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THREE REGARDED I AS CERTAINTIES ! IN CABINET POSTS f By David Lawrence . ffoprright, .1821, by The Journal) Washington, Jan. 25. There are wo way to tell who will be in the cabinet of President Harding. One Mr. Harding's own announcement Ind thfi other is definite arrange ments made by the individuals con cerned, to enter public life,, such aa severing business conectiona and packing their household goods. : Zeflnite evidence has corhe to the writer that John W. Weeks, former ajenator from Massachusetts, is prepar- yig to taKe over the portrono or aecre- JVeeks has sent for -preliminary data Io that he may make a survey of the entire war department. piGHESGETTITa,BEAjT I Charles Evans Hughes is winding Up is iegai airairs, so as to ds reaay lor (he secretaryship of state. A. W. Mellen of Pittsburg has re signed as director of the Pennsylvania " railroad .and will become secretary of - tin a trAasiirv -r . Charles Grpsvenor Dawes of Chicago, who was previously mentioned for this .. place, will probably become governor of the federal reserve board, succeeding W. H,- O. Harding, who is about, to re- - sign to beco.ne president of the" new nundred-rnillion-dollar export corpora tion. : ' ; - Harry M. Daugherty will be attorney general and Will Hays postmaster gen eral. .-. ' ' ' ' Herbert Hoover will be in the cabinet is secretary of commerce. Henry Wal lace of Des Moines, Iowa, will be secretary-of agriculture. A. T. Hert of Kentucky, who was con spicuously mentioned for secretary of war, will not be in the; cabinet, but will po rewarded by being given some other post of prominence. - This leaves Tortf olios of navy in ferior and labor undetermined and very one of Mr. Harding's advisors and chose friends who might be presumed to know, including some of those who had tst minute talks with Mr. Harding he re he went south, frankly confess that . Jhey are up in the air about those three positions. Indeed. Mr. Harding him self is weighing the merits of the vari ous eligible and probably has: come to o decision as yet. ' ioWDEX STILL ITS RTJNXIXG It would not be surprising, however. k after all the talk about eliminating towden, the former governor of Illinois finally was' asked to become secretary Af the navy. The change of Mr. Weeks from navy-to war is at the bottom of it.. Everybody- believed that Mr. .Weeks wanted to "be secretary of the navy be cause he is a graduate of the naval academy at Annapolis, but in truth Mr, Weeks wanted to be secretary of the treasury, as he is a banker. His own 4bjection to becoming secretary of the navy was that he would be embarrassed in passing upon promotions of his own Classmates who are now high officers in the American navy. Originally it was Intended to make Governor Lowden sec retary of war, but since Mr. Harding was persuaded to take A. W. Mellen of t'lttsburg lor tne secreiarysnip oi me treasury and since he wanted Mr. Weeks h the cabinet, too, it became necessary to transfer Mr. Weeks to the portfolio f war. (.OVYOES'S WORK KMEJIBESU vv The assumption was 'that it would make little difference to Governor Low pen whether he took over the affairs of the army or the navy, so the present pldn is to urge the acceptance of the navy portfolio on the Illinois man. whose . Strength at the Republican convention was thrown at the psychological moment o Harding and thus made possible his lominatlon. V It is not considered likely that Mr. "-Jlarding will start out his administra tion by recognising the objections made' by the Thompson machine in Chicago, for the president-elect is a regular Re- ubllcan and all his sympathies have een with the Lowden wing: of the party. ' ' INI'Ll'ESCE BEHIND lOWDEX It is also understood that men of influ ence in Illinois have Informed Mr. Hard ing that the meral effect of eliminating xwde.n fronfcthe cabinet might be more encouragement to the Thompson wing than would be good for- the Republican $nrty nationally, so the Yeward to be given Mr. Lowden is being carefully con sidered; Furthermore, when it became evident that Mr, Mellen's- qualifications for the secretaryship of the treasury were urged by Pennsylvania leaders who inade a convincing presentation of - the c,ase. Senator Harding was left with the necessity of picking an Illinois man for the cabinet. The race then narrowed down to Governor Lowden and Albert IX Lasker, president of Lord & Thomas, and one of the intimate advisers of Mr. Harding during the last campaign, Jl'OT REGARDED CERTAINTY . Mr. Lowden') political prominence and the part he played at the Chicago con vention In nominating Harding have been the factors in his favor. He is by no means a certainty for the cabinet, as last-minute shifts and transfers may be necessary, but he is back