieth street . ,
Mr. Frick . was a self-made man. ris
ing from a poor boy lo be controller' of
millions, lio and Andrew Carnegie were
two of the most outstanding figures, in,
the devetopmentof the American steel
industry. -
Mr. Frick died at fi: 15 o'clock this
morning. "?
Frick was born at Overton, Pa., De
cember 19, 1849. and began business
as a clerk for his grandfather, a flour
merchant and distiller. His education
was meaner but he worked at night to
educate - himself. Accumulating a few
hundred dollars young Frick embarked
in the coke business in a small Vay. On
December 15, 1881, he was married to
Miss Adelaide Howard, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Asa p. Chflds of Pittsburg.
Seeing the possibilities In the use of
ccke in the teel Industry around Pitts
burg, . Frick interested a number of men
with money in the purchase of coal
lands and the erection of coke ovens In
the Connellsville district. The H. C.
Prick Coal & Coke company was formed,
which is now the biggest coke producing
concern in the world.
Condition of Former
Mayor Rushlight Is
: Reported Improved
A. O. Rushlight, former, mayor of Port
land, i confined at his home,, 400 Karl
street, for-a week, was much improved
in health today and his recovery- lis held
to be a matter of a few days. Rush
light became ill a week ago as a result
of lung hemorrhage and for a time his
condition was threatening, physicians
say. '
Rushlight was Portland's mayor un
der the coancilmanic system of city ad
ministration from 1911 to ISIS and has
been "promjfnent fhpoHTcs and,' twislriess
for seme -ysrsr- -He is now 4n' the auto
mobile business. ' -a
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IS DEAD
Secrets of
jority of these based their opinions of
his" mental peculiarity on his constant
depression and brooding over the alleged
circumstances of his birth. -
Among the prominent witnesses testi
fying in New's behalf are Colonel Rob
ert H. Tyndall of the famous Rainbow
division ; Major Sydney F. Miller, of the
same organisation; Gavin" U Payne, an
army captarn, and two lieutenants.
HE IS SENATOR'S SON
Evidence that will strike like a thun
derbolt In Indiana and Washington. D,
C, where Senator New to prominent; is
contained in the testimony of Martha
Scudder. New'a aunt on his mother's side
of the family. - Miss Scudder resides In
Indianapolis. New'a native home She
testified that Senator New and Mrs. Ul
lie Berger. her sister, were the parents of
two sons. One ot these sons, she testi
fied, la Harry New Jr. The other was
Stuart New, named also for the senator
That child died two years after he was
born-- . " ..' . i -. ; -
; Miss Scudder declared that .she had
acted as an Intermediary between Sen
ator. New and Harry New and that the
ALL RECORDS
During Month of November Five
Persons Were Killed, 137 In-
jured; 931 Smashups Occurred
Orgy of Collisions Show That 41
' Per Cent of Entire Year Took
Place in Period of 30 Days.
November was the greatest acci-
dent month in the greatest accident !
year in Portland history. Sweeping
aside all pretense of caution, auto
mobile drivers and pedestrians have
held an orgy of collisions for the last
30 days, leaving behind a heritage of
mutilated and dead, unsurpassed in
local accident annals.
There were 931 smashups.
Five people were killed.
One hundred and thirty-seven were
injured.'
The smashups in November amount to
41 per cent of the number during the
Lentire year of 1917. Half as many peo
ple have been killed in the last three
months as in the whole of 1918.
1 17 DEATHS IN 11 MONTHS
i Eleven months of 1919 leave a record
of 7423 smashups, 37 deaths, and Ills in
juries. It Is an Increase of 52 per cent In ac
cidents over the entire previous year.
There were 32 per cent more deaths.
Injuries mounted 24 per cent.
September with 872 saw more acci
dents than any month previous to No
vember. October was next with 823.
There were 389 in February, low month
for 1919.
' April was the greatest accident month
in 1918 with 619. little more than half
last month's ghastly return, and only
257 smashups occurred In January last
year.
