Joins United News
Lowell Mellett, formerly Journal staff
correspondent in Washington and more
recently manainsc editor of (Jollier's
Weekly, has Joined the staff of United
News and his dispatches will appear ex
clusively In this field in The Journal.
1 VOL. XIX. NO 233 Ei" " So" nU Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY: EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1920. TWENTY-TWO PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS
.ON TRAINS AND NEWS
TAMOS PIVI CCNT
shot 'mi king
UIIUI U1L IUI1U
10 SAVE SON,
WOMAN SAYS
Clara Smith Hamon, in Statement
.vv to Newspaper Man, Makes Plea
for a Speedy Trial by Woman
- Jury; Declares Life Ruined.
, By Perry M. Ross
(Written Eiploiirely for ITniTemi Service.
Copyright, 1920, by Unireiwl tterrice. All
KifibU Reset-red.)
Sail Antonio, Texas, Dec. 7.- Clara
Smith Hamon, who has-been widely
. sought since November 21 the
fatal shooting of Jake L. mon,
millionaire olhman and Republican
national . committeeman of Okla
homa, at'Ardmore, Okla., in an ex
clusive interview Monday night With
Universal Service, confessed that, she
fired the shot that caused Ilamon'a
tfeath, and said she is willing to
stand trial andLet God and a Jury
of 12 tried and true women judge
her act."
Mrs. I lam on groped through the long
and tragic, circumstances leading to the
killing of Hamon his courtship, his
, faults, his virtues and many little Inci
dents that, marred, their happiness
throughthe long years of their associa
tion in a voice -choked with emotion
a and deadened with grief. The story
was told to the Universal Service corre
.'. spondent on a lonely road about 28
'miles from here.
PI-ASHED AIRPLANE FLIGHT
This correspondent - got a "tip" of
Mrs. Hanson's whereabouts when he ac
cidentally overheard a conversation be
tween two oil men discussing the case
Saturday night in the lobby of the Gun
ter hotel. One of the men, a driller
named Lawrence Tillman, said to James
LeRoy :
i. "Clara is still here. She is hanging
around in the hopes that she may be
able to charter an airplane and cross
Into Mexico
While in a dry-goods store this after-
noon 100 correspondent recognised airs. : . . . . . . . . , .
. Hamon. and was in turn recognized by ' UP in a chair he Suddenly gasped and
, the woman, who became excited and . In a few minutes passed away, pun
made a rush to a high-powered road- I iway was about cured of rheumatism
sier waiting ouisiae. ene spea west,
; heading toward the Somerset road. The
Concluded cn Fats' Two, Column Fonr)r-
L
IN SEA CHARTS
: . . By Harry It. Rogers
Washington, Dec. 7. (I. N, S.)
.The United States navy is absolutely
dependent upon the British admi
ralty for nearly 30 per cent of her
sailing charts, and entrance of
American warships into European
waters is practically under, the con
trol of the British government. Chief
Hydrographer L. II. Chandler assert
ed today in his annual report to the
secretary of the navy.
f Of the 45-12 charts used in navigating
American warships and merchant ships
in 1920. the navy department furnished
only 2720. being compelled to look to
British naval authorities for 1178, the
report said. SeVenty-five per cent of the
sea .maps, used in navigating Northern
European waters came from British
sources.
, ;The admiral declared this condition,
should be remedied at the earliest possi
ble date, but warned that at the present
. rate of progress it would be nearly '40
years before the United States is inde
pendent of Great Britain.
A ?""'" ,
Wish to Thank You,'
; Navy Men Wireless
Back to Portland
Officers and enlisted men of "the
Twelfth division . of destroyers, - after
clearing the river's mouth and starting
on their return voyage to San , Diego,
following their victorious gridiron bat
tie witli the Multnomah club, sent a
final adieu with reassurance of appreciation-
of Portland's hospitality by
wireless Monday evening. ,
The following message, received from
the departing fleet at the Astoria radio
station Monday evening and transmitted
to Portland his morning, has been re
ceived at the-mayor's office: .
"Officers and, men of the . Twelfth
division, Pacific '. destroyer force, indi
vidually and collectively, wish to thank
you, the Multnomah. Amateur Athletic
-club and the people of the city of Port
. land for the wonderful entertainment
. given us while in your city.
. -'Nothing was overlooked by anyone
to make our visit a pleasant one ; the
sights you showed us were wonderful,
and every officer and man hopes -that
this will be, the first of many visits to
your city. . , . . .
