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Myers, Refusing to Quibble on Details, Occupies Place in Fed ; era! Building, Awaiting Results Robert M. Barclay, chief poatof-( flee Inspector for the Spokane dis trict. Is very much In charge of the Portland postofflce today. "Meanwhile Frank Stott Myers oc cupies his private office alone, where he insist s.thM he is still postmaster, but declines to be "cantankerous about petty details." All official business of the office Is under the direction of Barclay and his Mgrnature appears on money orders, rental savings bank receipts and other paper transactions of the office. v" Myers appeared to hold the upper hand early in the day, when he entered and occupied his private office, together w 1th his secretary. Barclay had not yet arrived. After a tour through the de partments Myers left the building for ft short time. Later he reappeared, ,but his secretary did not return. Myers had previously undertaken the usual Monday morning routine in his office, but at 10 o'clock, when Barclay arrived, the latter assumed active dic tation of affairs and ordered that post office workers receive orders from no one but himself. Rubber stamps bear ing Barclay's name and the ' iollowlng Inscription were Issued through Super intendent of Malls Jones: '"Postofflce Inspector In charge of Portland, Oregon, postofflce." "I am here And I am still postmaster," Myers announced when he was greeted In his private office this morning. "The law Is on my side and I shall remain as postmaster until I am legally removed. As to Barclay's assumption of the pow ers of office, I Insist that I am stilt postmaster, but I do not intend to be rantankerous about petty details until further steps have been taken. , : "There Is no personal element la the (Ooactadfd ob Pase'Tvo, Oaluma Tbm) ' Supreme Court Denies Review of Case of Astorians Convicted of Sedition Washington, Feb. 2. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL.). A. J. Partan and "W. N. Kelvo of Astoria must serve two years each for violation of the espi onage act, the supreme court today denying their petition for review of conviction. Partan was storfkeeper and Relvo editor of the Finnish newspaper "To verl " They! were charged with conduct ing disloyal propaganda, government agents having purchased In their shop a book containing extracts from one'of Jack London's writings declaring "no man can fall lower than a soldier." Chicago Federation Of Labor Scores the Recent Red Raids Chicago. Feb. 2.(U. P.) "Terrorism of Russia and old France" ' was re flected in the recent "Red" raids, the Chicago Federation of Labor held to day. Tns raids were undertaken To "disrupt organised labor." the federa tion asserted In a series of resolutions. The . American Legion was ridiculed as a modern expression of the Ku Klux Klan. ' Houston Is Opposed To Further Loans Washington. Feb. 2. (U. P.) David F. Houston, new secretary of the treas ury, shares the views of Carter Glas, his predecessor, n the poliey of this country making no further loans to Eu rope, It was learned authoritatively today. i 20 MAY HAVE LOST LIVES IN TUG DISASTER TiRUNSWICK, Feb. 3- (I. N. S.) .With the tns Fortune, plying between . New York and Miami, Flau, pounded to pieces off Jelcyll Island it ta feared here that her entire crew "f SO men have perished: Fol lowing the washing, up on the beach of five bodies, tags were dispatched to. the scene of the wreck but the high seas pre vented a close search. - . .--.. - ' TnfSSn UNION PACIFIC HEADS HERE GARL R. GRAY, who, with a party of high railroad officials, is inspecting the entire system and gives definite assurance that the Northwest is being given utmost consideration in development plans of the vast rail system. Party will remain here several days looking over properties and studying prospects and policies against, return of lines to private control. . s v5 If CAR S CRUSHED BY WORK TRAIN Passengers Escape Injury When 7;Tf?tjon.iWorldTiiv;Hife"B' When a Rose City Park trolley car crossed Union avenue on Burn side street at 11:30 o'clock this morning, a work train, traveling south in Union, struck it forward and' pushed it almost to the south curb. Reports indicated that no one was injured, although the car was practically demolished. Wireless Telephone Talk Heard Between Chicago and Ossining Osslntng, N. Y.. Feb, 2. (I.'N. S.) Wireless telephony has been established between here and Chicago, It was an nounced today by Robert F. Gowan, chief engineer of the Do Forest Radio company.