. At the present rate, Portland will turn
in a record of mfore than 8000 accidents
for- 1919,,-more titan 40 killings, and ap
proximately 12 30 mutilations. Who can
account for 3920? If nothing la. done,
who wtll predict fa. -1921 ? .
HAIT tTHK CABST A!E :
The "carnage caa'. be thalte. fiduca
tion ' and YesultanUxeforms srllL ceduee
the toll. t .that nd pr6Tniuent Atiaereri
and . : various organisations have, already
dedicated-their efforts. Many have en
listed in the campaign, and are assuming
divers burdens for the accident preven
tion drive. . . . -
The ministerial! association at the reg
ular meeting yesterday pledged support
to the campaign. The housewives' coun
cil acts today. The garagemen's .asso
ciation has condemned present condi
tions and taken active part in the fight
Fourteen prominent men, members of
the national safety council committee,
are preparing plans for an intense drive.
A vigilance committee of 350 cititens
will report violations of the traffic lawa
to the police department
A committee from the Rotary club is
investigating - the situation to suggest
a course of action for the organization.
Governor Olcott, Mayor Baker, the city
council, the Ad club, the Realty board,
the Chamber of Commerce, automobile
dealers and prominent citizens have
endorsed the drive.
HEAVY PENALTIES GIVEN
An educational campaign is under
way. Heavy penalties have been meted
out to transgressors, and licenses taken
from two reckless drivers. One way
traffic is to come before the council
next week. licensing drivers has been
suggested and a measure allowing
courts to imprison tne machine for a
specified time proposed. A body 5 to
examine mechanical" parts of a machine
under direction of the traffic depart
ment has been discussed, It Is suggest
ed that signs be placed near treacher
ous points, that parking be limited and
that children be prohibited from play
ing on busy streets. The police depart
ment has been instructed to eliminate
jaywalking.
The campaign has been launched. In
a little while there will be fighting all
along the line against the riot of col
lisions. Managers Appointed
In Journars Sunday
School Ad. Contest
Election of a campaign makager and
appointment' of lieutenants to manage
the campaign In The Journal's Sunday
school "'want" ad contest for the Sun
nyslde Congregational Sunday school
were featured at a meeting of ' three
classes Sunday morning;.
Clarence Freeman was elected cam
paign manager, Lieutenants appoint
ed were : Ward Robinson, Helen Fr amp
ton, Harola Palrron, Merrlt Earaley,
Walter Lurson, Leonard Alley. Olive
Mclntyre, Ruth Earsley and Florence
Smith. -
Miss Ruth Whitney of the Sunnyside
M. E. Sunday school is organising the
workers of that organisation for a cam
paign for Sunday school contest votes,
assisted by Miss Ethel PenwelL
George Henderson of the First Unit
ed Brethren Sunday school Is directing
the campaign for his school with the
assistance of Rev. Byron J. Clark, W.
H. Moore. R. G. Sumerlin, E: Nelson,
Nat R. Long, J. M.. Wells, J. :B. Long
and L B.' Clark. "
Ripley Resigns as :
Saqta Fe President
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5 New , York., Dei 2L L , N. SJ E. P.
Ripley today -resigned as. president of
the Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe rail
road. , The resignation will take effect
June 1, . next year W." P, - Storey now
federal manager .jrf the Santa Fe, was
tiamed to succeed him. Ripley was made
chairman ot th- board of . directors. -
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Cold Snap Burns.
Noses and Bared
Vater Pipes Give
Job to Plumbers
Weather Forecaster Gives, No
Hope of Relief From Cold,
for Thirty-Six Hours.
Venturesome rosebuds and ex
posed waterpipes took' the count
during the night. when the mercury
in the official government thermom
eter crept down, to a minimum oft 29
degrees above zero under the blight
ing effect of a 25-mlle wind out of
the northeast.
Just before 5 o'clock this minimum
as registered on the weather bureau
Instruments at the customs house, but
tne cutting wina regisierru .v uiu
and above from noon Monday.