"The ,navy has met Portland and is
"strong for It. . .
"James D. Willson,
"Commander N. S. Navy,
; , " "Commanding Twelfth Division."
10,000 Casesfoi
Chinese Eggs In
Vancouver, B. C, Dec 7. (U. P.)
Four hundred tons of silk and 10,
000 cases of eggs formed part of the
Chinese cargo on the Empress of
Asia which reached Vancouver at
midnight.
UN
E SAM LAGS
'Harding Calls
At White House
......
To Pay Respects;
Leaves His Card
Washington, Dec. 7 (t N. S.)-
President-elect Harding stopped at
the White House ana paid ills "re
spects to President Wilson this aft
ernoon while on his way to the
train.
The president-elect merely left his
card at the White House.
The limousine bearing the president
elect drove into the White House
grounds through the front entrance and
stopped but a few seconds while the
cards of the president-elect and Mrs.
Harding were left at the White House
entrance.
Harry M. Daugherty and Will Hays
were in the car with Senator Harding,
None of those in the party saw the presi
dent or Mrs. Wilson.
Snator Harding stopped only momen
tarily In passing the White House. He
handed his , card to Ike Hoover, door
keeper, saying he wished it to be laid
before the president. He did not leave
his automobile.
The call had not been expected 'and
was purely formal. -
Senator Harding's party was paepar
ing to go to the railway station, where
they were to leave Washington for the
senator's home at Marlon, Ohio, to re
main until the inauguration next March.
Ralph R. Duniway, prominent at
torney and a member of Oregon's
well known pioneer family, died
suddenly this morning at the Port
land Medical hospital. The cause of
death could not be ascertained by
his physician, but Is believed due to
the formation of a blod clot. Dun It
way went to the hospital four weeks
ago Saturday suffering from acute
inflamatory rheumatism. This morn
ing he arose as usual while the nurse
arranged his room. While1 sittine
and had planned' to leave the hos
pital within a short time.
Dunlway was born at Albany, Novem
ber T, 1869, being the son of Benjamin
C. Duniway and Abigail Scott Duniway.
His uncle was Harvey W. Scott. In
187 the family "moved to Portland,
where . Duniway , graduated from the
grammar schools and the old Portland
high school. He graduated from the
law school at Cornell university. Re
turning to Portland, - he was admitted
to the bar in Oregon about 1892.
Duniway was a member of the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic club, Portland
Rowing association. Press club and
Royal Arcanum. Members . of the im
mediate family, residing at 748 East
Burnside street, who survive are the
widow, Mrs. lvate s. Dunlway ;" a son.
Robert E., 22, and daughter, Katherine,
11. Brothers who survive are W. C.
Duniway of Portland, H. R. Duniway of
New York and Dr. C A. Duniway, presi
dent of Colorado college, - Colorado
Springs, Colo. The late Willis S. Dun!
way, state printer until his death in 1913,
was also a brother. ; ; -
Duniway received prominence during
the trial of the Broadway bridge case
which Involved some of the principles of
the initiative and referendum, and also
in the bankruptcy case of the Eilers
Music company.
Austria 'Hocking
Famous Gobelins to
Buy American Flour
Amsterdam. Dec 7. (L N. S.) Austria
is pledging' the famous gobelin tapestries
formerly , the property of ex-Emperor
Charles, with Dutch capitalists to sret
money for American flour. It was learned
today. An American firm . offered to
sell 86,000,000 worth of flour t6 Austria,
but demanded a preliminary deposit of
8700,000. After a great deal of effort
Austria scraped together this sum. but
now she is attempting to get the re
mainder of the money to insure delivery
of the flour before January to prevent
starvation" and hunger riots. After
futile efforts to borrow the money the
memDers oi tne Austrian government
aeterminea to nocK" the gobelins.
Holland Joins U. S. in
Opposing Japanese in
Cable Controversy
(By L'niTenal Serric)
. Washington, Dec. 7. The govern
ment of Holland has served formal
notice that it has a large financial
interest in the former German Pacific
cables' and will appeal to the League
iuuna il wapau insists on Keeping
them. This fact developed at a session
of the international communications
congress here yesterday.
By such action Holland literally be
comes an ally of the United States in
her controversy with Japan, which
claims the right to exclusive control
over the cables and the cable stations,
particularly on the island of Tap.
