FIIIDAW ..OVEIIBER 24. 1022.'
.-TIID OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, POSTLAND, OREGON.
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SENATOR CAPPER
draws mm
FARMER RELIEF
Washington, Nov. S4. TJ. .V-A
complete program of legislation to pro-
rue reuer tor tne farmer oaring-, this
: session -of congress was drawn up by
farm bloc leaders in- the senate today.
This program will be submitted tot
rail flea tion and minor chaneretf At
full meeting of the bio member a to t
field nett week.
Though extreme difficulties threatert
to delay speedy action by either boose
a any of the proposals, -farm leaders
are organizing their forcee to push for
Iction on the following, measures in
the orders s
1 -Enactment of the Capper amend
meat to the Esch-Cummtos.act -which
-would revise the powers of the inter
state commerce commission in setting
railroad rates on farm products and
result la lower freight; charg to the
-farmer. :---X-- W .-'.ft'-:- i:.r -""'A:
2 Revision "of ths iarhcrets Sys
tem either by the Capper bill, which
would lessen - the powers of the bank
: ers over loans or some etfter-meaur
to be designed for the same result.
3 Perfect the preaept marketing ; aid
system by pushing the Norria bill to
. set up new government corporation
' to finance the marketing of Jftrm prod
ucts or some new measure to extend
aid to .present cooperative marketing
organizations, . ,.
4 Disposition of the Muscle Shoal
nitrate project to Wsert cost of fer
tilizer to the farmer.
The primary aims, however, will be
to " lower freight rates the problem
which i now considered the most Im
mediate need of the farmer;
'Senator Capper ift the leader In the
movement and he expects to have his
amendment reported from the inter
atate commerce committee as soon as
ponsibie. ,
Capper declares that high freight
rates are aesponsible for the high
prices of grain products. He says that
farmers, cannot market wheat on th
margin existing freight rates reaulr.
rABMEit i per cyr -
XVJ8ETfEB'OFF AT BtTBEATJ
v':' ftr Xsi&i Ki i
"Chicago, -Nov. 8-.Tne American
farmer, fat 2$Pr 3cent hetteifx.ff .Jhen
he ww a, year ago, according1 to ata.
tie ties com piled -"by the research, depart
ment of th-' American- Farm Suree.il
, federation.. '".'.- - i.-'
. , Three factors are cited. a responsible
EVERY time too fir n
' tkM tave . mIim vin
wonder if you'll have enough
tol to last. It is still bos- '
ible to bor good coal, Stack
tip now wfth that econom
ical, flulck t lriag , gootleaa V
DISTBIBtTTO&S
aa&rews-CoaoTer ral Co.
TAftorllir
Boring Wood Coal Co.
TAkor iltt
ColsmMe Fail Cempaay
WAlaatMl
Holmaa Fal Company
BBoadway tlii
I.T.Hewitt
TAbor 21
Millard Ave. Fa el A tee Ce.
Aat. Ma-tT
fitaadarfl Wood Co.
EAtt tut
Sellwood Wood Ceal Co
SEllweo MK
rroiiaass Ave. Fact Co.
Ait tilt
Staasard Treel Co. ;
iAor sill
Rock
; Ogdea, Utah
AiSBoyd,N.W.Aeit
Jleary Bldr Portias d. Or.
DAYTON, PIERCE AND HUDSON
. BICYCLES
P BICES CUT TO FIBCES
Sow I fh Tim to Select Toaf
CHRISTMAS BICYCLES
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Indian Motorcycle
Bicycle Co.- -"JX.."?,"
209 THIRD ST.
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f, -. bi ss r a fv
SuparJor Sl . Jk
Springs - .
Coal Co a.CV il.
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mUlontKj
for th bettered position of the coun
try agriculture: ? .VV'.; - '
' L The bumper crop of Hit, the" third
largest In -the country's history, ex
ceeded' only by the f6p-Of T315 and
192ft - , ,: f
2, "Europe" rapid 1 progress toward
rehabilitatioa, with resultant increased
bsyinsr 5weri t v , - ' ,
3. Further atimuOaOon of European
buying by American credits, which, for
the fiscal year in 1922. was 4 per Cent
shove the 1921 total of fore lam loans. : .