-; v "In spite of severe static interference, I have spoken every night for a month Into my phone at Ossining and tyund that my voice was heard by amateurs in Chicago: in Wakefield, Mass.; In St. Mary's. Ohio, and In South Carolina," he said. Third 'Annual' Safe . Robbery Nets Little South Bend. Wash., Feb. 2. The third annual blowing up of the safe in the Northern pacific passenger sta tion occurred here this morning at 2 o'clock. As the station agent did his banking late Saturday morning, the job secured for the cracksmen only the ticket receipts of three trams. A quantity of muslin found in the office was used as a muffler, though the noise of the explosion and the destruc tion of the safe door- and the interior of the building indicates the work to be that of experts. Sterling Drops to Another Low Point New York, Feb. 2 (U. P.) The prin cipal foreign exchanges again fell to new low records In the -money .market today. Demand Sterling , broke to J3.4 7 T. The previous low was $3.49 and the par value Is $4-86. Franc checks declined to 13.49 and lire to 13.85 per dollar. Army Camp Robbed Of $13,000 in Cash Denver, Colo., Feb, 2. (U. P.) The army . recuperation - camp , here was robbed of $13,000 in cash and $10,000 in drafts. The safe was- picked by a cer tain private soldier, stated army offi cers in asking the local police depart ment to aid tn locating him. Mexico Recognizes Republic of Germany Washington. Feb. 5. (U. P) -Mexico has recognised tbe German republic and has appointed Isldro Babela as minister plenipotentiary, tbe state department was unofficially advised to Jay. INSPECTS U, P. CO. Railroad Head looks Jnto Port- lanrj's Terminal Facilities j To Carl Gray, president of the Ujiion Pacific Railroad system, spent to day in Portland inspecting terminal facilities. He was escorted by 'J. P. O'Brien, federal manager of the O-W. R. & N. and'othei- visiting and local officials. Gray will be here several days on his Inspection tour. He wilt be a guest of Portland business men at dinner Tues day noon at the .Chamber of Commerce. Plans are being made to accommodate BOO diners. CJray announced on his arrival Sat urday night that the Union Pacific pro posed to curtail in no way the activities of the lines in.the Northwest. AJthough definite plans for developing 'foreign trade had not been worked out, he said, he intimated that this is among the problems to be attacked when It is known definitely when and under what conditions the lines are returned to pri vate control. Caillaux Will Be Tried February 17 On Treason Charge Paris, Feb. 2. (L N. S.) After more than a . year's . delay, the treason trial of former Premier Joseph Caillaux Is now scheduled to open February 17. be fore the French senate sitting as a high court of justice. Caillaux was long "the bitter political" enemy of for mer Premier Clemejiceau, and it Is be lieved that there will be sensational disclosurs. Counsel for Caillaux declared" today that he is anxious to have the case pro ceed and "have It over with." It is reported that M. Clemenceau will be -a. witness. It Is also rumored that "secret documents" bearing upon the foreign policy of France may be introduced. Mayor Is 111 With Quinzy and Bigelow Is Down With Flu , With Mayor Baker confined to his bed with, an attack of quinsy and Commis sioner Bigelow quarantined with influ enza, affairs in the bureau of public safety and public affairs, will be without their "chiefs" during the next few days. Dr. George Parrlsh, city health offi cer, visited Mayor Baker this morning. and reports that the mayor is suffering from a severe cold and sore throat, which gives indications of quinsy. Commis sioner Bigelow contracted case of In fluenza on Sunday, and waa immedi ately quarantined. White House Denies Wilson Has Plans to Visit Resort in N. C. Washington. Feb. 2. (L N. S.) Offi cials at the White House today stated they know nothing of the reported plans of President Wilson to go to North Carolina resort for recuperation. ' For the past week . there have been very indefinite . intimations '. that' the president might take a trip to a nearby resort, but Dr. Grayson .has steadfastly declared that any such plans are alto gether ladeflnitc , . , i mm TREATY COUP Admin iteration Leader's Prior Ac tion Stirs Lodge to Give No tice of Calling for Treaty. Final Ratification of Treaty Nov" Believed Certain; McNary Is Pleased With New Development Washington, Feb. 7. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL.) Beholding the hand writing on the wall. Senator Lodge today gave the expected notice that he will move to call up the peace treaty February 9. This action became inevitable since Senator Hitchcock, administration leader, gave notice of similar motion on February 10th. because Lodge foresaw that if he did nothing Hitchcock's mo-' tion would prevail and he would be in an uncomfortable position. Final ratification of the treaty is now generally predicted, although the exact wording of the situation remains to develop. The first step will be to change the preamble and make other alterations in the Lodge reservations already agreed upon In bipartisan con ferences. This will leave only three points in dispute. Article X, voting strength in league assembly, and the Monroe Doc trine. With Lodge himself threshing out the treaty and showing nominal respons ibility for a compromise the strategic situation favors success of his effort, in the opinion of mild reservation Re publicans, who say they Owould have voted with the Democrats to bring the treaty fight upon the floor but prefer to have Lodge do so in order that they may avoid open antagonism with Lodge and at the same time get the wished-for opportunity to Iron out differences in the senate. , McNary is pleased with this turn' of events. He advised Lodtre to take this Step Immediately after Hitchcock and others of similar view have urged Lodge to seise opportunity before it is too .v late, .They conceded that Lodge QO"1? -:M?Li!ll.XfiJPfi jlL mfrronreinatlon-ld-Tatlfy, nflal-l (Concluded on Face Tt Column Four) Vigilance Committee Is to Report Careless Drivers to the Police The new vigilance committee of tbe National. Safety council started work today. It Is composed of 250 citizens, whose names are not known to the pub lic or the. police department. Every committeeman will work and be known by number only. Patrolman P. R. Johnson has been placed in charge of the work by Chief Jenkins. He will receive and distribute the report blanks and will keep the records of careless drivers. Results are not expected . today by the traffic de partment as the cards probably will not reach the office before Tuesday morn ing. Careless drivers reported continuously by various members of the committee will be brought before the court. If this fails to check their carelessness, a recommendation will be made to the governor to have their licenses cancelled. Sheriff Taylor of Pendleton to Test Uncle Sam's Coin Till Taylor, sheriff of Pendleton, let 'er buck enthusiast and participant in the reward for' the capture of the, Linn- ton road tavern bandits, has Jumped into the king row of official money testers of reserve coins in the United States mints. By appointment of Presi dent Wilson and on the recommendation of the secretary of the treasury. Taylor is one of a commission of 23 chosen to test the weight and fineness of Uncle Sam's coins reserved in the mints during the calendar year of 1919. The comptroller of the currency, the Judge of the district court for the east ern district of Pennsylvania and the as- sayer of the United States ast,ay office In New York are ex-offlclo members of the commission. The commission will meet In Phila delphia February H. President Is Asked To Name Commission Washington, ' Feb. 2. (TJ. P.) Sen ator Underwood today Introduced a res olution requesting President Wilson to name a commission of five authorized to negotiate with the Canadian govetn ment for cancellation of restrictive or-ders-ln-councll. which virtually prevent American lessees of crown lands in Can ada from using timber for wood pulp to make newsprint. . -- 36 Tacoma Reds on Trial Are Convicted Tacoma, Feb. 2. (U. P.) The 36 1. W. W. on trial here last week, charged with criminal syndicalism, were found guilty by a Jury of six men and six women at 11 o'clock Sunday night The jury was out 59 hours. Judge John D. Fletcher will delay sentence for two days torsive Attorney Ralph S. Pierce, -for the defense, an opportunity to file the usual motions for