Farmers1 Sessions
Opened at Dallas
Dallas, Or., Dec 7. Nearly 100 dele
gates from Oregon, Washington : and
Idaho are here attending the annual
convention of the Farmers' Educational
and Cooperative Association of America.
The two day session opened Tuesday
morning. ...
RALPH R. DUNIWAY
DIES IN HOSPITAL
161 SUSPECTS
San Francisco Police Net Scoops
in Many Characters Following from their slumbers all the neces
fianiretPrV Art flnrl MurHor sary .officials in Vancouver, was kid-
uangsters Acts ana muraer naped froih her 8pouse at a dance at
Of Officers; Boxing Banned. Hood River Saturday night.
San Francisco, DecJ 7. (U. P.)
Prize fights went under the ban of
the police in San Francisco today as
a result of the exposure of the so
called "Howard; Street i vice gang,"
and the murder of three peace offi
cers at Santa Rosa by supposed
members of the gang.
Two prominent Pacific coast pugilists,
"Spud" Murphy and "K. O." Kruvosky,
are under arist in connection with the
sang prosecution. They - are held in
jail here in default of $120,000 bonds
each, charged with assault, attempted
assault and abduction of Jessie Montgomery-
and Jean Stanley, girl telephone
operators.
PBIZEEIGHTS CANCELED
The ptlice commission last night
passed a resolution directing the chief of
police to cancel all prize fight permits at
least temporarily, because persons asso
ciated with the fight game are alleged
to be involved in the assault and murder
cases.
One hundred and sixty-one men from
hotels, soft-drink parlors, cafes, pool
rooms and the streets were haled into
police court today, the net result of the
first day of the roundup of suspicious
persons ordered as a result of the alleged
Howard street, gang attacks on girls.
The roundup was continuing today.
Police were under orders to arrest
every man who couia not oirer a sat
isfactory explanation of how he lived
without working.
While the roundup was in progress
police reports showed that scores of
underworld characters and persons of
questionable calling were Joining in an
exodus from the city.
FEELI5G BUSS HIGH
While the police commission's action
was the chief development here during
the night, feeling against the five men
held at the city jail on assault charges
was high. i ,
Recognising- this feeling- and following
( Concluded cn Tan Three. Column One)
SENATORS DISCUSS
Washington, Dec. 7. - (U. P.) -
President Wilson's message was both
praised and criticized by - members
of the house and senate today.
The general tenor of comment was
that the message would be disregard
ed in most of its particulars.
Some comments were:
Senator Underwood: "The president
outlined completely his views on foreign
relations. His recommendation for an
early passage of a' budget .also was well
nut. I agree with the president that
early independence should be accorded
the Philippines."
Senator McNary, Oregon: "What
struck me was the complete absence of
all reference to the treaty of Versailles,
hitherto the president's favorite subject.
and to the urgent necessity of immediate
reestablishing this' country on a peace
basis."
"Senator Jones, Republican, Washing
ton : "If the president had stopped at
the end of the third paragraph, I would
have thought more favorably of It ; and
if he had been as solicitlous a year ago
about the country's financial condition.
we would have been in far better finan
cial shape now."
Poet Repeats Plea
That Italy Annex
Harbor of Fiume
Milan, Dec 7. (I. N. S.) Gabrlele
D'Anrtunzio, "dictator of Fiume," In
conference with -the parliamentary dele
gation from Rome, renewed his demand
that. Italy annex Plume harbor and the
hinterland, according to advices reach'
ing here today. The treaty , of Rapallo,
recently negotiated between Italy and
Jugo-Slavia, prohibits Italy from carry
ing out such annexation.
Gabriele D'Annunzio's "war" against
Italy was to have opened last Friday,
but the ' only hostilities reported con
sisted of some rifle firing against
Italian warships which were out of
range. In order to prevent the possi
bilitv of domestic strife the government
troops blockading Flume were ordered
not to attack D'Annunzio's , legionaries.
Commissioner Seeks
To Make American
Steamers 'Bone Dry
Washington Dec 7. (I. N. S.)
Revenue Commissioner Williams is
drafting a prohibition order prohibiting
the sale of iquor on all American ships,
wherever they may be, it was announced
at the revenue commissioner's today.