While the larg American crops now
On the world market provide the basis
for the Increased return to the farmers
the- bureau survey points oat that the
growing industrial activity in Europe
and elsewhere is the key factor In the
richer rewards now flowing to the
farmers.- The svaply of farm products
has augmented th- demand for them
to aa even greater ' extent and the
grower ha climbed, several aotchea in
the economic scale. ,
At the same time world crops did
not increase in the same ratio. Wheat
for example, wiU- total .012.000,000
baahela this year, or 21,000,000 bushels
less than the 1921 total. The American
grata grower, - despite , the temporary
car shortage that forced many farm
her rowers to the wall, will benefit by
the world wheat shortage with 810,000.
000 bushel to sell this rear, as com
pared with 795.600,009 buahela grown ia
1921. ' . -
The potato erop Is estimated at 434,
000,000 bushels as compared with 8 ,
000,000 buahela last yean
Ail these crops might merely glut
the market with no at increased re
turn to the farmer if Surope were not
unexpectedly consuming the surplus.
Farmers, although much better off
than a year ago,, are still 20 per cent
below their 1919 position, the survey
asserts. The- purchasing power ef farm
products is still at 4 aa against 100
in 1913, it is declared. -
COURT IS TOLD OF ,
OFFER TO LIGHTER
(Contioued Fteta Pit Oat)
better "blow" for awhile, O'Mara said.
Llghtner told the agents he did not
want to leave, and asked Iaaville to
see. tester W. Humphreys, United
States attorney, and that he was prom
ised that the agents would do the best
theycould , :
fOI-ICESfAK TESTIFIES v ''I i . t
The first witness called to the stand
this morning was N. IC Per1! ager po
liceman who arretted Lightner, Per
ginger was Questioned by Charlea t2ar
land, attorney for the .defense, who
made an effort to throw a doubt on the
credibility. tits testimony. , A- . j
.-. Oariand asked Fersinger If lt was
not true, when he arrested Ughtnet
October I, 1921, for being ont after
hours, that he offered to cover up the
case if he could obtain $100 and that
later he .offered, for $1000, to leave
town so he could not be obtained to
testify against Ugbtaer. Perstnger
branded both accusation as false.
Captam "Fred "M. West testified aa to
details of the arrest.
Kirpoel, chief inspector of cuatoma,
took the stahd and denied that he had
offered protection to Llghtner it he
would testify against the firat mate
of the Japanese steamer. Austin Fle
rei. former deputy United State aU
torney, ; testified that Llghtner had
told hinr that Perainger had "double
crossed" bun, and that later he had
merely "tipped Persingar off."
UCMFitBETS OK STAITD
' United States Attorney Humphreys
was called to the stand as th,e first
witness by the defense. The defense
asked the attorney . whether Crewd
son. Klippel.'LlnviUe or 'Mitchell had
approached him in regard to the
Llghtner case. . Humphreys said none
of -these officer bad asked for a
"hushing, up' of the.trlaV He said,
however, that Mitchell had asked for
a. delay in the trial ao'Ughtner could
be free to get soma information for
the agents. Hamphrey said he had
denied a delay. , v
CONTRACTORS Affi
" ASKED TO DISGORGE
(Coatiaaed Ftoat race Om)
Sherman, $12,247,020 ; Camp Jackson.
$12,710,720; Camp Fanaton, $11,715,
620. '
CHARGE FRAU ,
"All of the acUons,M it was iUted
officially' at the department of Justice,
"we're brought at, the same hour, and
in each case identical legal procedure
was -employed, aiUegins; that contract
ing firms, their agents and represen
tatives who built the great army can
tangent, ta which more than 1,000,000
men were trained, had defrauded the
government at a time when the na
tion's very life Was at stake."
. The evidence, officials said, indicat
ed mat the government was ruthless- v
ly victimised by those interests, whlchi
apparently put , profit above patriot
ism. ' ; i-v'.--S-- -
Immediately upon the filing of the
suits. Attorney Oeneral 'Caugherty
made the following statement:
"The suits filed today represent
work on the part of the department
of justice -which was begun about 16
months ago and continued by i the de
partment down ta the time the special
war branch wa x organised -oad by
that branch with ll the aid the reg
ular force could XurnUdl since that
time. The w.ork eouid not bo, com
pleted any earlier than it has been.
