THE WEATHER
- Portland and vicinity Sssday rains
southerly wind.
Oregon and Washington Sunday rain
west portion i rain or snow east portion;
moderate
to fresh southerly winds.
VOL. XVIII. NO. 47.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1921
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LEGISLATORS
FINAL DRIVES
Battle Lines Being Drawn for
Critical Moment When Big Is
sues Are Sure to Be Settled.
Reapportionment Fight, Which
Promises to Be Interesting, Set
for Hearing at II on Monday.
By Ralph Watson
State House, Salem, Or., Feb. 19.
lAke two groggy fighters, battered
but undismayed, the senate and
house staggered to their corners Sat
urday afternoon to await the call at
It o'clock on Monday morning for
their forty-third round, and the
'gruelling finish.
When the gong Bounds Monday, - they
are scheduled almost at once to go
into a clinch over the reapportionment
bill, and upon the outcome of that
battle depends in very material degree
the time of final adjournment.
SITUATION IN DOUBT
If the .senate organization has. patched
its battle lines; shattered by the ulti
matum which Senator Smith of Jose
phine delivered Saturday morning, and
if the house will accept the reapportion
ment scheme which the senate sends
over io it, then It will not take very
long for the remaining work of the
session to bo cleared up and the final
adjournment voted. If the senate or
ganization fails to pass the bili it has
framed, then the remaining work of the
session can get under full headway and
soon reach the finish.
But if the senate puts Its bill across
and the house stands ' against ' it, then
there will be war and reprisals and
steam rollers and all kinds of political
hell.
BITTERNESS IS SEEN
Those who were in the senate when
the first .skirmish of the reapportion
ment battle was fought out saw an up
flaring of deep personal anger, bitter
ness and vindictiveness not for a long
(Concluded on Pice Nina, Column Four)
Harnssn To Poff
Would Sit Up, Read;
Request I s Denied
New York, Feb. 19. (U. P.) Enrico
Caruso, famous tenor, who suffered a
serious relapse Tuesday after being ill
with pleurisy since Christinas -day, was
reported tonight to be "progressing stead
ily." though not entirely out of danger.
"While another relapse is possible, it
is not probable," one of his five physi
cians was quoted as saying.
Caruso's fever showed no signs of dimi
nishing, but his pulse and respiration
were normal and he suffered no pain. He
asked to be allowed to sit up late today
but this request was refused. He Is per
mitted to eat solid food.
Tonight ' he asked if he might read
the newspapers. This also was denied,
but they were read to him. He seemed
to be particularly interested in the pro
posed restriction of immigration.
Mrs. Caruso left their apartments in
the Hotel Vanderbilt this afternoon for
the first time since the relapse and took
a motor ride.
Harvard Graduate
Is Yale President
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 19. (U. P.)
tor. James R. Angell tonight was elected
president of Yale university to succeed
Arthur Twining Hadley, president since
1S99. Dr. Angell is the first Harvard
graduate to assume the presidency of.
Yale.
Can't Find Home Products
t ' ' t -j r. r. ?
None Labeled, Says Woman
By Marshall IV. Dana
Words about the damage done by
the squeak don't amount to much
unless they lead to putting: the grease
on the squeak.
Helping home industry sooner or
later gets on a sound basis or home
industry is not helped.
When consumers decide to help Oregon
enterprise the campaign halts until
manufacturers help others help them.
A housewife, whose eyes were flashing
and whose patience had been well tested,
put into a nutshell the point to which
the S. O S. appeal for Bupport of home
industry has come.
NEEDS OREGON GOODS
"I read your articles,",, said she, dur
ing a personal call. "I heartily agree
that to maintain production, payrolls and
prosperity we must keep workers busy.
We must keep the wheels of industry
turning and the factory whistles blow
ing. We must give home enterprise
such share of our support as will keep
the plants running full time and yet not
build a trade wall around our state. I
have all those arguments learned by
heart. I have beeome so enthused that
I have repeated the appeal in the sev
eral women's organisations to. which I
belong. '
"But when I try to put my faith into
practice, what happens? I turn to the
advertising - columns looking for lists
ef home products articles of food, wear
and use. I find everything else adver
Storm and
Cold Sweep
East Coast
Gales, Snow, rTaln Bring Winter's
- Low.est Temperature; Ves
sels in Distress.
