THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 23,! l&au
XHed
BY LOWER HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 23. The house
laetniht pamd the Fordney emer
gency tariff bill designed to relieve
American agricultural and livestock
industries from the present depres
sion by establishing virtually pro
hibitory customs duties for 10
months. The vote was 196 to 8$.
Fiv voted present.
The bill now goes to the senate, where
republican leaders on, the finanoe com
mittee have promised to expedite Its con
sideration, wnua iwnocreui
every effort to block Its passage. '
What President Wilson will do with
the bill is problematical. Some of the
lemocraUc leaders expect him to veto it
BBEAK FABTY" USES
The bill was passed by the house in
the same form ae it was reported out
by the ways and means committee. All
efforts to amend were rejected by over
whelming votes.
Party lines were obliterated. Leading
the Democrats who supported the bill
was Representative Garner of Texas,
who will be ranking minority member of
the ways and means committee in the
next congress. Representatives Madden
of Illinois, Bacharach of New Jersey, a
member of the ways and means com
mittee, and Snell of New York were
prominent among the Republican op
posing the bill.
Representative Treadway of Massa
chusetts,, another Republican of the
ways and means committee, opposed the
-bill, but said he would give the farmer
the benefit of the doubt and, voted for it.
Passage of the bill followed one of
the bitterest fights waged in the house
in recent years. Though it was appar
ent from the outset that they were hope
lessly tn the minority, the opponents
stubbornly contested every Inch 'of the
way. Knocked down by sheer weight of
numbers as they attacked each succes
sive schedule, they came back strong
every time. , .
"POLITICS CHARGED '
. Henry T. Ralney of Illinois, Demo
crat, who signed a minority report
against the bill, single handed led the
opposition for several hours before ac
cepting relief. Late in the afternoon
Representative Garrett, Democrat. : of
Tennessee, sought to rally opponents
, and then came out into the open with
amendments, only to have them snowed
under.
lie' charged the bill, was a political
trick on the part of the. Republicans, de
signed to split the . Democratic party
In the house. He said the Republicans
were backing the bill in anticipation of
iWhat they were going to do in the next
" session. .
'POLITICAL. DIVISIONS CAUSED
J 1 BY AGITATION OVER TARIFF
i ," By David Lawrene
i- (Copyright, 1&20, by the Journal.)
Washington, Dec. 23. Abnormal econ
omic conditions are producing abnormal
J political divisions everywhere, but the
f attitude of the Democrats toward the
emergency tariff bill, whjlch passed the
house of .representatives Wednesday
!Ught, is the most' significant thing that
has ' happened since the political up-
, neavai wntcn tne country experienced at
J the polls last November.
t Informally canvassing the Democrats
In the house, the leaders found a few
, days ago that two thirds of them were
'getting ready to vote for the Fordney
; .tariff bill, and this, too, in spite of the '
fact that the wool schedule is much
higher than the famous schedule K
, which President Taf t finally admitted
' was. "indefensible."
i LEADERS SEE REASON
Leaders began to reason with their
brethren and found out that fear of the
! farmers and the cattle raisers was at the
t bottom of the protectionist feeling of the
Democrats, who were not afraid of Re
publican opposition, but the prospect
,that protectionist Democrats might arise
, tn the next primaries to contest .their
seats.
', The Democratic leaders found that the
. Democratic rank and file had been per
' auaded to believe they would not be held
to task by low tariff Democratic con
stituents for voting for an emergency
. measure. ',
The contention of Democratic leaders
,' is Uiat if a Democrat votes for the prin-
Cipro of . protection in an emergency
, measure, he will find it difficult to op
i pose the tariff measure which the Re
t publicans will unquestionably offer as a
, permanent policy when the extra session
of congress has been convened,
j WHAT ABOUT REVERSE!
! ' How, it is asked, can a Democrat re
; verse himself when the real tariff bills
, are before him next spring? .Many Dem-
ocrats in the senate are announcing they
will bitterly oppose the Fordney bill
when it reaches the upper house, and
; they will insist on thorough discussion
and considerable debate.
Senators Ransdell and Gay of Louis
. lana, as well as some Western Demo-
crats in whose states the sheep raisers
; are clamoring for tariff protection to
stop tne rail in the price of wool, will
form a sturdy coalition whicS will assist
ttne Republicans materially in getting the
measure inrougn- xne senate.