The proposed ruling is based on an
opinion submitted by Solicitor General
Frierson, which holds that American
prohibition, laws apply to all on board
American Bhlps wherever the ships
mjr be. - ; -r
Since the passage of the prohibition
laws American ships have sold liquor
outside" the threemile limit. Commis
sioner Wiliams announced he would not
make the ruling until it is finally pro
mulgated
WILSON
MESSAGE
Bandits Take
Copper's Bride
At Dance, But
Bring Her Back
Pretty Mrs. T. C. Freiburg,' bride
of two weeks of a traffic patrolman
to whom she was married after a
thrilling romance In the wee . sma
riniim hfnri dawn after rousine
Freiburg is captain of the patrol of the
Knights of Kohrassan, a branch of the
Knights of Pythias, and to Hood River
he went to attend a ceremonial, taking
his bride along with the patrol. Fol
lowed a dance, in which three mysterious
brigands by the non-mysterious names
of H. K. Smith, A. C. Holt and Carl
Smith, entered the ballroom, kidnaped
the fair bride therefrom and took her on
wild ride over the hills and far away
to another dance.
A distracted groom commandeered an
other automobile and started In hot pur
suit, swearing vengeance as he exceeded
all speed limits. He found the other
dance but the kidnapers and the. kid
naped, after dancing a few numbers, had
ust left. Freiberg wildly chased, the pa
trolmen over the country, looking for
his bride, and two hours later he found
her back at Hood River in the same ball
room from which she had been taken.
B
L
The Hazelwood company, butter
manufacturers and jobber-i in eggs
and poultry, was found guilty ini
Federal Judge Bean's court ; this j
morning of attempting to remeve i
rancidity from butter, in violation
of the national pure food law, by ad
dition of lime and soda.
The verdict brought in by the jury
found the company guilty on each of
the two counts of the indictment. Kach
count carries a minimum fine of 81000
or a maximum fine of J5000. The jury
retired at 4:45 o'clock Monday after
noon and reached its verdict about four
hours later. It was sealed and brought
Into court this morning. ;f , -
Attorteyg - for ' the company moved
for 30 days In : which to file a.-' motion
for a new trial. As the Jurymen left
their seats they --congratulated "; United
States Attorney Lester W. Humphreys
on the manner in which he conducted
the case.
HAY JfOT GET MOSET
The verdict also means that the com
pany will experience difficulty in forc
ing the government to return a 814.
476.76 tax which was levied on the
alleged adulterated butter before this
trial began.
According to former employes of the
company who took the witness stand.
the Hazelwood company introduced over
100,000 pounds of mouldy .or rancid but
ter into vats and melted it- Lime was
added at a temperature of about 90 de
grees, and when this mixture was raised
to ISO degrees soda was added. Expert
chemists who took the witness stand
testified that the lime and soda added
had the power, when the butter was
melted, to attack the rancid acid in the
butter and thus deodorize it.
BUTTER SENT SOLDIERS
One of the witnesses for the govern
ment testified that he had personally
put up orders of this butter under the
brads of Meadow Harvest and "Snow
Cap," which were shipped during the
war to the soldiers at Fort Stevens
and Vancouver barracks. Other ship
ments are said to have been marked
Tacoma." The witness did not state
whether or not these were intended for
Camp Lewis.
The Hazelwood company, which was
found guilty, and of which E. W. Ellis
is manager, has no connection with the
Hazelwood Ice Cream company or the
two Hazelwood restaurants on Washing
ton street and Broadway.
Seattle Labor Chief,
I. W. W. Agitator,
Arrested in East
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 7. (U. P.)
James Hoyt, Seattle, Wash., Identified
by police as one of the ten alleged
radicals who escaped when ordered de
ported with Emma Goldman and others,
was arrested by detectives here today.
When searched, Hoyt was found to have
an I. W. W. passbook, and papers shoe
ing him a member of a Seattle labor
council. This council was said to be the
one which attempted to establish a soviet
form of government in the ' states of
Washington, but which was defeated y
Ole Hanson, then mayor of Seattle.
Hoyt attempted to destroy, the papers
by chewing them up, detectives said, but
they were recovered. Names and ad
dresses of other fugitive radicals wanted
by federal authorities were found among
Hoyt's effects, it was said.
Spokane to Fight
Fare Rise, Mayor
Informs Council
UTTER COMPANY
IS FOUND GUILTY
Spokane, Wash-, Dec 7. If the local
street car companies file requests for
8-cent fares, aa expected n the near
future, the city will fight the increase
with all possible vigor, and in addition
will request the public service commis
sion to compel the street car companies
to put on enough extra cars so stand
ing room will not' be at a premium, ac
cording to Mayor Fleming. Eight-cent
street car fares. If granted, will mean
the revival of an extensive jitney bus
system In this city If the authorities
will issue permits, according to William
L. Shafer, owner of the Mission avenue
jitney buses. ' - .