Washington; Feb. 19. (U. P.)
With storm warnings out along the
entire Atlantic coast from Jackson
ville, Kla., to' Eastport, Maine, the
country from! the Mississippi east
ward tonight was beginning to feel
the grip of the winter's first storm.
By Sunday night, gales, accompanied
by snow and- rain Btorms, will be
blowing all over this vast area, the
weather bureau announced here to
night. Lowest temperatures of the
year will follow.
Presaging this condition, the tempera
ture has already fallen sharply in the
west Gulf states, the upper lake region
and the upper Mississippi valley and
abnormally cold weather prevails in the
Norlhweet, the weather bureau state
ment said.
BAIN, WIND ASD SSOVV
The southern storm, which tonight cen
tered over Alabama, will move north
eastward with increasing intensity, with
heavy snowfalls in northern sections and
snow and. rain irr middle sections, east
of the Mississippi river. The storm will
he accompanied by rain In the South
eastern states Sunday and by strong
shifting winds and gales along the At
lantic coast. The snowfall probably wiil
be heavy in New York, Pennsylvania,
Western Maryland and portions of West
Virginia and Ohio.
VESSELs'lN DISTRESS
The schooner Kenwood, in a leaking
condition, and with spanker and topmast
lost, and the American bark Snowden,
with almost all sails carried away,
reached Norfolk today. The Snowden
was towed In by a coast guard cutter
while the Kenwood managed to reach
port unassisted.
Kentucky and the Tennessee val
ley were reported to be suffering the
coldest weather of the year. Twelve
inches of snow was reported in Okla
homa and 11 inches In Arkansas.
- Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas
were reported experiencing the coldest
temperatures of the winter.
ALASKAN STORM COM ISO
In the state of Washington another
storm was developing, having drifted
down the coast from Alaska. It. too.
was expected to bring a severely cold
wave of a week's duration.
"Temperature may go very low within
the next 24 or 48 hours," said the weather
bureau. "It is too early to predict the
effect of the Alaskan storm, but before
WtV'Week it may bring still
colder temperatures than the one charg
ing up the Atlantic coast tonight.
"In connection with the warnings of
severe cold on land, storm warnings were
Hashed to vessels in the Atlantic.
Autos in Collision; .
Three Men Arrested
Frank H. Downey, a civil engineer of
Pendleton, Roy K. Phillips, Pendleton
merchant, and Irving Camg, also of that
city, were arrested at Broadway and
Morrison streets Saturday night as a
result of the automobile in which they
were riding bumping into another ma
chine at that corner. Carng was
charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated, and was released on
$250 bail to await trial. Downey and
Phelps, charged with disbrderly conduct,
were released on -I 100 bail each.
Neither machine was damaged, accord
ing to the arresting officer.
Kodgers and McCully
Eeplace Mayo, Badger
Washington, Feb. 19. (I. N. S.) Ad
mirals It. Rodgers and McCully will re
place Admirals Badger and Mayo on
the naval general boarfi, Secretary Dan
iels announced today. Both Admirals
Badger and Mayo have asked to be
retired on February 28. It was also
announced that Admiral Rodgers will
replace Admiral Badger as chairman of
the executive committee of the board.
tised. I catch a glimpse of a billboard
here and there, which says, "Use
Oregon Products," but it doesn't tell
the brands of Oregon products or where
to buy them,
CANT FIND HOME GOODS
"I look in the window exhibits of the
stores and find not one out of a hun
dred with Oregon articles in it. I go to
my grocer and say: I want the Oregon
product.' It may be a broom or a bar
of soap. One clerk just looked at me,
as though he didn't understand the
words. Then he said : Til look at the
labels of our stock. Maybe we have it.