' &OCTHTRKERS AGAINST MEASTTBE
, isoutnern Democrats are inclined - to
1 line UD against the nwuun tnrt.
, with some Eastern Republicans in the
! senate in whose states are manufacture
! ing concerns who want foreign markets
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Richards, coward, thief of his friend's
. wile, ertnged B terror before
. Wayne's veageaaee.
TODAY
Columbia Plctare Players .Always
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son. The house was built tnree years ago by Henry P. Fairbanks and is regarded as one of the finest
examples of colonial architecture In Washington. It Is built of colonial brick and Indiana limestone and
Is fireproof. The grounds cover nearly half a block.
PHONE COMPANY S
HEARING IS ENDED
The hearing of the application of
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company before the public service
commission of Oregon for- an In
crease in rates closed Wednesday
afternoon. Briefs are to be submit
ted to the commission by the com
pany and the city of Portland, and
final hearing will be convened within
the next few weeks.
The company's case rests on showing
that operating revenue in 1920 barely
meets operating expenses, to say noth
ing of interest and. return on the invest
ment. The corporation maintains that
revenues next year, under the present
rate scale, would not even equal operat
ing expenses.
State Publishers
Are to Talk Over
Weighty Problems
University of Oregon, Eugene, Dec 23.
Many problems of Importance to news
paper publishers of Oregon are to do ais
cussed at the annual newspaper confer
ence to be held at the school of journal
ism here January 14 and 15. Due to the
fact that the legislature will be in ses
sion at the time, action taken on some
of the measures will probably navea
bearing on legislation to come before tne
solons. .
One of the big topics will be the legal
rate. How to get foreign advertising ana
to make it pay will be discussed. The
question of clarifying laws, governing
newspapers will be taken up. uusiness
management "will be a fourth feature.
and fear a disturbance to trade if retali
atory tariff wars are begun.
Senator Oscar Underwood of Alabama,
who knows the tariff question from "A"
to "Z" because of the part he played in
framing the present tariff laws when he
was a member of the house, is expected
back here in a day or. two and will con
sult with Senator Simmons and other
Democratic leaders concerning' a party
policy. Moreover, the Democratic ranks
in congress, which show signs every now
and then of going to pieces on party pol
icies, are apt to be strengthened when
the party oonferences have been held
after the first of the year.
HELD SHREWD EFFORT
The whole tariff agitation in the pres
ent session is regarded by many Demo
crats as a shrewd effort on the part of
Republicans like Senator Warren of
Wyoming, who represents a cattle rais
ing state, to lay the foundations for a
high tariff in tne extra session of con
gress, figuring that - even President
Harding will not be able to oppose the
imposing of tariff duties that have al
ready passed a congress in which Re
publican majorities are slender com
pared to the overwhelming strength, of
T the new congress.
Hiccough Epidemic
Grips New York
And Is Spreading
New Tork. . Dec. 23. Without a
drink in sight an epidemic of hic
coughs is abroad in the land.
The hiccough fever, in which the
patient indulges in the usual spas
modic jerks of hiccougns for from
24 to 48 hours and which has for
some time been the fashionable dis
ease of the boulevards of Paris, has
invaded New York.
Druggists are reporting numerous
cases. The hiccoughs are usually pre
ceded by a cold and are due to ner
ous contraction of the diaphragm.
SLAYER ILL HEAR
SENTENCE TUESDAY
(Continued From Pace One)
to the Jury room, bringing in their ver
dict an hour later.
Both Walters and . Tillman deserted
from Camp Lewis a few days before
they came to Portland. As Tillman is a
minor he has been sent to the Oregon
State Training school. Walters is 23
years old. '
Immediately after Judge Tucker's in
structions the Jury was taken to the
jury room and, with the exception of an
hour for dinner, the time was given over
to a consideration of the case up to mid
night The jurymen then went to bed.
la his argument for the defense At
torney Bi P. Mulkey made no plea for
acquittal, but devoted all his energies to
an appeal for the saving of the life of
the man at bar.
HAS CRIMINAL RECORD
The fact, that Walters, under aliases,
has a criminal record was verified by
the district attorney's of flee too late for
its presentation during the course of the
trial. But District Attorney Evans Wed
nesday received from Special Agent A.