" S - . .
$1,680,000
IN IRRIGATION
Estimates Mark First Step in Re
viving- Suspended Projects;
Sinnott Oil Land leasing Bill
Promises to Supply Finances.
Washington. Dec. 7--(WASHlNG-TON
BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL)
Analysis of estimates for reclama
tion projects presented to congress
today reveals that much new! work
is proposed although officially in
the guise of extensions of existing
projects. ,
m t
In Oregon, it is learned this new work
included plans for construction of the
McKay. dam in Umatilla county as part
of the Klamath project and the bringing
under irrigation LansreU valley and Tule
Lake lands under the Klamath project.
Total estimates for Oregon work are
81,680.000 of which 867,000 are for Uma
tilla and the remainder for Klamath, or
for extensions of the projects. In addi
tion to this officials of the reclamation
service have under consideration the
making of a supplemental estimate for
starting a distinctively new project.
These estimates mark the first -big
step forward in reclamation since con
struction of new projects was suspended
many years ago. and are largely due to
anticipated receipts from oil lands under
the Sinnott leasing bill. Instead of the
uiual 88.000,000 or 810,000,000 carried In
the estimates for reclamation, the sum
has grown to 825,000,000 without ap
propriation from the treasury.
Sinnott today expressed his gratifica
tion over the prospect for beginning the
McKay dam and the Horsefly reser
voir. The . McKay dam will submerge
1200 acres of land and will be 140 feet
high. ; It is estimated that over 80,000
additional acres will be brought under
water by plans' now approved, besides
giving abundant - supply to lands now
scantily watered. .
While this substantial development Is
promised, still larger sums are provided
for projects in Idaho and Washington,
which also relate to completion of ex
isting projects and their extensions.
Total for Idaho aggregates 84,205,000
and fo Washington 83,133,000.
In Secretary Payne's report. made
public today, it is stated that several,
million will be transferred to the rec
lamatlon fund ". '"before many months,?
and that a like, sum will be added an
nually, for an indefinite, period, but-that
no definite statement- can be made as
to what amounts will eventually be
come available.
The new law gives to- the reclamation
fund 70 per cent of past production and
524 per cent of future production on
all bonuses, royalties and rentals paid
to the government . '
AT BATTLE GROUND
Vancouver, Wash.,' Dec. 7. The
State' Bank of Battle Groun 1 was
robbed early this morning, of be
tween. $400 and 8500 in silver, con
tained in a chest, according to A.
L. Laswell, president of the institu
tion. '
; The robbers apparently made their es
cape from' Battle Ground by a handcar,
which was stolen here. They cut all
telephone, wires leading from town be
fore the robbery.
Entrance to the bank: was gained
through a window on a side street. Noth
ing except the silver was taken. '
Battle Ground is on the Vancouver-Ya-colt
railroad, about 14 miles northeast of
Vancouver. No trace of the robbers has
been found, and It Is not known in Which
direction they went. .
, The sheriffs office in Vancouver was
notified and officers were sent at once
to Battle Ground. - .
A. C. Hess Elected
Mayor of Oswego;
Marshal Defeated
Mat Didzun, perpetual councilman Jn
Oswego, has been joined in municipal
governmental affairs by his son Charles.
At the city election' Monday the father
was ' reelected again and the son was
chosen city marshal. The electors de
cided against Mike Reiff and J. Head-
rick, incumbent.
Another office contested sharply was
that of recorder, in which Durward B.
Fox was elected over J. N. Webster, in
cumbent. Although Fox' name was not
on the ballot. 61 electors wrote it in.
Webster received SI votes.
Otto Bethke and Charles Bickner con
tested for city treasurer, the honors go
ing to the latter. Other officers elected
were : A. C. Hess, mayor ; , councilmen,
William Boyd, Thomas Fox, W. F. Bick
ner. W. Ed Wanker. Phillip Pollard and
Didzun.- Extension of the city limits was
approved, but purchase of a city ball was
voted down. ; '
Duck Hunting to
Cease December 31
Duck shooting will end in Multnomah,
Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook coun
ties December 31 and In the remainder
of game district No. 1, west of the Cas
cade mountains, January 15, according
to advice issued from the office of the
state game warden. . Numerous inquiries
concerning the season end have been re
ceived by the commission. Federal regu
lations on storage of migratory water
fowl . will permit these birds to be held
YEGGS ROD DANK
until January 25. .