COXSIDEB CtlUIXAL SUITS
In addition to the civil suits brought
today, it was officially stated that
many others of genf-al character
were contemplated against tainor or
ub-contractor and possibly crimlhal
action in some casas would b consid
ered. The firms named in the suit
today are listed aa the "prime con
tractor a in the construction, of he
four war cantonments v
, - Adhering- to his policy of refraining
fcpm discussing any grand jury In
vestigation, Attorney General Dauah
erty would not Indicate if the present
cases or those still vnder investigation
would be placed before the special
grand Jury in Waahinffton now en
gaged In probing 'various phases of
war transaction. It .was understood,
however, that grand jury action la
contemplated. -
Settlements :i - their cases ' outside
of court within the past two months
have netted the department of justice
more than $1,000,000, it wa .stated.
More Coldr Clear
Weatlier; Forecast
. More clear," cold Weather Is In proa
rCt during the next tew days, accord
ing to. forecast of the district weather
office - today. .Temperatures today
Were : Portland, 99 deerrees ; Baker,
20 ( Albany, 97 ; Salem. 28. and Eugene
and Marsbfleld. 82. The storm which
has been entered off the Washington
coast, for several days did not show
any movement toward the coast to
day, ( -. v, ,a. ... ; t ..w.., .
HE' YORK mm-
ORDERS KLAtl OUT
New York. 'Mov. 24. (TJ. P. War
On the KU Kluz Klan by New Tork
police until the last, klanwman has
been driven from the city was ordered
today-by Mayor John F. Hylan.
Desfite the order, received by FoUca
Commissioner Enright in a telegram
from. French XOck fiprings and com
municated to various branches Of the
force here, public headquarters of the
tea Klux. Klan were opened at the Ho
tel Hermitage. .
. Mayor Hylan'g letter. In part, fol
lows: "The dispatches from New York this
morning indicate that the Xa Klux
Klan ta getting busy in our city -If
this is so, I desire, yon to treat this
grou' cTaciai and religious, hater
a yatt would ih. reds . and - bomO
throwers. Drive them out of our city
as rapidly as yon discover them. As
sign your most expert detectives to
this, work, and as you secure the
names of any of. the organisers at
members of this secret organisation
be sore that their names are riven ia
Hthe prefes so that; the citizen of our
city may know who ,r supporting
this vicious and destructive secret
society, v It is unfortunate that the
federal government did not take a
more firm position in this matter when
the governor of Louisiana appealed to
his excellency, President Harding, foN
federal action.- v.v
Atlanta, Oa.. Nov. 24. (I. a
Officials pf the Ku Klux Kian'a na
tional headquarters here today de
clared there ia not the slightest basis
tor the report that a Ku Klux Klan
initiation ceremony has been held in
the capitol at Washington. ;
3tf ATOK ft TLA S WIEE8 AOAIKf
C ROOKS, MB CALLS KLAH?
French Lick, Ind., Nov. 24. (U. P-
Treat the Ku Klux Klan as you Would
a ' disorderly house or a bunch of
crooks, Mayor John F. Hylan of New
York wired Police Commhntioner ten
right .-from here today in his second
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telegram of a. War against the inviibla
ernrire. .- --, -;r-iv'v':
T propose to protect the people.
Hylan said -to an interview with the
United Fieas. Tm going ta see to it
that the klaa is Regarded na a disor
derly boose or like jy other bunch, of
crooka -or strongarm ganr. - Wa have
certain methods ; t9 . apply to such
places; so that' if anyone disappears
or is murdered we know exactly where
to look.
"There is no state law aimed direc(ly
at the klan. but there Is a conspiracy
law which forbids a conspiracy to
foment trouble or to plan murder.'
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CAFlTOLi FOA IKtTlATIOjr
Waahinrten, Nov. 2.-l. N. S. An
tavestigraUon was begun, her' today
into .charges that the Ku Klux Klan
ha been Using government buildings.
Including the United State capitol
Itself, in which to conduct it secret
initiation ceremonies.
According: to the charges made by a
Washington newspaper, a doxen hood
ed klansmen gathered in the capitol
at midnight one night last week, and
there, tinder , the dome, inducted a
"public official into the mysteries of
the order. . . -. . , - -
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LESSON TO SPEEDERS
fCoaunued oat Fate Out) . . . .
'tb city jaiUr.-. I hope.' that I you . will
carry thi lesson to your friends."., .