J. Rence, bureau of criminal identifica
tion, department of justice. Leaven
worth, Kan., the following statement :
"lief erring to prints received from
your office on the 15th inat.. Alvin Wal
ters. Hue ted, No. 4231, the following iden
tifications have been made :
"As Walter A. Husted, No. 167, state
reformatory. Granite. Okla., from Dewey
county, May 4. 1916, five years for lar
ceny of domestic animals. Served 18
months in same institution for grand
larceny from Shattuck. Okla. No dates
given. Served one year'at same institu
tion for burglary as Charles Smith from
El Reno. No date"
Patriotism can survive almost any or
deal except peace.
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20 on Community, Wallace and Rogers
Plate.
25 and more on all watches. 7-jewel
Waltham or Elgin 20-year guaranteed
filled case, $14. '
14-karat solid gold, 17-jewel Waltham,
$82.50, now $50.00.
14-karat solid gold, 17-jewel South Bend,
$120.00, now $80.00
LEASE AND FIXTURES FOR SALE '
Will Lease My Residence, 848 Wasco, Furnished, for One Year . I
F. Abendroth :1 46 Broadway j
In Business in This City for Nearly 27 Years. Positively Going Out of Business.
HIGHWAYMAN IBS
TRAIN NEAR KRSO
Holding passengers and train men
at bay with a" revolver, a lone bandit
perpetrated a daring holdup of a
southbound Great Northern train a
nile south of Kelso at 6:20 p. m.
Wednesday.
Trainmen testified that the bandit had
left- two companions in Kelso and had
boarded the train. He then proceeded
to the rear platform of the observation
car, fired a shot from the revolver he
carried, presumably to intimidate the
passengers, ' and robbed Alfred Smith
of Bellingham of $15 and Hugh Mc
Whinnle of Bellingham of 10. At this
juncture the bandit, evidently losing his
nerve, pulled the emergency cord, stop
ping the train. The conductor then
switched off the train lights. The ban
dit escaped in the gathering darkness.
The train pulled Into Kalaroa 35 min
utes late.
Sheriff J. W. Hoggatt of Cowlitz
county immediately began a search for
the robber. Railroad detectives were
dispatched from Tacoma to assist him.
The robber was described as 25 or 28
years old. He wore army breeches and
leggins.
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GUILTY; JURY DECIDES
(Continued From page One)
and Attorneys Wirt Minor and Andrew
Winfree appeared for the defendants.
The same case was tried a little over
a year ago, and the jury disagreed.
The trial last year lasted three weeks.
This trial lasted two weeks.
AGREEMENTS BEACHED '
In the same indictment returned
against Butchart and Moore, 14 other
cement - men were mentioned. Over a
year ago agreements were reached be
tween the . government and these de
fendants to have the charges dismissed
as to individuals and to have each
company pay a fine of $2500. The
companies fined are the Cowell Portland
Cement company of San Francisco, Pa
cific Portland Cement company of San
Francisco, Riverside Portland Cement
company of Riverside, CaL, Santa Cruz
Portland Cement company of San Fran
cisco, Standard Portland Cement com.
pany of San Francisco, Superior Port
land Cement company of Seattle, Wash
ington Portland Cement company of
Seattle, and the Olympic Portland Ce
ment company of Seattle.
BUTCHART AND MOOR
Abendroth
Honest Goods Honest Prices
We Don't Need the Money for the Creditors. But
RETIRING FROM BUSINESS
Everythuigr Slaughtered 20 to 50
Diamonds at About What They Cost Wholesale Now
v Contract. Goods Also Reduced
B.HGREEN SENDS
POINTED
LETTER
T0A.C.
Giving the coler of personal attack
to a campaign hitherto aevoteo to
Impersonal consideration of teacher
tenure law changes, Beryl A. Green,
local attorney, has addressed an open
letter to School Director A. C Newill
charging that the latter is cloaking
an ambition to" be auperintnderlt of
Portland schools with activity In be
half of the tenure law amendment
which has the support of major
ity of the school board.
Director Newlll's answer, issued today.
characterizes the Green charges as "out
rageous falsehoods."
HAKES SWEEPIHO DENIAL
"I have never been a candidate for the
superlntendency of the Portland schools,"
said Newill. "I am not a candidate and
have never thought of being a candidate.