arrest of Judgment and a new trlaL , Ground Hog and U. S. Forecaster Clash on Brand Of Weather Due Beast Sees Shadow and Ducks Back Into Holej Weather Mans Refuses to Dig In. No more pleasant weather for six weeks, according to the prophecy of Brother Ground Hog. The revered weather forecaster of the animal kingdom emerged from his winter quarters bright and early this morning and, true to his form of other years, began, to frolic and gambol in the bright sunshine. But. woe to the wishers of good weather, wherever the beast went, his Bhadow was sure to go. After one tre mendous leap he landed 'right on his own shadow. It frightened him tre mendously, because he hadn't seen it before and he was afraid that he had hurt It. He then imitated Brother Jack Rabbit in scurrying back to his hole. PROPHECY IS RECALLED All of which is sad to the people of Portland. For the old prophecy says that if the ground hog sees his shadow and is - frightened back into his hole, that the coming of spring and pleasant weather will be delayed six weeks. But many of the people have taken heart. Official Forecaster Wells does not depend upon the antics of the ground hog for his prophecies. Wells uses In tricate and inexplicable little instru ments which whisper weather secrets to him. Tonight and tomorrow are going to be pleasant days, according to Wells, and the chances are that the majority of days in the next six weeks -will be the same. It was just four years ago today that the great silver thaw ' descended on Portland. On February 2, 1916, the city awoke to find itself in the grip of silver ice. It was wonderful, but fearful. All the trains were halted In the mountains and much fear was elt for their safety. Fires were down. Trees were bent under the mighty weight. Many of them fell. Streetcar lines were closed. Traffic throughout the city was paralysed. -PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED The city advertised for 1000 men. They were needed immediately. Two of the bridges were put out of commis sion. Al, the public schools were closed. On many sireeis me letegrapn ana talanhrtfiarBftUuL nwra .rfqwjs.a The city was in the icy grin for three or four days, and when, relief came gradually the damage was repaired and the streets reopened " to travtl. But the storm had .done hundreds of thousands of dollars' wort of damage. FIGHT DISMISSAL Says Action of Civil Service Board in Discharging Her Founded on Politics. Dismissal of Mrs. Laura Kennedy, stenographic clerk in the bureau of civil service, by the civil service board on Saturday, after a meeting in closed session, for what theJ termed "lack or harmony wltn as sociates and superiors," will be fought by Mrs. Kennedy, through her attorney, W. B. Shively, on grounds that the board has no au thority to discharge its own em ployes. Mrs. Kennedy was appointed over seven years ago during Mayor Albee's administration by the president of the civil service board. During the past year, and particularly since May, 1919, she states her work has been made ar duous through petty differences In the civil service office, as well as by trouble instigated by John F. Logan, president of the board. Despite an opinion rendered by Dep uty City Attorney Tomllnson on Satur day that there was a grave doubt as to whether the board had any legal right to discharge Its own employes, the board, lon motion of George W. Mason, overruled the point and allowed the dis missal to stand. Opinion held by Tom llnson was in effect that to legalise the dismissal It should be confirmed by Mayor Baker. Mrs. Kennedy reported for duty this morning and tendered her services to the bureau, which were In turn refused in writing by Everett Marion, secretary of the board. Mrs. Kennedy declares that her fight will be made to eliminate politics from the civil service board. which, she alleges, is prevalent at pres ent, and from which she says her dis missal resulted. Bend Dam Breaks; Plant Endangered Bepd( Feb. 2. Giving away, in front of.. an unusually heavy water pressure of the Deschutes river, a portion of the dam of the Bend Water,' Light Jc Power company broke Sunday afternoon, for a time threatening the power plant and the building of the Central Oregon Farmers', creamery. Through prompt work- of the fir department and citi zens the break .was temporarily blocked. Russian Soviet and Esthonia Sign Peace London, Fa. S.