again in -the cabinet race, and being favorably con sidered for the secretaryship of the navy. The elimination of Hert of Kentucky for the war portfolio caused Mr. Hard ing considerable pain, for he likes Hert and' wants to reward him for the part he played as a Lowden manager in swinging the convention to Harding. But Hert comes from Kentucky, which Voted for Cox, and to pick anybody from a Southern state which went Democratic would be to get into trouble with the Republicans who carried Tennessee and Oklahoma and Missouri. Some of Hert's frients urged that he be appointed on the ground that he was originally from . rndiana. but the selection of Will Hays, who comes from Indiana, too, made that impossible, as Harding is not going to put two men in the cabinet from the same state. ! ' , ' , Over the Top Post , Appoints Committee ' . .Tp Fight for Bonus To cooperate with the American Le gion, the Daddies' club and the dis abled veterans in the . presentation of a cash bonus bill at the state legislature, Over the Top post of the Aeeterans of the Foreign Wars of the United States of America appointed a committee of five at a special meeting held Monday night in room 625 of the courthouse to go before the legislative committee at Salem when the bonus bill is to be dis cussed: The poet went on record unani mously as favoring' a cash bonus. The committee appointed consists of James" Walsh, Br. , Roy .Peebles, W. J. Murray, L. D. Meyers and James McCarren. The Ladies auxiliary of the post held a card party after the special meeting had been adjourned, taking in $26 for the treasury. j COMMITTEE VOTES Fl Washington, Jan. 25. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAL) The. hQuse roads committee today ordered a favorable report on a substitute for the McArthur roads bill. It authorizes appropriation of llOfl.OOO.OOO for the next fiscal year and $3,000,000 for forest roads dur ing the same period. This : is believed to insure an ap propriation of the sums named, although this must be done by separate action. The purpose of the appropriation is to assist the states in providing , work for the unemployed. " A telegram signed jointly by Gover nor Olcott, Speaker Bean, and President Rltner of Oregon house and senate, has been used effectively by McArthur in showing conditions surrounding Oregon road work. He also received a memorial on the subject passed by the legislature. McXAUY GOES TO SKXATE TO VOTE FOR KENYON BILL Washington, Jan. 25. Senator Mc Nary. went to the capital yesterday aft ernoon to cast his vote for the passage of the Kenyon packer bill which he as sisted in frarniyjin the agricultural committee. He ""appears to .have con quered ithe illness that threatened him j last wetk, and lined up with other pro gressives to put the Kenyon bill through ' the senate. Packing interests predict it will ! be delayed in the house, and that it will not become a law. Senator Chamberlain was paired in favor of it. HOUSE APPROVES FUND FOR IIERMISTON STATION Washington, ilan. 25. Resumption of federal support Jfor an irrigation experi ment station at Hermlston, Or., which was discontinued this year 'because of the . scant sum j allowed, is assured by action 6f the house today, approving an increased amount for such uses. Representative-' Sinnott gave a statement on the floor of the house that the purpose of the increase is to provide for a Her mlston station and two others at which federal aid was withdrawn. Poultry Men Ask Tariff , Washington, Jan. 25. -Representative McArthur appeared before the house ways and means committee yesterday to present a plea by Pacific ' cooperative poultry producers ; favoring a tariff of 12 cents per dozen on eggs, 50 cents on powdered eggs, 30 cents on 'frozen eggs and 15 cents on dressed poultry. , i 'Ii ' On Losing Side Washington. . Jan. 25. Representatives McArthur and iSinnott voted with the losing side in the house when the teller vote was demanded on the provision for free seeds, which was adopted by a ma jority of 11 votes. Representative Haw ley was attending a committee meeting and did not vote, i Roll call will be de manded on the jseed question before the agricultural bill1 is finally passed. i Klamath Committee at Capitol Washington, Jan. 25. Clayton Kirk, George Ball and Jefferson D. Riddle, a committee representing the Klamath reservation Indians, have arrived to ad. vlse on legislation affecting tribal con cerns. BRADY UNDECIDED (Continued From Face On.) when "The Shadow" was nearly cap tured in a trap laid by police. Whea Detective Hellyer asked him why he had returned the loot to Nelson after the burglary, Brady : appeared astonished and told Hellyer he "was all wrong." Brady has been working as an enter tainer In a local cabaret. JOKE OP "SHADOW NO. 2" MAY PROVE