"I know that freight rates are high
and that this is the best time in history
for the Oregon manufacturers to occupy
their own field. I know t... to keep
the pay roll dollar circulating will help
us all. But unless the housewives of
Oregon can s turn to some convenient
form fSt statement that contains the lists
oft Oregon products classified, we won't
be able to help, no matter how much
we may want to."
CASE WELL STATED
This statement is one of the best of
many that have come from the earnest
women of Portland and other Oregon
towns since the home industry campaign
began. . The I women are more awake to
the desirability of helping Oregon en
terprise than ever before. Manufactur
ers and dealers need to be aware of
this favorable attitude. This demand
for particulars is an encouragement, not
a reproof.
BILL ILLEGAL;
Alleged Violation of House Rules
in Adopting Measure Is Point
ed Out by Senator Hume.
Printed Copies Set on Desks
Three Days Before Considera
tion, It Is Asserted by Critics
State House, Salem, Feb. 19. Dis
covery that the Gordon-Kubli teach
ers tenure bill was not legally passed
by the house and lis therefore void
for unconstitutionality Is alleged by
Thomas B. Neuhausen and Senator
Hume, who have been searching the
house journal record. Senator Hume
Monday' will file a written protest
against the passage of the bill both
in the senate and the house journals,
and will also file a copy with the
governor for his consideration.
This contention throws the teachers'
tenure fight into an entirely new phase
and if sustained may result in the defeat
of the legislation.
HOUSE El'LE "BROKEN
There is a house rule which provides
that "no bill shall go to its final pas
sage until it has been printed and placed
upon the desks of the members at least
three days before said final vote."
The Gordon-Kubli bill was introduced
In the house February 14, and on the
(Concluded on Pa;e Twelrc, Column Four)
PORTLAND SEEKING
Chamber of Commerce Represent
ed at Washington to Get Allot
ment of Big Steamers.
Washington. Feb. 19. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL. ) Cdl limbia river in terests will
be well represented before the Ship
ping board at the hearing Monday
on foreign trade routes, at which dif
ferent ports will present their claims
to share in the big boat business
when the new shipping board pas
senger steamers are ready. '
W. x. B. Dodson, general manager of
the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
and H. L. Hudson, traffic manager Port
of Portland docks commission, will ask
for three of the big liners, 535 feet over
all, and will be supported by F. C.
Knapp, Portland dock commissioner ;
Roger D. Pinneo, traffic manager of the
port of Astoria ; K. D. Dawson, man
ager of the Columbia Pacific Shipping
Co., and Hugh Gallagher, eastern rep
resentative of the Pacific Steamship
company.
C. Z. Seitz of Shanghai, representing
the China-Pacific company, will also be
on hand to tell the needs of the north
China trade.
Hudson will- maintain that the Co
lumbia river needs ships of a large,
fast type to build up permanent Ori
ental connections, and particularly for
high-class cargo. such as silks and
curios.
Ships requested are of 17 knots speed.
12.600 dead-weight tons, draw 30.6 feet
and carry over 500 passengers, nearly
half first class.
Puget Sound interests are also here
in force, while San Francisco and Los
Angeles are to be ably represented.
Leader of Box-Car
Gang Is Sentenced
C. E. Evans, leader of a gang of box
car thieves, was sentenced Saturday
by Federal Judge Bean to 13 months'
imprisonment in the federal penitentiary
at McNeils island. Joseph Howe and
George Hippensteel, accomplice, were
sentenced to six : months each in the
county jail. The trio were . convicted
Thursday by a jury. The men were ar
rested early in January following the
theft of 24 pairs of shoes from a boxcar
at Reith, Or.
CONGRESS
YESTERDAY
By United Press
senate: '
Passed th Dillingham immigra
tion bill, with an amendment; limit
Ing immigration for a "year to 3
per cent of the nationals of any for- :
eign country now here. '- ;
Recessed without action on a mo- ;
tion to take up the agriculture ap
propriation bill next, t ;
Naval committee heard naval of
ficers on disarmament and naval
building -program.
Military affairs , committee con-'
tinued consideration of army bill.
HOt'SE :
Sent Fordney emergency i tariff '
bill to conference with senate. ;
Shipping board committee exoner
ates R. W. Boiling, the president's
brother-in-law, from charge of brib
ery made against him during com- -mittee's
investigation.