-!. tt. S.) The soviet government of Russia and Eethonla have signed a treaty of peace, said av Russian wireless dispatch from Moscow this aft- MS KENNEDY TO NEWBERRY IS PROSECUTOR U. S. Senator. Is Charged With Utter Abuse of Money in Pur chase of Votes and Whiskey. Corrupt Practices in Alleged Fraudulent Election Said to Have Invaded Church Itself. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 2. (I. N. S.) The government today bared its case at least to the extent of a general outline against United States Senator Truman H. Newberry and 122 of his political supporters charged with entering into a fraud ulent election conspiracy in the cam paign of 1 9 1 8. ' ; , ' The opening address for the prosecu tion, delivered by Assistant District At torney Frank C. Dalley. charged that the campaign fond collected In Senator Newberry's behalf was "disbursed among Other items" for voles. Intoxicating liquors and even for flowers. In one Instance, Dailey declared, a banker was paid 1500 for his influence, and a system of "gratuities" was used. In this, he said, a $50 bill was placed In a book so It could be "found" by one citizen. The defendants, he charged, "wasted a great deal of money In ju at tempt to control the nomination of the opposite party" and that the Newberry organization got up the petition by which the name of James W. Helme. a defend ant, was placed ol the Democratic ticket, managing his campaign and, pay ing Helme a "weekly salary." CHURCH IS IHTADE 1 "They ingratiated themselves into the church wherever possible by the use of money," said Dailey at one point In his address. 'They made a church sub scription and delivered money to men connected with church work." Special agents were hired by the or ganization' to work among railroad unionists, lumberjacks, Indians, negroes, factory workers and sailors, he asserted, and various officials of the campaign carried - large cash sums with them in tours about the state. 'I,- . received $950 to 1200 were asked to mako reports showing they received enly from 15 to $200, he alleged, and a telegram sent to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt ' at Oyster Bay by the New berry volunteer committee" stated thr.t $176,000 had been contributed to the campaign committee, whereas the cam paign statement showed that five con tributors gave $189,000. j STRESS LAID 0?f PHOTOS Stress was laid by Dailey on cam paign photos of Senator Newberry In naval uniform and the alleged expendi ture of campaign money for movies showing him Inspecting a "land battle ship" in New York. The "fraudulent election conspiracy," the government charged, had Its Incep tion in New Tork in 1917. Dailey charged that the preliminary arrange ments were made lit a conference be tween Senator Newberry, then located In New York with the rank of lieuten ant commander of the navy, and Wil liam Cody, whom he described as -a "legislative agent for large corporations, particularly the American Telephone -A Telegraph company and the American Book company." They had determined to purchase the United States aenatprship in Michigan for Newberry," Dailey declared. Dailey Bald Cody was commissioned to hire a manager for the campaign and related that efforts were made to obtain the services of J. C. Hayden. Washing ton correspondent of a . Detroit paper. However. Dailey said, solicitation of Hayden ceased suddenly after the latter had advised Newberry "not to conduct a barrel campaign." 50 Teachers HI; Substitute Supply Found Inadequate Fifty Portland school teachers failed to report for duty this morning because of Illness. Every available substitute in the city was called upon. Many rooms, having no teacher or substitute, was placed In charge of one of the older pupils or also, some one taking a teachers' training course in the high schools. Superintendent IX A. Grout is unable to account for the unusually large num ber of teachers being sick: at the same time. ."Often on Monday mornings we have as high as 30 teachers who fall to ahow. up. but never before has there been such a large number as were absent this morning," he said. "We have not substitutes enough to flu their places." Ex-German Fighter Thanks 0. S. Soldier Who Saved flis Life Chicago. Feb. XiX. K. S.)