COSTLY FOR HIM Some practical jokester signing him self as "Shadow No. 2," while having a good laugh oveg the manner in which Dr. T. ! Homer Cof fen of The Journal building and CV Stein of Stein's bakery, 82-5 North Sixteenth street, may have received his letters demanding J5000, may not realize that he is laying himself open to a possible sentence of five years in McNeils island and a $1000 fine, whether his letters are mere joke or not. Coffen ; and j Stein received letters Monday signed 'by "Shadow No. 2." ar ranging ' for the . payment of $5000 on penalty of death. The letter received by Stein was not turned over by the victim to the police and Coffen threw his message into the waste basket. If either of these men should recognize the handwriting,! wmch happens even when writing Is -carefully disguised, or the government1 should decide to step in and put its best men on the trail of the letter Writer, it! might go hard for the practical joker. ! . : pOBTLAND'S V BRIGHT -SPOT- ! ARCADIAN GRILL 1 MULTNOMAH HOTEU V DANCING six-to V HIDNIQHT IDS FOR ROADS EXTRADITION FINANCIAL BILLET Chairmanship of the finance com mittee of the third annual interna tional mining convention to be held in Portland April 5-9 has been ac cepted by J. C. Ainsworth, president of the United States National bank. Tender of the post was made to Ainsworth last Saturday, and he took the matter under advisement until Monday, when he informed a. special committee that he would act as de sired. ' Chairmanships and personnel of other committees will be announced this aft ernoon by Henry M. Parks, director of the Oregon bureau of mines and geology, and others working in cooperation with him Prospective committeemen feel that not too much time remains for making arrangements for a gathering of the effect and scope of the International mining convention, so preparations for the entertainment of the 1500 or more delegates and the handling of the con vention proper are being taken in hand Immediately. Publicity pertaining to the convention is being scattered broadcast through British Columbia, Alaska and six Northwestern j and Pacific Coast states. POLICE CONFIDENT BRADYJS GUILTY (Continued From Pace One.) as the "Talkative Burglar" or at least as the pal of the affable night prowler. SELSOX GETS PACKAGE Burglary of the elson home at 293 Aspen street was the first job under taken by the "Talkative Burglar." After the burglary of the home the burglar, or the pal who worked with him at the Nel son home, sent a package of small trink ets back to Nelson, jwho then advertised for some uhis mojfe valuable property. After appearance of the advertisement Nelson received a j telephone call. Ar rangements were made for the dropping of i package containing $100 on Twelfth between Alder and1 Washington streets. Billings is known io have teen resid ing near that corner at that time. If Billings did not want .the money dropped at a vantage point, was that particular spot picked by another man in an attempt to "frame" Billings? The detectives are puzzled over this question. Agan they admitted that tttey were not ready to answer. IUXG SOT KETUllSEB Nelson was supposed to receive his diamond ring in return Tor $100. But another telephone Call came in which the "Talkative Burglar" informed Nel son that he had disobeyed orders when he dropped the money in a white en velope instead of in a package wrapped in newspaper as directed. The "Talk ative Burglar" refused to return the ring. The day after Nelson dropped the money. Billings, displaying a roll of $5 bills, paid O'Neill of the Globe $6 which he had borrowed several days before, while Billings, under the alias of Brady, was arranging to place a prologue danc ing act on the Globe stage. The money dropped by Nelson was in $5 denomina tions. $33 MOKE DEMANDED When the "Talkative Burglar" in sisted that he had not received the $100 dropped by Nelson a long talk followed over the telephone In which the burglar demanded $35 more for the return of the ring. .Nelson agreed to meet him Sun day morning. December 19, near The Auditorium, Third and Clay streets. . When Nelson drove his automobile toithe rendezvous, a man whom he later identified as Billings' was standing at the .appointed place. When Nelson stopped, the man came up. inquired if he was talking to Nelson, and then said a man had handed a note to him to give to Nelson. The note' said, "By mail tomorrow." 