BOB1SS MUTE EVIBllirC . . ; '
.'The speeders were then taken teethe
morgue, under .the guidance of Motor
cycle Patrolmen JEtagan, Tauscher, Ket
If y and plere. Judge Kkwall planned
to go with them but the court docket
was too full. - ' . '
- They were met at th morgue by Ur,
Karle Smith, county coroner, who took
them Into the room where lay the
bodies of Mrs. Agnes N. Cnnnington
and C. B. Aikin. Mrs. Cunnington died
Thursday afternoon from- in Juries, re
ceived In a crash at East Eighth and
irODESTY
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lr$ AMEftC-V
Knott streets, v Alkin was ictned Wed
nesday night near BCappoose.
i Simply, but , effectively ,Dr. Smith
showed the speeders the' results of
reckless driving-. . - ! .- -
" Here la Mr. Alkln.? -.he said, be
was killed in broad daylight as be was
walking along the highway. It is
plainly a case of too much speeding.
Here is Mrs. Cunnington, killed .when
two automobiles came together. This
ease and that case could, have been
avoided."
SFEEDEB CRIES ESOUGH '
Tt'ls eriougTt, one of the speeder
said as he turned to go back to the
patrol wagotu "I didn't know I was
going so fast when I was arrested,
but after this X am going to watch
better, r We have learned our lesson,
gruesome though ft is, and wa at least,
will never race through the dty any
more. It might have been my mother
or my father or perhaps my wife, and
then it would have been too late.. . I
am really glad that I was -ajrested.
The fine and the trouble Jt has caused
me are more than compensated : by
the " lesson.'- .; - .- :,-,""-
Joe Holmaason, arrested for speed
ins through busy street at almost
40 mUes art hour, was 'among those
taken to the morgue. : Holmasson's son
waa killed near Silverton nine weeks
aga when Jala speeding automobile
went over aa embankment The father
waa much affected by the sight of
the victims at the morgue and the talk
by Judge Ekwall.
I.I8T OF. SPEEDERS . j .
The 19 speeders-Who were' given .the
object lesson, and their fines, are' a
follows :. A. Jossl, $12.50 and 10-day
suspended sentence ; O. A. Davenport,
$20. license suspended S days and 10
day suspended sentence; M. C Sueh
ler. $10 and 10 days suspended ;-0. N.
Mllikin, $10and 10 days suspended
A. A. Smith, $10 and 10 days suspend
ed; J. C Van Etten, $25, license sub
pended lO days and 10 days' suspend
ed sentences J. M. Cowdell. $20, license
suspended 10 days and S daya sus
pended sentence r H. W. Sling, $10
and 5 days suspended: O. C. Means,
$11 and 6 days suspended- j O. J, Bech
told, $10, license suspended 10 days and
10 daya suspended sentence ; O. W.
Corliaa,, $12.S0, license suspended 10
days and 6 days' suspended sentence ;
Aj A. Wilson, $7.B0 and 6 days sus
on Your Tambourie
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pended j W. W. Lawton. $10 days .nd
60 days suspended A. A. Batmngart,
$20, 10 days suspended ; V. W. Urquart.
$10 and lOydays" suspended r G W.
H. O. Bowden, $10 and r 6 -days susr
peaded.. .
TWO atORE PEDESTRIANS .
ABB HURT BT AUTOMOBILES
Three more pedestrians Were injured
by automobiles in two down-town ac
cidents today, .the victims being treat
ed at the emergency nospital and later
sent home. J. sorenson and his son
Harold were knocked, down at Fifth
and Main street by ' machine driven
by C H. Davis or OeystervUle. Cat,
aa they .were, crossing Fifthatret at
the crossing. Davta was questioned
by police, but waa not detain &. Sor
enson's scalp was cot and the .son's
foot waa bruised. . , .. - -
Wong Joe, . elderly Chinese, . wa
knocked down at First and Ptne street
by a machine driven by Arnold Selra
of Mount AngeL- He was slightly
bruised. Selm said another car had
cut in ahead of htm and he 'could not
see the Chinese until it waa too' late
to atop. He was not held.
Verdict of $5000
For Malpractice
Is Won by Woman
Charges of -malpractice brought
against Dr. George s. Brettlmg byMrs.