WIND, BECOMES FACTOR
As the customs house Is In a compara
tively sheltered location. District Fore
caster E. L. Wells estimated that the
temperature probably descended sev
eral degrees lower in the more exposed
sections and at the same points the
wind was higher, attaining a velocity
of probably 10 miles at times during the
night. The wind registered 22 miles at
"7 o'clock this morning.
No relief for the next 36 hours Is
promised by the weather man. The
easterlv winds will continue to blow,
fair and continued cold being forecasted
for tonight and Wednesday.
Save for the few pipes frozen and the
benumbing of countless hundreds of
noses and fingers this morning, little
damage was done hy the sudden touch
of whiter weather. Flags on some of the
higher buildings were whipped to rib
bons. The cold was general over Western
Oregon. The lowest, at Marshfleld, was
28 degrees above zero. A minimum of
32 occurred at Roseburg and North
Head, at the mouth of the Columbia
river.
East of the mountains. Baker had a
minimum of 16 above, together with
Walla Walla and Spokane, while at
Yakima, the minimum was. 12 above.
The fjlrst snow of the season fell in the
city shortly before noon Monday when
flurries were mixed with the cold rain
It sleeted last week, and there was snow
on the eights about 10 days ago.
COLD REPORTED GENERAL '
The cold continues general all - over
the ' United : States. , with' - temperatures
below, normal everywhere except in the
Gulf states and Tennessee. ,Zer tem-
Nebraska, -; i , t ,
- The cold hasf effectually stopped- the
little rise An theSrniamette river occa
sioned - by ,lhe recent rains, and the
forecast is for the river to fall in the
next three days. .
The river -was stationary todayv al
though a rise of .2 of a foot occurred
In the 24 hours ended at 8 o'clock this
morning, with a reported stage of 4.9
feet The river rose . of a foot at
Oregon City and .7 of a foot at Albany,
but is falling at Eugene and Salem,
practically no precipitation was regis
tered Jn the valley Monday.
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Congressman Joshua W.Alexander
Will Take Charge of Depart
ment of Commerce.
Washington, Dec. 2. (I. N. S.)
President Wilson today appointed
Congressman Joshua W. Alexander
of Gallatin, Mo., to be secretary of
commerce.
Carranza Expected
To Make Reply to
U. S. Within Week
Washington. Dec 2. (U. P.) Presi
dent Carranza of Mexico is expected to
renlv within a week to the last American
note requesting . immediate release of
William O. Jenkins, United States con
sular agent. Imprisoned at Peubla.
It was stated on high authority that
use of the word "request" in the two
notes calling for Jenkins' release did
not close the door to further -correspondence,
as would have been the case had
the word "demand" been used.
VILLA MASSACRE STORY
DECLARED TO BE FALSE
El Paso, Texas, Deo. 2. (U. P.) Pau
lino Pontes, director general of railways
in Mexico, arrived here today with a
glowing account of Mexico's prosperity
and an emphatic denial .of the latest
Villa massacre story.
His statement backed" by other offi
cials of the party, was regarded as completely-
refuting the stories told here by
earlier arrivals from Chihuahua City.1 -
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Jenkins' Kidnaper'SurTender
. El Paso, Texas, Dec. 2. U. P.) Cor
dova, the Puebla bandit who captured
American Consul Jenkins, has surren
dered to the Mexican government,, ac
cording to - information - reaching s- tier
this afternoon.
Clemehceau.My
; t Seek Presidency
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Paris, Dec.'; NV a) Premier
Clemeftceatr today gave . permission to
his friends-to carry on a political cam
paign for - htm for the presidency of
France, but It Is not yes certain that he
would accept the post, . !n granting per?
mission the premier specified that' the
campaign should be only temporary" .si.
MISSDMRIAN
MAD
CABINET
MEMBER
Political Ambitions Interfere With
Settlement of Questions Vitally
Affecting Welfare of Nation.
President Wilson Again Insists
That Unratified. Treaty Is at
Bottom of America's Troubles.
By David Lawrence
(Copyright. 1010.)