---Sven teen-year-old Joseph Frlnger, American citlien and former soldier In the - Ger man array, shook bands today with an American army sergeant who spared his life in No Man's Land. The boy waa in Germany waen the- war started and was forced Into the. army. During the American advance into 'the Champagne he was encountered in a shell-pocked field by Sergeant Kenneth .Vocke of the Eighty-ninth division.,- Sobbing that h was an American, a former resident of Lincoln, Kan., the boy's life was spared by Vock. The boy never forgot.; After overcoming much red tape, he managed to - return , to America, coming straight to Chicago to express his gratitude to hie captor. . , k , 4. Seismograph at Chicago Records Violent Quakes: Place Not Known Oscillation Said ti Be the Most Severe Experienced in Many Years. Chicago, Feb. 2. f I.. N. SI.) The most violent earth disturbances in many months have bcn in progress since 5:42 a. m. this morning. At that hour the seismograph at the University of Chicago observatory be gan recording what observers described as "the most violent, oscillations" re corded in years. i The disturbances stijl continue, but the distance has not yet bean estab Ifshed, although bellevd to be consid erable. SEISMOGRAPH AT GEORGETOWN RECORDS HEAVY DISTURBANCES Washington, Feb. 5. (I. S) Earthquake disturbances were Indicat ed on the seismograph at the George town university beginning at 6 :ll this morning and continuing until 9 :05. Father Torndorf of the Oeorgetown faculty, known as one . of the foremost experts on earthquakes and similar dis turbances, stated that the seismograph records today showed disturbances greater than any registered for many months. "The disturbances are severe, but- I should not' say alarming, "Father Torn dorff said. "This is the time the win ter months when - the heaviest disturb ances ars apt to occUr.?' Quake 5430 Miles Away San Francisco, Feb. 1 2. fl. N. S.) The University of California seismo graph recorded earthquakes at 3 :23 a. m. today. The quakes were felt tor two hours and i3 minutes. The direc tion was not recorded. The distance was 5430 miles. CHAMBER DEBATES Spirited . Arguments Advanced by Jotb idjssetoiBe Taken on Measure. - Advantages of the proposed zon ing; ordinance submitted by the city planning commission were upheld in a debate on the measure before the members' forum of the Chamber of Commerce at noon today by J. B. Kerr and J. P. Newell. Opponents of the ordinance were represented in '. the argument by Roger B. Bin nott and Herbert Gordon. Mayor Baker was to have appeared in the place of Newell, but was pre vented by illness. The argument was spirited on both sides and will be fol lowed by a vote on the measure by members of the chamber. Results of the ballot among the 3200 members of the chamber will be announced at the luncheon of the members' forum, Febru ary 9. Liquor and! Drugs And Crime Come to U.S. Through Mexico Washington. Feb. 2J-(U. P.) Smuar- gllng of liquor and drugs from Mexico Into the United States has created a veritable reign of crime along the bor der, according to information furnished congress today by the treasury depart ment, -me oepartment asked for Ii.. 000,000 more for th customs depart ment to increase its force of Inspectors who are trying to prevent smuggling of liquor. Denver Frustrates Attempt Made for Higher Phone Rate Washington, Feb. 2.CV. P.) The "city of Denver In the supreme court today won its ault against the state public util ities commission which sought to in crease telephone rates, there. 'The court by dismissing? an appeal for want of jurisdiction allowed decisions of the Colorado supreme court to stand, holding that the' city utilities commission and not the state commission had the ex clusive jurisdiction over telephone rates in the city. New Committee to Aid Fire.revention To work with the national forest fire prevention committee in making . a "smokeless summer" for Oregon, a com mittee was appointed by the Chamber of Commerce! today. Th committee la composed of Samuel Lancaster, George Cecil, Frank? Ransom, George Quayle and Miss Marguerite Salamon. The na tional committee includes Wells Gilbert C- S. Chapman, Cecil and Mlaa Salamon. Potato Flour Mill : Planned at Yakima Takima, Wash.. Feb. 2. A potato flour mill .with capacity for turning J00 carload ot cull potatoes each year Into 60 carloads of , potato flour is planned. for the Takima valley