Wilson
Points Out Way to
World Leadership
The first part of President Wilson's message is devoted to the expres
sions of his faith and the urging upon congress its duty to make America
Indeed 'the triumphal force for right and justice. Then, turning to domestic
affairs, the president recommends to congress the following:
1. Passage of a budget bill to stabilize the government's finances.
2. Strictest economy In governmental expenditures in order that the
burden of taxation be lightened and the national debt decreased.
3. Revision or elm pHfication of taxation system, which he declared has
become "an immeditac necessity." : ; ;
4. Adequate provision for" disabled soldiers and sailors.
5. The granting of a loan to the "struggling government of Armenia."
6. Granting to the Philippines their Independence, vas they have suc
ceeded in maintaining a stable government."
Washington, Dec. 7. -(I. N. S.)-t-
The text of President Wilson's mes
sage.t congress was as follows:
"Gentlemen of the congress :
'When I addressed myself to pre
forming the duty laid upon the president
by, the constitution to present to. you an
annual I report of the state of the union,
I found my thought dominated by an
immortal sentence of Abraham Lin
coln's : i "Let us have faith that right
makes might and in that faith let us
dare to do our duty as we under
stand it. '".
EMBODIES JTATIOJf'S FAITH
"A sentence immortal because it em
bodies in a form of utter simplicity and
purity the essential faith of the nation,
the faith in which it was conceived and
the faith in which it has grown to glory
and power. With that faith and the
birth of a nation founded upon it came
the hope into the world that a new order
would prevail throughout the affairs of
mankind, an order in wnich reason and
right would take precedence of covet
ousness and force, and I believe that j I
express the wish and purpose of every
thoughtful American when I say that
this sentence marks for us In the plain
est manner, the part we should play alike
in the arrangement of our domestic af
fairs and in our exercise of influence
upon the affairs of the world. By this
faith, and by this faith alone, can the
world be lifted out of its present con
fusion and despair. It was this faith
which prevailed over the : wicked force
of Germany. Tou will remember that
the beginning of the end of the war came
when i the German people found them
selves face to face with the conscience
of the world and realised that right was
everywhere arrayed against the wrong
that their government was : attempting
to perpetrate. I think, therefore, that
it is true to say that this was the faith
ir.
Chicago, Dec 7. (I. N. S.) Ban
Johnson, president of the American
league, today reported to Judge IC
M. Land is, head of the national com
mission, that all of the evidence pre
sented to the grand jury in the re
cent investigation' of baseball dis
honesty has been removed from the
state's attorney's office on Instruc
tions of Maclay Hoyne, former state's
attorney, who relinquished office to
day I
Johnson likewise told Judge Landis
that "the biggest scandal in baseball"
is about to break.
Harvey- Replogle, assistant state's at
torney who presented the evidence to
the grand jury, admitted when told or
Johnson's statements that the evidence
had been removed. He declared it had
been taken by George Kinney, former
seeretary to Hoyne, on ; Hoyne s in
structions. !
Johnson intimated in his statement
that, friendship between Hoyne and At
torney Thomas Nash, who is counsel for
Buck" Weaver, one of the bail players
indicted by the Jury, may have been a
motive for the alleged removal of the
records from the criminal courts build
ing, i Hoyne emphatically denied this.
Hoyne said he had sent fcenney to
get the files so that he might see certkln
statements in the case. !
"The entire files were turned over to
me," Hoyne said, "and are sealed and in
my office and are going to stay there."
Mexican Consul Is
Officially Told of
Obregon Succession
A. Rafael Vejar, consul of Mexico,
resident In Portland, has received a
message from the consul-general j of
Mexico at San Francisco, formally an
nouncing the accessionof Alvaro Obre
gon to the presidency of tne soutnern
republic The message follows: ;t
"In transferring the presidency from
Senor Adolfo de la Tuerta to the newly
elected president general, Alvaro Obre
gop, the country at large- Is completely
pacified, and an era of peace, justice nd
prosperity has been initiated during! the
time of Senor de la Huerta. Greetings
to the great. American nation." ,
Cox Thanks Oregon!