Washington, Dec. 2. There Is no
exaggerating the seriousness of the
picture that presents itself as con
gress comes back into session. Help
less in some respects, hopeless in
others, the government is divided by
party strife and political ambition
while the economic factors that are
keeping the cost of living high and
may send it even higher are uncon
trolled. President Wilson has writ
ten his message. Though greatly
improved in health, he is still unable
to leave the White House. He still
believes that at the bottom of Amer
ica's ills is that unratified peace
treaty. .
Reports from Europe are disquieting.
European governments are telling the
United States government that the fu
ture looks dark, that industrial and
mass unrest Is spreading and that
America, unon whom thev had relied to
help them to their feet after-the most J
ternble war in history, was now ap- I
parently going back on them. Congress'
itself is deaf to the pleas of foreign
governments. Already a sentiment is
rising to! ignore Europe and attend to
domestic saffairs.
Inside j the United States . the coal
situation' Is menacing. Congress 'Is
looking on while the executive branch- of
the government, though disclaiming any
Intention ; of crushing union labor, is
making such a big fight, against', the
miners., as- to( hearten , hos who think
now -is the tkne. ' andAmertear'-te-v the
tOonelttded en P8T TweirftJMwie, Colnmn One)
Government Includes Important
Projects on Willamette and
Columbia Rivers.
Washington, Deo. 2. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Among appropriation esti
mates submitted to congress by Sec
retary Glass covering affairs ,in the
Pacific Northwest are these for
maintenance and continuing im
provement of rivera and harbors:
Coos Bay $128,000, Yaquina river
3000, Yaquina bay $140,000. upper
Columbia, above Celilo, $27,500;
Snake river, Jn Washington and Ida
ho, $37,000; Columbia and Willam
ette rivers, below Portland and Van
couver, $655,000; mouth of Colum
bia, $165,000; Willamette, above
Portland,' and Yamhill river, $45,
500; tClatskanie river $2500, Lewis
river $13,000, Cowlitz ' river $7000,
Willapa harbor and bar $600,000.
Fof Umatilla reclamation project
$170,000 ; Klamath project. 1289,900. For
submarine and destroyer base at mouth
of Columbia contingent upon, donation
or site, by Astoria, $1,000,000 as Initial ap
propriation for that project Like sum is
proposed for base at Port .Angeles,
Wash.
For support of Klamath agency In
dians, $6000: Warmsprings .Indians,
$4600; Umatiilas. $3000:; Salem Indian
school, $197,000 ; Grand Ronde and Siletz
agencies, $3000 ; Klamath reservation ir
rigation system, $5000. i ' ' : r
Fire protection of Oregon and Cali
fornia and Coos Bay wagon road - land
grants, $25,000.
Expenses of Oregon surveyor general's
office. $13,110. ,
Many Lives Lost and
Property Destroyed
In Asia Minor Quake
London. Dec 2.--(I. N. 8.) Many
persons, were killed and injured . and
seven villages were destroyed by an
earthquake in the extreme western part
of Anatolia, in Asia Minor said an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Con
stantinople today. '". - '
The shocks centered In the districts of
Soma and Batikesri.' Widespread dam
age -was reported outside of the de
stroyed villages. , '
Bonds to Finance
- Revolution Seized
New York. Dee. 2.-HX N.; ft) Bonds
are -being Issued in , New York by revo
lutionaries to finance revolution in
the United States. ' The department of
Justice announced it had- received inform
matlon to this : effect Quantities of
bonds and. the presses upoa which they
OREGON TO SHARE
IN HARBOR VORK
f
were printea nave Dean seised.
Text of Presidents
Isssagetofa
Washington, Dec. 2. (1. N.
to the sixty-sixth congress was
"To the senate and house of rep
resentatives: "I sincerely regret that I cannot be
present at the opening of this ses
sion of the congress. I am thus pre
vented from presenting in as direct
a way as I could wish the many
questions thai are pressing for so!
tion at this time. Happily, I have
had the advantage of the advice of
the heads of the several executive
departments, who have kept in close
touch with affairs in their detail and
whose thoughtful recommendations
I earnestly second.
"In the matter of the railroads and
the readjustment of their affairs grow
ling oct of federal control, I shall take
the liberty at a later date of addressing
you.