Isabella Krigr were sustained today
by a jury in Circuit Judge Evans court
when a verdict awarding- Mrs, Kruger
$5000 was returned, t : -
Hit Kruger brought suit for $15,000,
alleging Dr. Breitllh? caused her per
manent injury while treating her for
rheumatism. She testified she took 20
treatment from him. In one treatment
she alleged bar back waa injured. -
OREGON CITY LICENSES
Oregon City, Tfov, 0 24. MArrlage
licenses were Issued here by County
Clerk Fred Miller to Walter U Brown,
49. Oregon City, route 6, and Addle M,
Crow, 2$, Oregon City, route $ J Jo
eph Kesnicaek, 23. . and Oladya Nee
ley, both of this" city.
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VACHEL Lli'DSAY,
POET, HEREWITH
BEAUTY MESSAGE
Vachef Lindsay, poet and more of
less practical dreamer," came to . town
today preaching his gospel of beauty.
' Ljiadeay, rugged, middle-eised man,
with sandy hair and bright blue eyes,
talked to 800 studenta in the teed col
lege chapel at noon. He chanted hi
own - rhythmic poems and talked - be
tween times. ; --.
. He gave the. impression modeetlr.
but clearly, nevertheless of a man with
a red flag at the point where the road
branches, waving the travelers to the
twisted road that climbs the. bhie
mountains and away from the smooth
hig-bway that leads across the smoky,
dirty Catlanda
"The Englishman," 'be told the atu
dentay "retire Into a corner with his
book or his newspaper, and he is ready
to bite anyone who - approaches him.
The American is gregarious. : He like
to be with bin fellowa, conversing end
passing; the time. I can find 000 who
will listen to my lectures to 'one who
WH1 open one of my books. And so
the English develop great philosopher
and scientists, while we develop great
Chautauqua lecturer. . -i-.--
Lindsay's talk wa on "College Telia"
He said the writing, and chanting of
college yell could be mad a high arc
"But do those, things how. while
you are in college. When you get
out, walk alone on the' desert or among
the mountains or gro out on' the eea.
There think your own thoughta and
write your own Hamlet's soliloquy."
' Lindsay said the real labor of love
tn his life, had been the.wrfUng'of a
poem and a book on hi home town
of Springfield. III. In th poem, which
be recited, he said else does not mat
ter Oxford role London aa Florence
ued to rule Rome and a, town which
makes commercialism th slave of de
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velopment of art and beauty, instead of
their master, would become the bub of
the state and nation. '
Though; known principally "forv his
poetry5, Lindsay Is more-proud of hie
art work, , He has been a student of
art for over 20 yearta spending meet of
his time In art galleries and universi
ties. ;S i ( i I. . . -
. t was on the road for 'a year, he
aaid, "but the talk about my being
e. vag-abendV while iot displeasing, ia
bit far-fetcbed." i" ;
Both it bis address and private con
versation Lindsay saved what little
sarcasm there la in hi nature for our
'hooping it up. Rotary clubbed soci
ety and our "blatant, restless time.
' Hie one public appearance In Port
land will be at the Labor Temple to
night. -He will appear, also before the
Progressiva. Business Women' club
and the Woman's dub. : .
Merit Must Count
In Bridge.Engineert
Declares Holm ah
Seeking to clear up misunderttaiid- ,
inga concerning, the aelecUon of an
engineer for the Bumslde and Itoss .
Island bridges. County Commtsaloner
Rofus C. Holman today .Issued a state- '
ment ettlng forth hla position a fol
lows; .; .. "
"No one will case my vote for the'
bridge engineer. But I wUl never con
sent to the selection of an engineer who
is distasteful to the newly-elected coun
ty commissioners, provided they have
a substantial reason for their opposi
tion. .- . - , - ; - ; . ,
T want it to be positively under
stood that I am not by pledge or tmpli- '
cation committed to any engineer at
th present, time. -
"But 1 must be shown that the en
glneer who gets the job is 'absolutely
qualified to bulid the best, the most
effective, and the moA economical span
that can-be constructed. The engineer "
must have- these qualification rea-ard-leas
of residence.) But it ha been my
policy and -that of my associate on
the 'county commlaaion klwaya to pa
tronise home industry and home talent -whenever
wa could do so without loss
of value or efficiency.
By A, Poccd
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By George McManca
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