Leader for Work
During Campaign
Miss Lilian M. HacWeman, secretary
of the Cox-Roosevelt club and former
'secretary of the Democratic state central
committee, is In receipt of a letter from
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, thank
ing her for her support during his cam
paign for president. v J
In his letter Governor Cox says:
In summing up the case 1 am con
strained to believe that it was again a
case of human nature. Conditions were
the same everywhere. The reactions of
the war brought resentment, prejudice
and misunderstandings, but let us hope
that in the end things that pre vital will
be conserved, by the result."'- - --
SCANDAL BREWS
l- - : - r
5 iviessage
which won the war. Certainly this is
the faith with which our gallant men
went into the field and out upon the
seas to make sure of victory.
BEMOCJUCY XEIXG TESTED
"This is'the mission upon which de
mocracy came into the world. , De
mocracy is an assertion of the right of
the individual to live and to be treated
justly as against any , attempt on the
part of any combination of individuals
to make laws which will overburden him
or which will destroy his equality among
his fellows in the matter of right or
privilege, and I think we all realise that
the day has come when democracy Is be
ing put upon its final test. The old world
is just now suffering from a wanton re
jection of the principle of democracy and
a substitution of the principle of auto
cracy as asserted in the name but with
out the authority and sanction of the
multitude. This is the time of all others
when democracy should prove it purity
and its spiritual power to prevail. It
is surely the manifest destiny of the
United States to lead in the attempt tc
make this spirit prevail. . v : '
TWO WATS OPEJC '
There are two ways' In Arhlch the
United States can assist to accomplish
this great object : First, by offering the
example within her own borders of the
will and power of democracy to make
and enforce laws which- are unquestion
ably just and which are equal in -their
administration ; laws which secure its
full right to labor and yet at the same
time safeguard the Integrity of property,
and particularly of that property which
is devoted to the development of industry
and the increase of the necessary wealth
of the world. Second, by standing for
right and justice as towards Individual
nations. The law of democracy Is for
(Continued on Pwe Two, Column One)
POLICE TARGETS
Astoria, Or., Dec. 7.- Members of
the city council at a meeting Monday
evening decided to make a sweeping
investigation of the charges made by
Henry Hill to the effect lhat the
police of Astoria had appropriated
liqucr at the ' time hi soat was
raided. .
The plan to investigate originated with
resolution submitted by Councilman
F. N. Whitman. ,
It was decided to have Mayor Brem
mer name three citizens and three mem'
bers of the council to make a complete
report on the situation. : '
Hill asserted in Judge Wolverton's
court in Portland that he had brought
down 22 cases of rye with him and that
when the police force of Astoria swooped
down upon him they appropriated the 22
cases. When the federal officers found
Hill, four cases went with him ae evi
dence. :.'!".,
It was reported that Hill brought the
whiskey from Cape Flattery. When he
arrived here he was arrested. The police
made a statement denying the charge.
stating that the exact number of bottles
taken was 63 quarts, and that this was
turned over to Deputy Collector Karl-
nen, and was later taken by federal
authorities from Portland.
Constaritine to Be
Invited Wednesday
London, Dec. 7. (L N. S.) Formal In
vitation to Constantlne to return to
Greece to resume the throne will be
made : Wednesday when the complete
figures of Sunday's plebescite are- known
officially. said an Athens dispatch to
the Daily' Express today. According to
present plans, announced in r Athens.
Constantino will travel .from an Italian
port on the Greek Uner, Patrls escorted
by three Greek cruisers, and probably
will land at Piraeus, the port of Athene.
He will be escorted by 500 officers from
the Greek army. ..
Gas Explosion Sets : :
Fire to Kesidence
A little boy. a gas leak, & lighted
match, an explosion. Thus in brief is
told the exciting events at, the Suseri
home. 669 East Seventeenth ' street, late
Monday evening wJlen 12-year-old Sam
started to hunt for a gas leak in the
basement with a lighted match. An ex
plosion followed which met fire- to the
basement The boy was not injured.
Much of the family's winter wood was
burned before the fire was extinguished.
Industrial Accident
Case Being Argued
Washington Tf . 7. (WASfTIVfl
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The supreme court today will hear argu
ment 5 in Grant Smith-Porter versus
Rhode, an Oregon case which Involves
the constitutionality of the state indus
trial accident commission's adjudication
of claims of shJpworkera, Charle A.
Hart is appearing for plaintiff and 11. A.
Hegarty or defendant "...
IN LIQUOR QUIZ
KEEP FAITH,
IS WILSON'S
FINALPLEA
Democracy Is on Trial, Says Pres
ident in Message to: Congress
Republicans Sit Silent at Con.