PASSENGER
SHPS
Who Were
3 Aviators
That Fell?
Police Search City for Men Who
Were in Spectacular Accident
Saturday Afternoon.
Portland police are searching the
city for three aviators who were in
jured in a spectacular airplane acci
dent about 5:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon when their plane took a
nose dip at East Twenty-second
street and Bybee avenue, in the
Westmoreland district.
Immediately aftr the accident the
three men are said to have been hur
ried away from the scene in an auto
mobile driven by a man named Kelly.
Police called the home of J. C. Peters,
679 Multnomah street, by telephone after
the accident, as he was named as the
driver of the plane, but Mrs. Peters re
fused to give them any information.
She admitted knowledge of the accident,
but refused to tell where the men were.
The police were informed that the
plane is owned by men named Peters,
Gore and Itudeen, but they were unable
to get the full names or correct ad
dresses of the las two.
The police are anxious to find the
three men, as persona living in West
moreland told them the men acted
queerly, and had the appearance of be
ing Intoxicated.
Where the plane came from at first
no one could tell the police. It was seen
to rise from the Bloomfield landing field
in Kastmoreland about 5:30 p. m. -and
circle around. The driver was apparent
ly unable to make his altitude. After
making a few peculiar turns the plane
started down and barely missed a string
of telephone wires. While gliding near
Bybee avenue, about IS feet above the
ground, one of the wings caught in a
small shade tree and caused the. plane
to take a nose dip to the ground. The
propeller and -wings were demolished,
but the engine is probably not badly
damaged. A large number of people
witnessed the accident. The machine
was an Avro biplane.
News Index
Today's Sunday Journal Is Complete in
Eight Sections :
Editorial
Section . Pa'e 4.
Foreign
AAquith Criticises Policies Section 1, Paze 2.
Oregon Relief Work in Near Kast Section 1,
Pace 7.
Britain and Franca in Bace Section 1. Pace 3.
KichOil Bed in Africa- Section 1. f.
' . " . ? . - ' ' National " '' -
Portland Seeki PaMenccr Shim See.. I,' Pas 1.
Hughes Will Accept Section , Page
Lower House In Row Section I, Page l.f -' ;,;
Lobbyist Choke. tiegvlation Section; 1, Pac 5.
Senate. Pa&aes mm Lt ration- Hill -BecUon ' 1
Pace 1. '- '
McCombj lying, ;&s)ected Section 2.: Pa S.
" " tWtcstlo' '
Storm Sweep East Coast Section 1, Page-1.
Caruso Is Better-Section 1, Page 1.
Minneapolis Has Big. Fire Section 1, Page 2.
Southern Pine Dealer Accused Sec. 1, Page 12.
Legi'latur
Legislators Read; for Pinal Drive Section 1,
Page 1.
Claim "tenure Bill Illegal Section 1, Page 1.
Ti.lles to Lake Lands SecUon 1. Page 8.
Bill to Legalize Betting Section 1. Pace 8.
Anti-Japanese Bill Held Up Section 1, Page 8.
Northwest
Big Power Plants Indorsed SecUon 1. Page 1.
Cabin Contains SUU Section 1, Page t.
Berry Kaisers Fix Prices Section 1, Page 5.
Grain Sales Agreed On Section 1, Pace T.
Portland
Mystery Surrounds Fail From Air Section 1.
Page. 1.
llannaford Says Business Is Good Section 1,
Page 1.
Opera Draws Big Crowd? Section 1, Page 8.
ReriTal Starts Today Section 1, Page 4.
Flower Drire Plans Made Section 1, Page 7.
Auto Tax Measure Criticised Section 1, Page 9.
B'nai B'rith Delegates Gather Section 1.
Page 5.
Schools to Use Morie -Section 2, Page 5.
Text of Teachers' Tenure- Bill Section 1,
Page 12.
Business Newt
Real Estate and Buildings Section 3. Pages 1-2.
Markets Section 3. Page 12.
Finance- Section 3. Page 2.