ASKS BUDGET SYSTEM
"I hope that congress will bring to
a conclusion at this session legislation
looking to the establishment of a bud
get system. That there should be one
single authority responsible for the mak
ing of all appropriations and that ap
propriations should be made not Inde
pendently of' each other but with ref
erence to one single comparative plan
of expenditure properly related to the
nation's income there can oe no doubt.
"I believe the burden of preparing
the budget must, In the nature of the
case, if the work is to be properly done
and responsibility concentrated Instead
of divided, rest upon the executive. The
budget so prepared should be submit
ted to and approved or amended by a
single committee ef each house of con
gress and no single appropriation
should be made by the congress, ex
cept such as may have been Included
in the budget prepared by the execu-
tive or added by the particular com-
DROWNED IN RIVER
Tragedy Occurs' When Small Gas
oline .BoajriJitsaod Dredge, ,
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: and. upsets, Tdaay
Walterf JbU Yoraaiv, WHlamette
river mail taarrler, was drowned at
9:30 o'eleck this morning, when the
gasoline launeh In which he 'was car
rying "United States mall 'collided
with a sand dredge near the Sell
wood ferry: Thrown from the little
craft. York made a vain struggle in
the cold water.
City Grappler Hugh Brady worked for
hours to recover the body, bnt aban
doned the search because of the swift
current One of the maU sacks car
ried in the launch was recovered and de
livered to harbor patrol headquarters.
It Is said that the water at the ferry
crossing Is more swift than In other
parts of the stream,
York carried mall under government
contract to the houseboat colonies -and
other residences along the river between
Oak Grove and the Portland Motorboat
club, working out of the Milwaukle post
office, where John Haggeman la post
master. He had been on the route about
two years, and formerly had a river
route between Cathlamet, Wash., and
the Oregon side of the Columbia.
It is said the capsized launch was one
formerly used as a ferry between Mil
waukle and Rock Island.
York lived at Milwaukle-with his wife,
who, is is said, has been in the habit of
accompanying her husband on his mail
delivery route and upon occasional trips
with freight
Unlicensed Dogs
To Be Snared by
City Pound Man
MAIL CARRIER IS
Your houn' dawg won't hang around
much longer without a license. The
soundman started work actively this
morning, and before the week is over
expects to have aeveral hundred Cops in
the Oregon Humane society kennels.
The canines will be killed unless their
owners apply Immediately for a dog
tax. Only one third of the Portland
dog owners have paid their tax, accord
ing to Mrs. F. W. Swanton, temporary
manager of. the society.
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Morning Fire Does
$2000; Damage to
Finke Barrel Plant
An early morning tire did about $2000
damage to the Finke Brothers' cooper
age plant at 183 Madison street The
blase started in a storeroom on the
second floor and made great headway
before it was discovered by Patrolman
Sims. The traffic on the Hawthorne
bridge was hampered, as the building
is on the west approach.
Roumanian Cabinet
Now Is Reported
. , To Have Resigned
Paris De& t." (L N. iV-An uncon
firmed report reached the peace con
ference today that the Roumian cab
inet had been overthrown at Bucharest.
The rumor of the overturn of the Rou
manian ministry came upon the eve of
the time limit set by the allies for Ron
mania to withdraw from Hungary- -
V " ' "7 ' :; v "5
S.) President Wilson's message
as follows: .
mittee of congress charged with the
budget legislation.
OFFERS NEW PLAN
"Another and not less important ts
pecl of the problem Is the ascertain
ment of the economy and efficiency
with which the moneys appropriated are
expended. Under existing law the only
audit Js for the purpose pt ascertaining
whether expenditures, have been. law
fully made within the appropriation
fund. None is authorised or equipped to
ascertain whether the money has been
spent wisely, economically and effect
ively. The auditors should be highly
trained officials with permanent tenure
in the treasury department, free of ob
ligations to or motives of consideration
for this or any subsequent -administration,
and authorised and empowered tc
examine into and make report upon the
methods employed and the results ob
tained by the executive departments of
the government. Their reports should
be made to the congress and to the sec
retary of the treasury. -
TAXATION PROBLEM URGENT
"I trust that, the congress will give
Its Immediate consideration to the prob
lem of future taxation. Simplification
of the income and profits taxes has be
come an Immediate necessity. Theae
taxes performed Indispensable services
during tlie war. They must, however,
be simplified, not only to Bave the tax
payer Inconvenience and expense, but
in order that his liability may be made
certain and definite.