1 Nelson Interpreted this message to mean that If the messenger was riven the $35 the ring would be returned by mall. He refused and questioned the supposed messenger. Soon after Bil lings went to Nelson's office in the Yeon building with another note plead Ing for the $35, In which the affable burglar caid he would return the dia mond, and return the $100 and the $35, too, as soon as he could. He said he needed the money for his wife and two Billings is known to have a wife and two children. . JOURNAL PICTURE GIVES TIP Just about this time The Journal pub lished a drawing, by the staff artist, of tne -MaiKauve iurgiar rrom descrip tions of (Several of the victims. O'Neill saw this drawing and from the cap and some facial resemblance told Lieutenant Day that he believed Brady waa the man wanted. Brady, upon in vestigation, proved to be the alias under which Billings was traveling and a pic ture was hunted out in the rogues' gal lery. This picture was immediately Identified by Nelson as the man who ne gotiated with him under cruise of being the messenger for the "Talkative Bur glar." During telephonic conversation with Nelson, the man who admitted he was the "Talkative Burglar" told Nelson tnat He could be i depended upon to keep his word because he knew Bob O'Neill and Dr. Ben L. Norden. O'Neill had negotiated with Billings for the prologue act and Dif. Norden had signed a certificate of service for Billings after he was discharged I from the navy for "undesirable character." BRADY'S 'RECORD , US COVERED Lieutenant Day -determined Billings' lodging place through a private detec tive agency and hia war record through Representative McArthur. From the navy department finger print ; records were received and j these were ! sent to Leavenworth. Kan., where Billings' criminal record was uncovered. It was learned that Billings was sent up for a term in Portland in 1906 for robbing telephone boxes ; that he was sentenced on a etiarge of larceny in Butte county, California, in 1910. and served four years In San Quentln, and that he served a year for attempted burglary in 1915-in Kansas City. He was sentenced again1 at Kansas City for vagrancy. :' DESCRIPTIONS TALLY Nelson saya he cannot identify Billings aa the man whom he knew as, the "Talk ative Burglar" from the visit to his home on the morning of December ; 13, but the affable night prowler is known to have worn a navy knit cap such as was worn by Billings and Billings is known to have left his rooming house at 127tt Twelfth street wearing this cap upon several of hi late night ab sences from his rooms. Billings also answers the general description giveh of the "Talkative Burglar by others whose homes he visited. The way the police link Billings un as the "Shadow" is that the writing, on notes and packages addressed to Nelson by the "Talkative Burglar are said by handwriting experts to have been writ ten by the same- man who wrote the Shadow letters, r . " . TWO MAY BE CONNECTED i i t If it can be proved that BHlmgS was the '"Talkative Burglar" it may in turn be proved that Jie was the elusive black mailer who threatened the lives of seven prominent Portlanders unless sums ! of money ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 were dropped along the Base Line road at the signal of, a flashlight. Billings is known to .have' resided on the east side with his fam:iy for a Bhort time, and to have later sent ,his wife and two children to his wife's home shortly after the series of early morning robberies. : Mrs. Billings' home la in Washington. : Mrs. Nelson saw a little woman with two children at Meier & Frank's store a few days after the Nelson home was robbed, and said that she believed the woman wore the diamond ring which Nelson was so anxious to have the "Talkative Burglar" return. The "Talkative Burglar" first made his appearance at the home of Roscue Nelson, 293 Aspen street, on the night of December 13, and made away with jew elry valued at $1000, most of which he returned by mail- On December 20 he entered the home of H. P. Henningsen, 1716 Scott avenue, ffcking $1000 in -jewelry. On December 27 he made a haul of $200 from the homes of C. O. Pick. 1750 East Yamhill street, and H. S. Tuthlll. 1611 East Salmon street. On December 28 he stole a watch and $25 from the home of C. M. Christensen, 224 Floral avenue. First notice of the activities of "The Shadow" was given by the police on January 12, to the effect that five Port land men, Beif Selling, J. Wesley Ladd, John M. Jones, Henry Jenning and Louis Gevurtz .had each received a let ter asking for $10,000 and carrying a threat of death. Details were given out of the unsuccessful attempt of the police to capture "The Shadow" at the Base Line road rendezvous he had himself appointed for the delivery of the $10,000 asked of Ladd. At a second rendezvous, Friday morning, January 14, a posse made another attempt at a capture. After his escape from this trap "The Shadow" was beard from no more. GASOLINE PRICE IN EAST CUT 2 CENTS Chicago, Jan. 25. (U. P.) Gaso line toboganed for the first time since the war today, following the announcement of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, with offices here, or a retail price reduction of 2 cents a gallon for gasoline and a 3 cent drop for kerocene. The decline is due to reduction of crude Oil from $3.50 to $3.00 a bar rel. Other Oils Also Reduced Findley. Ohio. Jan. 25. (I. N. S.) The Ohio Oil company announced today a drop of 25 cents a barrel in prices of j six grades of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois oil. The reduction is the first in several years. The new prices are : Lima, 3.38 ; Indiana, 3.38 ; Illinois. 