I have nocontrol, direct or indlre6t,
over any legislative committees. I do
not know and have never heard or any
legislative committees who are further
ing my candidacy because. I repeat, I
am no a candidate. I have never been
a candidate. I have no intention of
becoming a candidate and, moreover, I
have never been asked to be a candidate.
I -know of no committee that has gone on
record, with the etatement 'Mr. Grout
must go. I have never spoken to Mr,
Shull, one of the school directors, or any
body else; about my being a canaiaai.
"The school board is in favor of ten
ure and its amended law is in strict ac
cord with the expressed opinion of ex
per educators."
GBEEX ASKS QUESTIONS
Green's letter to Newill says.
"Is it not commonly reported tn this
city that some years ago you became a
candidate for the superintenaency oi tne
Portland schools?
"Is it not a fact that certain legis
lative committee of certain cluba are
now bending every effort to further your
candidacy for the superintenaency?
"Do vou not exercise a very direct
control over these committees?
"Are you not using Mr. Shull to play
your game and assist you in your fight
for the superintendency and this without
his knowledge?
"Has not at least one legislative com
mittee from one prominent club already
gone on record with the statement that
'Mr. Grout must go'?
"Has this committee not indorsed you?
"Is it not a fact that you are simply
preying upon the good intentions of the
Multnomah detection to further this
candidacy?
"Have you considered the cost to the
Portland school?" -
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of shoppers who are at the mercy of
market sellers under present conditions.
ORDINANCE UPHELD
In denying the injunction Judge Taz-
we,ll said the petition had not sufficient
facts to warrant such an Issue; that the
ordinance Is identical with one that was
in force for some years and that it
would seem the market men would have
attacked its validity then If it were
deemed objectionable.
"It is plainly the judgment of the city
council," said the -judge, "that the aboli
tion of price-fixing- at the public market
has not worked to the advantage of the
public. I can see no sound reason why
the ordinance should not go into effect.
PRICES FIXED BY CITY
CREATE STIR ON MARKET
By Hyman H. Cohen
Considerable commotion occurred this
morning when the Yamhill street pub
lic market opened and maximum prices
were posted by Market Master Eastman
. Brokers and agents who never saw a
farm were the principal agitators
against this action, although here and
there some real producers complained.
The latter, however, as a rule, were
game and took their medicine.
The market master fixed the maxi
mum selling price of dressed turkeys at
55c a pound. Sales have been made in
a small way at 1 to 2 cents above this
quotation on Front street, although gen
erally the price there has not moved
above 54 and 55 cents a pound.
Some of the producers who brought
turkeys to the public market refused to
sell them at the price fixed by the city,
The city fixed a maximum price tf .35
cents a pound on dressed chickens when
acutal sales at wholesale were made
either at this price or a cent or two
higher.
The initial price of 65 cents was placed
on the best' selected eggs, just 2 cents
a doren above what some of the whole
salers were asking for this grade.
NfflLL
COUR
UPHOLDS
CITY PRICE FIXING
Jeweler
50 off on all ladies' watches, gold, filled
and silver.
25 off on wrist watches.
25 off on La Tausca pearls.
Sterling . Silver Fairfax, Washington,
Dauphine, Norfolk, Chantilley, Irving
and others; in some instances at less
than wholesale cost now.
Open evenings.
Legislator Balks
At Paying 65c for
" Two Lamb Chops
Washington; Dec. 23. Why two lit
tle lamb chops should net a restau
rant man as much as a whole sheep
nets a farmer is puzzling Chairman
Fordney of the house ways and
means committee.
A recent shipment of sheep to New
York yielded the owner 33 cents a
head. Mr. Fordney told the house in
discussing the tariff bill today.
"Last night." he added. "I went
into a restaurant and paid 65 cents
for two measly little lamb chops
about as big as a half a dollar."
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he was not a bootlegger and emphat
ically adding that he would not have
his name so slandered by the council.
iaturos, when questioned by Bigelow
and Barbur, admitted he did not re
fuse to sell dealers charged by tho po
nce with being bootleggers.
l am after business and cannot in-:
vestigate these men ; that Is the duty
of the police," a Faturos informed the
council.
'When you sell a man 75 gallons of
a soft drink that you have to keep on
Ice to prevent its fermentation, and
you know the dealer sells five to ten
gallons a day, and that he is keeping
tne ii gallons where it will produce
unlawful alcoholic content, do you think
you are not partly to blame?" Barbur
asked the manager of the soda works.