Marine-HJection 1. Page 12.
' 8port
Section 1. Page 13.
Section 6. -Pages 4-5.
Automotive
Section 6. Pages 1-6.
On the Finer Side
The Week in Society- Section 4, Pages 2-3-4.
Women's Club Affairs Section 4. Page 5.
In Portland Schools Section 4, Page 7.
Fraternal -Section 4. Page 6. !
American Legion .News Section 4, Pag 9.
The Grand Army Section 3. Pag 5.
National Guard Section 8, Page S.
Drama and Photoplay Section 5, Pages 1-8
The Realm of Music Section 4, Page S.
Feature
Just a Little of Everything Section 4, Page 7.
Who's Who on Broadway -Section. 5, Pace 2.
Ring Lardner's Letter Section S. Pace 6.
European Press Comment Section 2,- Page 2.
The National Capitol Section 2, Page 3."
Letteis From the People Section 2, Pag 6.
Camp 77, W. O. W., Plans AnniTersary Sec
tion 2, Page 2. ,
English Naxal Controversy Section 2, Page 2.
-Art Controversy Sages Section 2. Page S.
Snowshoe CInb on Hood Section 2, Page 6.
Wood row Wilson, the Man Section 2. Page 6.
A Winner (pictorial) Section 5. Page 1.
Comet Rushing Earthward Section 5. Page 8.
Young Harding Liked Fun Section 9, Page - ;
Air Freieht Transport Next Section 6. Page 1.
Who's - Who - ia Legislature (pictorial) Sec
tion 1, Page 9.
Portland Boulevard Plan Section 6, Page 6.
Winning of Oregon Section 6, Page 6.
' Magazine '
General News (pictorial) Section 7, Page 1.
England Divorce Mad Section 7, Page 2.
Prehistoric Giant Binto Section 7, Page 3.
Mrs. Palmer's Night of Horror Section 7,
, Page 4.
Sculptor TJses Pickaxe -Section 7. Page 5.
Ball Gowns for Dimpled Shoulders Section 7.
Psge 6. ; . '
Health, Beauty and Home Section 7, Page 7.
"Nothing Else Matters." by Conrad Bichter
Section 7, Page 8.
Comics
Section 8, Pages 1-4.
LOWERHOUSE
IN ROW OVER
TARIFF BILL
Representatives Swing Arms and
Shout Loudly in 'Defending
Views on Fordney Measure.
General Prediction Is That Legis
lation Will Fail to Make Grade
at Present Session of Congress
(By Universal Service)
Washington, Feh. 19. The Ford
ney emergency tariff bill will fail at
this session of congress If President
Wilson carries out his plan to veto it.
This was made virtually certain to
day when the opjxsition mustered 132
votes against sending the measure1 to
conference. Friends of the bill suc
ceeded in sending it to. conference by
lo!ling 190 votes, but this number is
75 short of a two-thirds majority re
quired for passage over a veto, even
if the opposition failed to gain a sin
gle vote.
CHAKGKS ABE HI'RLED
Thirteen more votes- for the opposi
tion would make it impossible to over
ride the. veto in the fcvent the full
membership of 43j wers present. With
the session nearing its end and many
members absent, however, it is nearly
certain enough votes could be gained
for the bill to pass, without any acces
sions to the opposition.
Debate on the special, rule to send
the bill to conference developed an
other of tiie storms which are Incom
ing ho frequent in the house. Also, -it
revealed a rent in the Republican or
ganization. The New Kngland Repub
licans fought against the measure going
to conference, despite vigorous lashing
by organization whips, who charged tho
New Knglanders witn abandoning the
party policy of protection for free
trade.
FIGHT ti ROW'S WARM
Southern Democrats, who strayed
from the tariff for revenue only, ex
hibited a strong tendency to get back
in line.
Representative Green of Iowa, rank
ing Republican on the waya and means
committee, championed the bill In the
absence of Chairman Fordney. He was
supported by Middle West Republicans,
headed by Representatives Campbell
Bd--TchB"-'of 'Kan8aa-..-' - -
V The, Conferences are expected to start
Monday, with V probability that the
house confereejj willaccept most of the
senate amendments to obtain early ac
tion' of. the conference report.