"With reference to the, details of the
revenue law, the secretary of the treas
ury and the commissioner of Internal
revenue will lay before you for your
consideration certain amendments neces
sary or desirable In connection with the
administration of the law recommen
dations which have my approval and
support. It Is of the utmost Importance
( Concluded on Ptge Twontr-thr, Column
. "
Appeals for Senate Decision on
His Rights Under Michigan
- TJ-IL 1 J!. -
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Washington, Dec. 2..-l. N. S.)
Senator Truman H. Newberry of
Michigan, under Indictment with' a
large number of his political friends
in Michigan, on charges of having
obtained his senate seat through
fraud, has appealed to the senate to
make its investigation and decide his
rights.
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Detroit Mich.. Oe 2. U. P.) Bonds I
anA Aniinael tr anv At all nf Itis 1 sl msn !
indicted by the federal grand Jury at
Grand Rapids, in connection with the
Newberry election will be furnished by
Senator Newberry, according to a state
ment today by James O. Murftn. the
senator's Detroit attorney.
Valuable Bulldog 4
And Four Pups Are
Destroyed in Fire
Fire that started in a dog kennel at
6610 Sixty-ninth street at 11 a. m. this
morning destroyed the. home of Mrs.
Helen Hole at No. 6614 and burned lo
deattt a valuable blooded English bull
dog and four pups owned by C. W.
Lyons. All the hose equipment of two
fire companies failed to reach the blaze,
which was two blocks beyond the city
limits.
The. kennel, an outhouse in the rear of
the Lyons home, caught fire, it is
thought, from the explosion of an air
tight stove that heated the kennel.
Fire engine companies 31 and 19 re
sponded to . the call under Battalion
Chief Kolden. The united . hose of the
companies failed to reach the fire, and
under the pressure of a high east wind
fighting was Impossible.
Wind spread the flames to Mrs. Hole's
home, from which the firemen removed
most of the furnishings. i
Mrj. Hole's home was valued at about
$1409, the kennel was worth abou $100
and the male bulldog burned was val
ued at $300. This, in addition to the
value of the pupa. Is the extent of the
lossv estimated by Fire Marshal Gren
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Radical; Elements .
And Profiteer Are
r Targets of Legion
According to provisions of a resolu
tion adopted Monday night by Portland
post American legion, committees will
consider fitness of all applicants who
seek: American citizenship, lnagurate In
Portland a campaign for unselfish, un
alloyed Americanism and report to gov
ernment officers pernicious acts of prof
iteers and revolutionists.
Antl-governripent propaganda inspired
by agitators generally of foreign birth
and. criminal profiteering declared lit
tle short of disloyalty inspired the reso
lution, its backers; declare.-
Democrats True to
; v : Wilson's Policies
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' Pierre, & D., Dec .-(U.' P. Kull
indorsement of the national Democratic
administration ' and" President Wl&in's
acts - In Washington and' abroad fea
tured the Democratic platform presented
to the state convention this afternoon.
NEWBERRY ASKS
NvESTGATON
Wilson Begs Congress to . Help
Capital and Labor to Adjust
Differences: Talks for Budget
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Railroad Problem Will Be;Dis- ;
cussed in Later Message isks-V
Laws for Expansion of Trade
By Win. P. Sluts ' -J
Washington. Dec. 2. .(I.. &.)-L.
Completely ignoring the peace treaty
and featuring the nationwide -unrest:
as the big issue now before the coun
try. President Wilson's, anxiously '
awaited mesRage to the sixtyiBixth ' i
congress was read before both houses a
at noon today.' ' t".