3.52 ; Prince ton. 3.52 ; Plymouth, 3.23. and Worces ter, 3.80. OREGON AGENT NEED NOT COME (Continued From Pass One.) of the federal statute. That he appar ently was in error in not having con sulted the revised statute which re quires actual personal delivery of the vote before the fourth Monday in Janu ary he attributed due to misinforma tion bv officials who were Dresumed to j know the law. "I have complied with all the pre scribed steps except that one." said Robb this morning. "I have wired to Senator McNary to learn more of the situation but have received no reply from him. "After the ballots were formally cast at Salem by the Oregon electors, and tills formality had been disposed of strictly in accordance with the law. I mailed from Salem one copy of the vote to the president of the United States senate, taking a receipt from the Salem postmaster. I then personally delivered to Charles K. Wolverton, judge of the United States district court at Portland, a second copy, and have his receipt for it. Ignorant of the revised rule that the third copy be de livered by me personally at Washing ton, I intended to start for the East to get there before February 9, actu ally expecting to reach Washington . on the fifth.' Robb explained he had conferred to day with Judge Wolverton. who had no suggestion to make as to his procedure now. Chief Justice Is Blamed Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 25. (U. P.) Mrs. Margaret L. Judd, who is subject to a fine of $1000 for being late in Wash ington, D. C. with Utah's electoral vote, said today the chief justice had informed her she was not required to be present until the second Wednesday in Febru ary. She said that she has not yet de cided when she will leave Utah for Washjrgton. i Nevada's Vote Undelivered Reno, Nev., Jan. 25. (U. P.) Ne vada's electoral vote has not yet left for Washington. Evidently through mis understanding, Miss Belle B."Boyd, ap pointed Nevada's official messenger, had planned to leave February 2 for Wash ington. Whether or not her plans will be changed had not been determined to day. Alleged Preferred Creditors Sued in Suit on Auto Truck Argument of the suit in equity brought by Sidney Teiser, trustee in bankruptcy for the estate of the Diamond T Truck Sales Agency of Oregon, was begun this morning before Federal Judge Bean. The trustee has brought suit against three creditors "for the purpose of clear ing up certain matters," according to a statement, made in court. The" de fendants .are D. G. Lebb, Ben F. Wall ing and Frank L, Waller, who are al leged to have taken 23 trucks from August Junge, ex-president of the agency, on the night of March 27, 1920, In payment of a note of $41,000, then overdue. Teiser contends this transfer should be declared void by the court, as other creditors were not notified, thus allowing these three men to become pre ferred creditors. 'A petition in bank ruptcy, was filed April 10 and the firm was adjudged baifkrupt on May 28.- CUT THROUGH H LL PLAN AT CANEMAH Oregon City, Jan. 25. To deter mine definitely the route 'of the Pa cific highway out of Oregon City on the south, the etatej highway com mission will rjiet with the city coun cil and county court in Oregon City, Tuesday, February 15. Suggested routings - will be carefully investi gated. The latest proposal for the road to connect the paving on the other side of Canemah with Main street in Ore gon City would cut through the South End road hill and connect with the highway just beyond Canemah, an at tempt of the road men to eliminate the dangerous stretch along the river by Hawley's mill. Plans for financing the project are being considered, as it is not probable that there will be funds in the county coffers to. take care of the const ruction. The meeting will be held in the Com mercial club rooms and will be open to any who cares to attend. Man Darts in Front Of Auto; Head and Shoulders Bruised C. FosSi St. Johns, was strucjt by a machine driven by A. J. Motot, 60 Jes sup street, at Fourth and Washington streets at 2 :30 Monday afternoon. Foss was badly bruised about the head and shoulders. He was taken home by Mo tot in his machine. Traffic Expert T. C. Frieberg investi gated the accident this morning and re ported that