LrThajrbal?'ba.tOe? reached a climax
when Representative Iuce of Massachu
setts,: and Fess of-Ohio, both Republicans,-stood
at arms length from each,
( 'ofichided on Pafre Thrt. Column FiTe)
Community Budget
To Be Presented at
Wednesday Meeting
Portland's .completed community chest
budget will be presented to the directors
of the community chest by the budget
committee headed by C. Ainsworth
and C. D. Bruun Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clock in the offices of Franklin
T. Griffith, president of the organiza
tion. Formal approving action by the di
rectors will precede any announcement
as to the amount of the budget which it
has been assumed will aggregate from
$600,000 to $1,000,000 for gom 56 organ
izations. During the week past all or
ganizations which have sought to be
members of the chest have appeared
before the budget committee with ex
planations and defenses of their esti
mates. That the pruning knife has been
judiciously severe and inflated plans
have not been recognized has been more
than hinted. At the same time it ia
said there has been evidence of con
structive desire on the part of the busi
ness analyzers of Portland's budgets
for charity and philanthropy to aid and
not to handicap .worthy enterprise.
Emery Olmstead, who was Portland
chairman of Liberty loan drives, and
who is to head 'the big body of former
Liberty loan solicitors in next month's
campaign, has returned front California,
where he has been resting ia prepara
tion for the arduous task.
Virtually every Portlander tias been
listed on the files formulated by M. R.
Klepper, executive ' secretary of - the
chest, and all available Information as
to previous giving has been system
atically recorded for the guidance of
the workers.
Woman Who Buried
Her Mother in Yard
Blames Ouija Board
Chicago, Feb.' 19. (U. P.) Mrs.
Achsah Townsend went to the psycho
pathic hospital tonight blaming the ouija
board for all her troubles.
Mrs. Townsendj was ordered to the in
stitution ! by Dr. William J. Hickson.
who examined her and. her daughter,
Miriam, following discovery by police
that the two women had buried Mrs.
Mary Chamberlain, Mrs. Townsend's
mother, in the back yard under a ger
anium plot.
, "Mariam and I started by getting ser
mons on the ouija board from beyond,"
Mrs. Townsend told Dr. Hickson.
Both women admitted to the doctor
that they kept the body of the aged Mrs.
Chamberlain tn their home 16 days be
fore they buried it in the back yard one
midnight last June,
"We tried to establish communication
with the great beyond," she said.
Dr. Hickson said the Intelligence of
Mrs. Townsend is high, but her mental
balance is gone because of emotional
dominance over her tV ought.
VETERAN RAILROAD MAN HERE
JM. HANNAFORD, vice chairman of the Northern Pacific,
who is optimistic over prevailing business conditions. Han
. mJord, who is in Portland, recently retired from the presi
dency of the road after 48 years
TWO STATES BACK
BIG POWER PLANTS
Oregon and Washington Legisla
tures Reported Urging Con
gress to Act at Umatilla.
Walla Walla. Wash., Feb. 19,(U.
P.) Word that the Washington state
legislature had - already passed r a
joint senate and house memorial to
congress urging action on the pro
ject, was greeted with a spotifane
out outburst of applause, :k at the
meeting of the Umatilla Rapids
Pder Site association,, in session
here this afternoon.
This word was brought by State Sen
ator. Oliver T. - Corn well of this city, and
came as a complete surprise to the 150
men attending the meeting.
Senator Cornwell stated that the mem
bf tr of the state legislature, both house
an8 senate, from Walla Walla county,
had received letters from, officials of the
association in this city and that these
letters contained tentative copies of such
rcf-oletlons as it was desired to - have
passed. These were redrafted and in
troduced. There was no opposition and
so far as Senator Cornwell knew, they
had already reached Washington and
veri before both houses of congress.
Word that the Oregon house had
passed the memorial introduced there
some time ago was received while the
newly appointed executive committee
was considering several matters of busi
ness, following the formal open meeting.