Faturos replied by reiterating that he
was not a. bootlegger . and could not
know whether or not the dealers were
bootleggers.,
OTHERS WOULD SELL
"If they do not buy from me, there
are plenty of other dealers, and they
win get their supplies," Faturos stated
faturos, on leaving the council cham
ber, declared he was not through, la
timating a slander Bult would be fl'.ed
Attorney Charles Hindman informed
the council that his clients, the Heary
Weinhard estate, with other soft-drink
manufacturers, would like to get to
gether with the councilmen to frame
an ordinance compelling all manufac
turers to keep records of cider and soft
drink sales to enable the police to keep
a check on the industry. There were
other helpful suggestions to be offered
the council in eliminating the bootleg
ger, Hindman announced.
Acting Mayor Bigelow announced that
there would be a conference of the- cider
apd soft-dfink manufacturers and job
bers with the council some time next
week, when the proposed remedies
would be considered with a view to In
cluding them In an ordinance being for
mulated oy commissioner pier looking
to governing all dealers through the
license department.
Following the departure of Manager
Faturos from the council chamber, Joe
Tolich. a soft-drink dealer, testified be
fore the council that he bought 15 gal
lons of cider from the American Soda
works cn Saturday and was arrested
the neJt day. and subsequently fined
?100 for selling the cider.
A second sensation was. SDrune on the
council while Tolich's hearing was on.
Tolich was heard by the council several
aays ago, Dut on tbe request of his at
torney the hearing was held open for
the Introduction of further testimonv
As the council resumed Tolich's hear
ing, an order rrom the circuit court re
straining the police from closing To
lich's place was delivered to Acting
Mayor Bigelow.
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EADERS
CALL ON HARDING
. By Jack Iloylo
; Marion, Ohio, Dec. 23. (I. N. S.)
Farm finance, practical Dolitlcs
and cabinet capabilities occupied the
field of discussion between Senator
Harding and his visitors today.
Those visitors included, ft mono'
others, Myron T. Ilerrick of Cleve
land, banker and former ambassa
dor to France; Fred V. ITpham.
treasurer of the Republican national
committee, and' Harry M. XJaugher
ty. one of the president-elect's close
politicaj advisers.
Herrlek is regarded as an authority
on rural credits. To him many of the
details of tho farm loan act are at
tributed.
NAMED AS POSSIBILITY
His experience as ambassador at Paris
in the early days of the great war has
given him a close Insight into European
conditions and his name has not been
absent from the varying lists of cabinet
possiDlltties.
Upham, it Is believed, discussed not
only national financial problems, but
tho deficits which face the national
committee. It has been freely rumored
that his counsel would have consider
able weight In the naming of a secre
tary or the treasury.
Indications, backed by the "highest
authority, that the new secretaries of
state and the treasury might be an
nounced and begin to function in an In
vestigatory nd advisory manner before
March 4, has increased speculation as to
the selection for these posts.
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Senator Harding; according to. authen
tic reports, expects to have three mem
bers of his official family determined
before he leaves Marlon for the south
in January. Around these. It Is -said.
he will build the remainder of his cabi
net, each member of Which will be
pledged to a program of departmental
reorganisation and retrenchment. l .
Discussion of. Senator Harding's plsn
for an association of nations with the
leading minds'" of the nation, prob
ably will be concluded by January 15,
it waa announced. i . t-
S. P. Freight Buns
Into Auto and Hurts
Mrs. Bert
Gaines
Mrs. Bert Gaines, 178 Morris street,
was thrown to the ground and badly
bruised early this morning when -an
automobile driveiwby H. V. Schroedcr,
1112 East Twenty-ajond street north,
was struck by a Southern Pacific freight
train at Union avenue ' and Lincoln
street. The automobile Was hurled into
the parking and almost totally recked.
Mrs. (Jalnee was taken home. It is
reported' her Injuries "are not serious,
Schroeder Is said to have attempted
to run across the track in front of an
It until he was almost at t.the. crossing
and then speeding up in RivVf f ort to v
beat It across. It. F; Morgan, 1407-4
Lenox avenue, was the engineer.
House Eecesses to
Meet Again Monday
Washington, Dec. 23.4-(I. N. S.) The
hmiRB will recess today for the Ohrintman
holidays. It will reconvene for business
next Monday. ! . '
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