thta year, accord mg to Carl Feldhusen, representative of the Falk American Potato Flour corpo ration of Pittsburg. "-. ' , ZONING ORDINANCE OF RED JURV ffi WAY Va'nderveer Uses First ..Peremptory -Challenge to Excuse -Thomas C. Conner From the Jury Box. Intense Feeling Between Prose-;-; cution and Attorney for" De- , fease Shows Much Bitterness. By Fred H. McNeil (Ortr The Jauroftl'l Special Lu4 Vttr.) Montesano, Wash., Feb. 2. In tensive and minute examination ct prospective jurors, interspersed with bitter altercations between opposing counsel, marked the opening sea slona of the second week of the Cen tralis murder trial here today. With the peremptory challenge limit staring them In the face on the Jury - question, attorneys are leaving undone no effort to ascertain to the finest dc- . gree the state of mind of the tales men now being called, and Vender veer'a questioning was so sharp todav that time and again Prosecutor Abo! arose In protest. Thomas C. Conner, first Juror tenta tively seated, waa challenged by Van- derveer In exercising the. flnt per emptory for the defense. Conner, who Is a retired resident 'of Montesano, was only held In the box over Vander veer's resisted challenge last Tuesday. the defense attorney objecting to hi presence in the box on the ground that he harbored a fixed opinion. Thomaj Crass, rancher of tlie Wy- nooche valley, waa summoned in placn of Conner and on examination by tho prosecution, wavered somewhat on the question of capital punishment Never theless, he was passed by the state after 10 minutes of questioning. Crass Is th first man thua far paased by the state after showing objection to hanging. " DO you believe In tbe golden rule?" asked Vanderveer In his examination of Crass. . Abet objected. . i "I don't know of any higher law than that of the Bible," Vanderveer an swered,. -, - ::' "Do you believe Inihe rlaht of work- Ipgmeo. to .v oo test -wltlk v-ecaxtst "the ' profits of Industry?" aakad Vanderveer. (Conctadrd e Pae Tire, Cerom ' Ttftl E ON OIL LA W BILL Percentage of-'- Royalty, Will Go to Reclamation Fund, Govern ment and States. Washington. Feb. 7,(I. N. S.) The senate and house conferees on the oil land leaalng bill finally reached an agreement on the meas ure late today. Under the agreement,' 70 per cent of the royally derived from past produc tion will go to the reclamation fund, 20 per cent to the atatea in which la produce;), and 10 per cent to1 the govern ment. On future production, 62 Va per cent oea to the reclamation fund, S1't per cent to the states, and 10 per cent to the government. Til bill as finally agreed upon Is strictly a leasing meas ure. Involving oil, gas, coat, sodium, phosphate and oil shale land only. Service Commission Hears Application For Higher Fares Hearing before the public service com mlsalon on the application of the Port land Railway, Light Power company for Increased fares opened at the court house at 2 p. tn. The railway company is represented by R. A. Letter and Pres ident Griffith and Engineer E. W. More land. Attorney Htanlry Myers said En gineer J. P. Newell represent the city in opposition to the Increase. The company asks additional revenue on the ground that increased cost of labor and materials since the ( cent fare have made It impossible for the company to operate under present con ditions. No specific face was requested in the original - application, but Presi dent Griffith declared that cents was essential If the company Is to be riven a reasonable return, in hit testimony before the commission at a recent hear wg. ., High Official of ' - Pennsylvania Road ' Is! Shot and -Killed V " ' ' Chicago, Feb. 2. CL N. 8.) H. . T. Swegman. claim agent for the Permejl vanla railway branch of the United . States, railroad administration, waa shot and killed instantly, and H. U Clausen, his assistant, was ehot in the leg this afternoon In the offices of the railroad administration on the fiftoemh floor of the Otis building. , - Police are searching for John r Dov avan, formerly an investigator for Swegman, who Is alleged to have done the shooting. ' Witnesses told the police, that Donovan" had run from the office ' with blood on hi bands and face and ' a revolver in his hand,, ' x near panto among women employee , Hi, vmrtmxm ' nffleea . waa., neeaalnntit CONFEREES AGUE j bjr thesbooftof .y ,','..