The complete personnel of this com
mittee, with the exception of one mem-
"ber from Portland, to be named later.
was announced as follows:
Washington Dr. S. B. L. Penrose,
president of .Whitman college, Walla
Walla ; Volne'y D. Cox, Pasco ; Repre
sentative M. M. Moulton, Kennewick ;
tConcludedvon l'Z9 Twelve, -Column Four)
U. S. Senate Passes
ImmigrationBill
By Vote of 61 to 2
Washington. Feb. 19. By vote of 61
to 2 the senate late today passed the
Dillingham bill imposing rigid restric
tions on immigration , for the next 14
months.
The bill, which is a substitute for the
Johnson immigration bill prohibiting all
immigration, recently ' passed by the
house, would limit admission of immi
grants to 3 per cent of the nationals of
their respective countries already resid
ing in the United States under the 1910
census. This would reduce the number
to be admitted in the next 13 months to
153,249. ....'- . ,
Measure Would Bar
Camouflaged Oyster
Olympis, Wash.. "Feb.- U.- P.)
Death to the camouflaged oyster. A
bill introduced today by Representative
Austin Mires would make It unlawful
to serve restaurant oysters on the balf
shell if the oysters .have been detached
from : the shells oii which they were
grown. Canned oyBters are forbidden
to disguise themselves on the half shell.
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Former Head of. Northern Pacific
Looks for Even Better Condi
tions In Coming Spring.
Business is again' on firm ground
In the western part of the country
and 'executives of the large trans
continental rail systems" believe that
any changes that may .come now will
be changes for the better, according
to J. M. Hannaford, vice halrnan
of the board of directors of the
Northern Pacific railway system,
who recently retired from the p -esl-dency
of that line.
Hannaford served the 1 Northern Pa
cific for 48 years before retiring from
the presidency of the company on his
seventieth birthday. November 19. jl20.
He had served as president from Atpgust
27. 1913. His retirement was held over
until December 1 of last year, when he
was succeeded by Charles Donnelly.
JTEW POSITION CREATED I
But the directors of the Northern Pa
cific were not ready to let so inuch
valuable experience as -that possessed
by Hannaford go and the special (posi
tion of vice chairman of the board of
directors was created for him. -
(Cncllod on fe Three, Column Kour)
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BUSINESS BOOMING,
SAY RAIL CHIEFS
Organized Gang Robs Mails
1 920 Total Loss $2,000,000
' ':: By Ralph F. Cosen
Washington. Feb. 19. (U. P.) A boss
bandit ' is directing systematized ' rob
beries ; Of postoffices and mail . :rains
throughout the United States. Chief
Postal Inspector George M. Sutton let It
be known tonight.
"Evidence collected and In handi soon
will result tn the -i breaking - up of a
nationwide- organization of postoffice
burglars ' and other criminals wbo are
planning burglaries at many pplnt,"
said Sutton. . ; i
Sutton's special force of 435 men now
Is spread at strategic : points through
out the country where the individual
members" are ready at a moment's no
tice to lumo into the chase when la hot
trail is developed.
?IANV CONVICTED -
i "I am confident we shall soon lay our
hands on the bandits who robbed the
Toledo postoffice wagon a few nights
ago." said Sutton.
These robbers - are " reported to! have
obtained $1,000,000 In cash and securities.
- "So far this year. said Sutton, "com
mendable work has been done by our
men in apprehending mail and train
robbers,; yeggmen wbo have burglarized
postoffices, and other robbers operating
In the mall service. .
- "Many arrests and convictions have
been' secured and large sums - of money
and, quantities of bonds have befcn t re
covered from thieves. Exact reports
are not yet available, but I believe the
record - will . show a big ', improvement
over last year. .. . -i .
'The number of arrests last year was
OBLIGATION IS
IMPERATIVE,
SAYS HUGHES
Call to Be Secretary of State Is
Such That I Could Not Ignore,
It. Declares New Appointee.
Harding Informs Newspaper Men
Hughes Will Be Permitted to
Talk for Self at All Times.