. elusion of Reading of Message ,
By George It. Holmes
Washington, "Dec. 7. (I. N. S.)
Calling attention to the fact that the
United States is the "sample democ
racy of the world," and as. such Is :
constantly under -world scrutiny.
President Woodrow Wilson In ! his
last, congressional message today'
urged upon: congress the duty of
making this nation the champion of ,
right and, justice in world - affairs.
Only by rectifying wrongs within
our own borders and championing
the right wherever it is in danger,
the president jpointed out, can the
United States fulfill its destiny and
keep faith with the Fathers of the".
Republic. ; 1
The president's message made no men
tlon of the League of Nations, nor any
International i aspect in particular, it
wa a short message and more than half
f it was devoted to domestic affairs. ,
DOES HOT BEAD IT '
At the last moment. President Wilson,
yielded to the wishes of his physician
and did not attempt to go to the capital
and deliver the message in person before
a joint session of the two houses. -
Instead, a few minutes before noon the
message was transmitted to each house
separately and there was read to the
member. . i ',-(.. f,-.
President Wilson began his message
with a quotation from Lincoln : , . '
"Let us have faith that right makes
might, and in that faith let us dare to de -;
our duty as we understand It." -
The simple faith expressed In Lincoln
words formed the gist of the entire docu
merit. . There waa no reference to the .
tumultuous clOfliriB days of his own ad--ministration,:
npr the incoming Repub
lican administration 6n March 4. -MARKS
AMZBICA'S BTJTYft n: h
- Thl one -phrase,'; the president" said.' -
marks out America's duty in both for
eign and domestic affairs ; by this faith
alone, he said, can the world be lifted
out of lta present state of ."confusion and
despair." - 4.-i- - . - i ' . , . - -
The president himself summed up nis
message in its final paragraph : 1 a
"I have not so much laid before you a ,
series of recommendations," he said, "as ,
I have sought tto utter a confession or."
faith nf th faith In whtr-h I wan bred.
and which it is my solemn purpose to i
stand by until my, last fighting day. I.
believe this to be the faith of America.
the faith of the future and of all the vie- .
toriea which await national action lit
days to come, whether In America or
elsewhere." , . .--..." ; "f
YIELDS OWlf WISHES
Presdient Wilson Insisted upon reading .
his last message to congress up to with
in a few minutes before the document -was
sent to Capitol Hill, Dr. Grayson
stated this afternoon.
,. Dr. Grayson, continued to advise'
against the ipresldent appearing In con
gress,. and finally, shortly before 12, the
president accepted his advice and said
he would be a "good soldier" and accept ,
his physician's advice against his own '
wishes. ' . . i
The president's message reached the .
house at 12:15. A messenger from the ?
White House ; came to the house Just i
after Republican Leader Mondell had '
announced that the president would not
be able to appear in person. The reading '
by William Tyler Page, clerk of the .
house, followed. f r ' . v ' '
, The reading of the president's message ;
required 23 minutes in the house. Upon
its completion; the Democratic side arose
and applauded and the 'galleries Joined
in the demonstration. , The Republican,,
side 'sat silent. -:v . '-,. v.-. -.
Reading. of the message began in the
senate at 12:52, bringing to an end a
long debate on the troubles of the
farmers. -,' I .:. '
DEFIES JOHN BULL
TOK O NEWSPAPER
By Dnko N. Parrjr -Tokio,
Dec. 7. (I. N. S.) Tokio'e
interest In international ' affair
turned today from the United Statce
toward Great Britain. . .
The British government was editor
ially challenged by the Japanese Adver
tiser,, published in the English language..
tOtake some action ' on the threat of
the Japanese to destroy British missions '
provided the missionaries do not rease
meddling in politics. i ,
Unknown Soldier
Dead to Be Honored :
'-- '- ' . i .' ',
By UnWeml SVrrire)
Washington, Dec 7. The body of an
unidentified American soldier who. fell
on a battlefield in France will be re
turned to this country i and buried in t
court of honor in the Arlington National
cemetery it congress adopts a Joint reso
lution introduced in. the house by Rep-, -resenlative:
Hamilton Fish of New York
today. - -i -. - ' ; v' -: -
. ,The body - typifying the spirit and
sacrifice-of the American nation-ln the
war," says the report, "will receive the
highest honors from all government of
ficers-" '- -....
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