Foss was .crossing the street when he was struck by 'the machine which has just run in front of a Rose City Park streetcar. Motot reported to the traffic department that he saw Foss start across the street with several other men and that, while the others drew back, Foss suddenly darted forward in the path of the car. City Obtains Title To Continuation of E. Burnside Street After a delay of four years In con demnation and purchase proceedings the city has at last secured title to the con tinuation of East Burnside street from Forty-fourth to Fifty-fifth street, and has declared the strip open to traffic, though not yet improved, A. G. Johnson, assistant commissioner of public works, announced today. The final opening of this strip gives Portland the first direct thoroughfare from the heart of the business district to Montavilla and the eastern city boun dary line, and will divert the flow of traffic, in a large measure to the Burn side bridge, according to city officials. Man Loses Liquor, Is Fined $150 and Jailed for 30 Days After suffering the loss of his liquor, still and other moonshine fixtures. Earl Weisel was fined $150 and sentenced to 30 days in jail Monday by Federal Judge Wolverton. Early lat Friday morning Internal revenue officers "swooped down" on the Weisel residence at 2724 Seventy-fourth street southeast after they had received information a still was in operation. This information came after Asa Tindall and E. W. Barkton were arrested at First and Sherman streets while making a moonshine trans action. Funeral Cortege of Slain Policeman Is Seen by Thousands Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 25. (I. N. S.) With bared heads .crowds lined down town streets here today while the funeral cortege of Seattle's three police men, slain by a bandit's bullets, passed. The procession was more than a mile lorn?. The men slain were Detective James O'Brien and Patrolmen W. T. Angele and Neil McMillan, all dead as the result of the shooting by John Schmitt, 25, who will go on trial for murder in the first degree Thursday. Boxing Match May May Bring Death to Wealthy Seattle Boy Pasadena. Cal.. Jan. 25. (I. N. S. George A. Rawson, 30, sonof a wealthy Seattle family, has been unconscious here since last Thursday as a result of injuries suffered in a boxing match at the Y. M. C. A., according to a report made today to the Pasadena police by E. Tucker, a Seattle business man and stepfather of Rawson. Representatives of the Y. M. C. A. de- clined to commenton the matter, saying a statement would be made later. Raw son's condition today, was .announced by Tucker as "Very grave," A. Churchill Named Company's Receiver The Dalles, Jan. 25. Following a hear ing before Circuit Judge Fred W. Wil son here Monday afternoon, A. Churchill, president of the insolvent concern, was appointed permanent receiver of the pufur Orchard Co-owners' company. The company was thrown Into involun tary receivership at. the behest of cred itors about three weeks ago. It is the largest apple orchard concern in the world, more than 4000 acres being under cultivation. Marriage Licenses Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 25. Marriage licenses were issued Monday to H. S. Brown, 34. and Jessie Ballard, 32, Port land ; Emmett Beach. 35, and Hazel Yurie, 31, Portland ; Alvin Courteman, 23, Rainier, and Marjie J. Dye. Clats kanie ; William Slayton, 23, and Kthel Gardiner, 21, Portland; Albert G. HetfeL 28, and Anna Swarts, 21, Portland. Iowa Fire Damage $100,000 Danville. Iowa,' Jan. 25. (U. P.) The business section - of Danville was wiped out by fire early today, with . a loss estimated at $100,000. The entire town was threatened by the fTames. " 4 Bend Men Fined, Two Jailed; Stills Cause of Downfall Rend, Jan. 2d. James Fink and James Allen were arrested at the former's homestead near Fleetwood, Lake county, by Special Agent Nixon and Deputy Sheriff Stokoe and charged ' with viola tion of the prohibition law. The offi cers discovered parts of a still and some moonshine on the premises. The pris oners were brought to Bend, and County Judge Sawyer fined Fink $25 and the same amount of costs. Allen was dis charged, i Mayor ' Gilson and Officer Fox went to William Tourney's homo Sunday aft ernoon to investigate the cause of a battle staged there earlier in the day. The house showed the result of the bat tle, and so did the occupants, James Graham, 'Allan Burge and Tourney. The officers found a still under the floor ajid a quart of troublesome moonshine In police court Graham paid $25 for being drunk. Tourney was .fined $100 and given 10 days for being drunk and having liquor in his possession, and Burge was assessed $25 and given 10 days for having liquor in his posses sion. The tlVee men claim' that la fourth member of