St. Augustine, Fla.. Keb. 19. "I
have not much to say for myself ex
cept that I appreciate very highly
the compliment which the- president-,
elect has paid me in asking me to
take the secretaryship of state. I
regard the matter as a very linpcra-,
tlve obligation. It is a call which I
felt I could not refuse."
Charles Kvans Hughes, former justice
of the supreme court, former governor of
New York and defeated Republican can
didate for the presidency In 1016, thus
expressed himself thin afternoon after
President-elect Harding httd announced
his selection-of the New Yorker for tho
premtershlp in his cabinet.
"Senator Harding and I." Mr. Hughes
added, "talked over a Kreat number of
things which 1 do not feel at liberty at
this time to discusa."
The president-elect's announcement of
the appointment, which was brief, was
made in the presence of the appointee.
"Boys," said Mr. Harding tothe news
papermen, "I have an announcement for
you that probably will not be any sur
prise. I asked Ooverndr Hughes to
come down to tell him that 1 wanted
him to take the secretaryship; of stat.
I am very happy to nay he has aecepte.nV
"I hope' Mr. HurdinR addid, "that
you are not altogether surprised."
CONFERENCE 1 I.ONO
The presldftit-elect said in! reply to
questions that a number of things were
discussed with Justice Huphes In the
conference, which lasted for several
hours.
"Mr. Hughes can speak for himself,"
the president-elect added.
"That is going to be one of the policies
of the administration to let the secre
tary of state speak, for the state depart
ment. Mr. Hughes Is returning to Washing
ton tonight, he said, and It is not likely
he will the president-elect again
otfaNMlMsacnnM a- memtitr , of his
official family on March 4.
Among the first questions affecting
the relations of the United Slates abroad
which will be informally considered by
the next secretary of state-prior to his
( onrtu'i'-d on !' Two. Column Two)
Fake Cabin End1 Is
Found to Inclose
Moonshine Outfit
St Helens, Feb. 19. Had Sheriff Wel
lington of Columbia county failed to no
tice that K. Van Vescheure's cabin, eipht
miles west of here, was smaller on the
IriFida than on the outside. Van Ves
cheure probably would be free today.
That discovery by the sheriff led to the
finding of a still and 10 five-gallon kegs
of corn whiskey, hidden behind a false
partition which .cut off 21! feet across
the cililn After hearing, the tale today
Judge Hazen sentenced an .Vescheure
to ho days in the county jail and imposed
a $500 fine. "Van Vescheure pleaded
guilty to a charge of mooimhlning.
Friday Sheriff Wellington and his dep
uties made their way through the hills
and woods to Van Vescheure's cabin, -aft-er-tbey
had received Information that he '
vas. monshining. After examining tiie
house, barn and other buildlnKS and dig
ging up the potato patch, the officers
found nothing. They were leaving the
cabin for the last time when the sheriff
tiOtlced the difference In the length tit
the inside and outside of the bulldjnK.
3143. of which 1917 were of persons who
were outside the service. There were
535 burglaries of Ipoatoffires."
Apprehension and conviction of per
sons outside the service who engage In
robberies of mails- is very much more
difficult than catching employes who
go wrong, it was explained.
"The number of robberies of mails i.i
very much greater this year than last."
said Sutton. "This tremendous increaso
is not. however, to be found in the post!
robberies alone. For every bank robbed
last year, there" have been five similar
robberies this year."
Officials of the Inspection service are
working continuously to perfect devices
and systems which will make crime mors
difficult. Sutton said. A special lock
for mail pouches now is being-experimented
with,
LOSSES NEARLY $2,006,009
Erection of three new government
owned postoffice buildings in New York
city, as recommended recently by Post
master General Burleiion. would tend to
reduce the possibility of robberies, it was
pointed out.
. Burleson advised that tfre government
connect the buildings by a tunnel 1
by S feet, through which the mall would
be carried, eliminating all possibility of
the holdup of postoffice wagons in down
town New York.
During 192 tbe losses of the postof
fice department totaled nearly I'J.oou.ooo
as a result of robberies. -fires and acci
dents to the malls and postoffices, ac
cording to records how available. A
large part of this lots was due to
thieves.
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