Declaring the absolute need of a, def '
Inite program to bring about ' an lm
provement In the conditions of labor
that governments must reooanlse the
right of collective bargaining and the
right to strike; but that It is also the '
right of the government to protect the ,
people against the challenge of any
class, the president, urges the United'
States to put its house In order by an
immediate consideration of the differ
enbea between capital and labor, -'
I RtiES BUDGET SYSTEM t -
"This Is the hour of lest and trial for.'
America," he declared. "Let not ! her ,
failure to settle matters of purely do
mestlc concern be proclaimed to the
world." - i !i
In the matter of railroads, he said, he '
would address ongresa latr on; ..... ,
The message first advocates the es
tablishment of a budget system, next ths .
simplification and. If possible the reduc
tion of income and profit taxee; the
regulation of cold storage; relief to sol
diers; tariff legislation and the encour
agement of increased production- as a '
means of loaaening the eest ot llvlogr r
It also points out the necessity- of the '
United Sutes , abandoning provincisr
; SK ?IL1
the adoption of a broad policy to permit 1
tlte bo.untry-te ."take advanuge of ths
opportunities that are ours." ,
CUBE I.ABOB YIt,H ' " !' 1
Obvouily the president is more great
ly, concerned over the. Industrial crisis
faced by the United States today than,'
in any other purely domestic problem.
Half of his entire message is devoted to
this one subject which he treats In its
several phases. . -v.-,
"The only way to keep men from agi-
! tatlng against grievances." he declared.
la to remove the grievances." This ha
urges should be dona He urges the dis
cussion of differences between capital
and labor and against the. use of re
pression. "The seed of revolution," he
said. "Is repression. "The remedy for
the unrest must not be negative it
must be constructive, it must cotnnrt.
nend the general interest" He suggests
aroitrauon as a means of settlement of
differencea . I .v
JUSTICE BT BALLOT - ' '
".Russia today, with Its blood and ter
ror," he points out. "Is a painful lesson
of the power of the minorities. It makes :
little difference what minority it tsj
whether capital of labor, or any other,
class, no sort of privilege will ever be'
permitted to dominate this country. We
are a partnership or nothing that Is
worth while."
"America need not be afraid," he says
"for Justice will ' be ' done to sll, and
through the ballot the road to all reform
is open. Let those be I are who would
take the shorter road of disorder and .
revolution." vh. t . 6- .
Justification for ,
Belgian Relief Is
Told by Comptesse
r ,,. . '. '
" Comtesse Louise d'Ursel of Belgium
made members of the Ad -club under
stand why they had contributed to the
Belgium relief fund at the Benson hotel
this afternoon. For half aa hour she
held the business men - intent on her
photographic depiction of the horrible '
days -of war In Belgium,' . ? .
Miss Robertson, head ef Belgium relief r
In this country., and Captain Lyons of .
the steamer Coaxet were other speakers, "
The club adopted, with but two dl--,
senting votes, the resolution calling for
reenactraent of capital punishment E.
N. Strong was the only nominee for the
office of president, and W." 8. Kirkpetrick ', -
for first vice president. L, R. Bailey,
George Rauch and Charles Rafleld were
nominated for second vice president, and '''
W. J. Piepenbrink was the unanimous v- j.
choice for secretary-treasurer. Directors ,
also will be elected when the annual
election is held next Wednesday , ; r .
Chief L. V. Jenkiiis;M:;
. Reported Improved ;
Chief V Police L. V. Jenkins' was Ve-
ported much better this morning. Hs '
spent a quiet night Dr. -C. L., Bootn.
attending physician, Is still endeavor- ,
tng to avert an operation. An X-Ray
will be taken today to determine tf an v i
Operation is necessary Members of the
police bureau exhibit great concern over ' i
their chiefs condition. '
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Hungarian Throne ;
: Sought by Queeii '
. 1 . ;
London, Dec. 1. (L N. - S.) Queen .
Maria of Roumania baa departed for
Praugins, Switserland,: to ask' former :
Enjperor Charles of Austria to cads ts ' "
her the right to the throne of Hungary,
the Salonikt correspondent -of the Cen
tral News telegraphed today. ' . ..
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