the party, now miss ing, was responsible for all the trouble. MAN KILLED BY S. P. ELECTRIC Struck by a Southern Pacific elec tric train at Fourth and Sheridan street at 7:10 Monday night, Charles P. West, 59, 5031 Sixty-first avenue, southeast, wai fatally injured, dying within 15 minutes after he had ar rived at Good Samaritan hospital. His skull was fractured and his rigftt leg badly crushed by the trucks. j Engineer - Shellenberg, who. was In rharge of the train, is the only witness found so far by the coronet's ; office. Shellenberg stated he saw West step oijt on the railroad track and pause to knock the tobacco from his pipe. West was apparently about to cross the tracks.. The enginer said he blew the-whlstle and rang a warning bell, but that Wetjt seemed not to hear the two signals. At tempts to stop the train were futile and Wet was crushed under the trucks. The train bad been slowed down according to Shellenberg's statement to the coroner. West was employed by the Northwest Electric company. As far as known by the coroner's office he has no relatives or family in the city. Chief Deputy Cor oner lo ijoeiscn is conaucung an in vestigation and will announce later the date of the inquest. GORDON TAX BILLS FACE HOT BATTLE Continued From Put One.) senate for final passage under a fa vorable report or for indefinite post ponement under an adverse report, and the hearing is therefore expected to be both interesting and spirited. j Legislative committees are expected to take a recess tonight, for that is the time set apart for a big Shrine ball to be given by the Salem Shriners, in honor of the members of the legis lature, most of whom belong to the order, and Wednesday evening will also be a "lean night," for a big list of the "young fellows" of the senate and house have announced their intention of making a flying trip to Portland to see what Jack Dempsey looks like, 1 There will , be one stellar ' attraction on Wednesday evening, however, when the third hearing of the joint committees on judiciary sitting with the joint Mult nomah delegation to hear further ob jections to the. Port of Portland con solidation bills1 will be held. VISTON SHOWS FIGHT " President Ritner will preside at this meeting, in accordance with the action of the senate yesterday and following the hearing the bills will be reported back to the senate on Thursday morn ing for further consideration by the total membership of the senate Bitting as i committee of the whole. j Thursday evening the committee on assessment and taxation will have a few sad minutes in the consideration of Sen ator "Vinton's bill providing that foreign bonds shall be taxed, while Oregon bonds shall go free. j Bankers from all over Oregon have swooped down on the Vinton bill, con lending that it Is wrong in principle and should be killed. Vlnfon thinks it would make Oregon Investors put their money into Oregon securities, and thus keep Oregon money within the state. He is going to make a fight for his bill, both before the committee and on the floor of the senate. CITY COMMISSIOXKRS GO TO OPPOSE TAX BILLS Members of the city council, after ah executive session at police headquarters this morning, became lobbyists and started for Salem by automobile to throw thelr hats into the ring in oppo sition to the Gordon tax bill. Mayor Baker expected to Join the ; other mem bers of the city's governing' body at the state capital later in the day. Ralph C. McAfee of the Portland Federation of Churches, and Norman F. Coleman, head of the Lobl Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, asked the council during the session to take ac tion on the moving picture censorship bill being considered' by the legislature. Action was not taken, however, aa the councllmen said they had not studied it sufflclantly, but expected to do so,, that they might make a recommendation to the committee handling the bill. Crossing Accidents ! Must Be Reported Salem, Or... Jan. 23. AH crossing acci dents must be reported to the public service commission promptly according to letters being forwarded by Chairman Fred Williams of the commission to the stautory agents of railroads in Ore gon, This practice has not been fol lowed as closely as might have, been In the past. Williams declares, pointing out the-necessity of accurate reports in or der that action might be taken to min imize crossing hazards. Three Win Divorces Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 25. William Lorer Hoff was granted a divorce f rem Mary E. Hoff, Monday. Lack of affec tion was' charged. Decrees were'- also awarded in the cases of Jennie Mae Brown against Waiter K. Brown and Rose Sats against Charles Sals. The case of Hanna Anderson against Marlin Anderson was -dismissed, t HARDING GOES TO DEDICATE LINKS By'Jack Roylo . - Rock Ledge, Flal. Jan. 25. N. S.) President-elect Harding will dedicate a new golf course this aft ernoon at Vero, 60 miles south of here. : . , . The Victoria, with Mr. Harding and his party on board, left Rock Ledge early today and will cruise 'down the river to Paradise Landing, whence they will motor three miles through denee tropical jungles to the Vero course. The new links, while entirely completed, have not been thrown open to the publio and the president-elect will drive the first ball played In actual competition. Mr. Harding had a pleasant visit early today with C. .B. Kling. his brother-in-law, who is wintering here, and greeted scores of Inhabitants and winter resi dents who flocked about the Victoria. He has not gone swimming as yet, for while the "weather Is warm, the water of the tidal inlet Is chilled. . Members of the party indicated today that it was possible that the senate, called in extra session by President Wil son to confirm the cabinet appointments, might remain In session until .President Harding calls congress in extra session late in March or early in April. Theob ject of this course. It was explained, would be to allow the confirmation of. scores of important appointments which Harding is expected to make after March 4 and allow the I officials con cerned to begin to. function at once. Among the appointments may be' thane to the shipping board and the interstate commerce coinmisaion. Employment Plea For 4-L Workers Made byfColeman A plea for the employment at fair pay of men in the lumber industry who are members of the 4Loyal Legion of loggers and Lumbermen waa made by Norman F. Coleman, president of the organization, in an' address before the Portland Rotary club this afternoon at the Benson hoteL Coleman reviewed the service rendered by members of the legion iu getting out airplane spruce for the government, and said that the same body is now ready to- meet the peace-time needs of the nation and of the world for lumber. He docs not be lieve that the loggers will be unreason able in their demands. Sinn Fein Note Is Pinned td Dead Body Dublin, Jan. 2Sr (I. N. S.) The vic tim of a Sir.n Fein courtrnart!aK.was found shot to death in a field near Ban don today. He was a farmer. On his body . was a placard saying he had been convicted by a republican court martial bf attempting to give informa tion as to the movement of republican roops. : .-....;;.. Portland Speeder Fined Oregon City, Jan. Zo. Speeding on the highway near Canerrah brought Charles Lair of Portland ' itito the jus tice court Monday. He paid a fine of $25. . Marriage License Oregon City, Jan.- 25. Jessie 'Hill of Oregon City and John J. Trainey of Portland- were issued a license to wed by the county clerk Monday. NO NEED to throw away your old worn-out car pets and rugs. They will be good for 10 years more service if made over into one of our Fluff Rugs. We take your old rugs, worn-out car- . pets,, which once cost your good money, and work thern up into fluffy, artistic looking carpets. You save 50 of the cost of a new carpet. We c Photia all for 1 88 Eaat Eighth St. or information Northwestern Rug Prepared by the packers of sugar cane products OLD-FASHIONED sugar cane molasses had practically ceased to ciict when two Louisiana boys determined to revive this popular Southern sweet. They. put tip 4 molasses one taste of which carries you back to child hood joys. They named it Brer Rabbit, after the hero of the plantation stories of their boy hood. 1 Today it is the most ""popular molasses in the world. Get a can of Brer Rabbit. Either the light molasses (gold label for table use . ; as well as cooking) or the dark molasses (green label a stronger cooking flavor). Brer Rplxbit McflosGeG Bill Urges .Model Of Columbia Eiver ; " For Boston Show State House,-; Salem, Or., Jan." 25. Construction of " a miniature model of the Columbia river, showing all "the not- nnlnf, .,. ..hIKIfi., T. . . n , the celebration of tha tercentennial of the landing of the Pilgrims, ts provided in a bill introduced in the house this of Multnomah county. ' The bill proposes that the model shall be made by Ernest Jesen, but the amount . n w . ... . . . i ) . t i . .. i though Lee estimates the cost at ap proximately ' $3000. Tax Emption on Road Bonds Asked State House, Salem, Jan. 25. Oregon road bonds issued for bulldjng or main-, talnlng' public roads,, highway bridges,' etc, will be . exempt -'from taxation -as property If a bill Introduced In the house, this morning by Representative Benja min C. Sheldon of Med ford becomes a law. The income fromuch bonds, how? ever, is not exempt from taxation. lUiniiiiiuHiinmiiiiitniiiiiniiiiiiiiHiiiuiiiiM a INS' a 3. PpSTUM never disturbs nerves. 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