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Harding Can
Take Such st Position, Says
H. Hoover, That He Will
Force 1924
Issues, and Thus Compel
Party to Accept Him as
on
-By David t Lawrence-
Copjrit, 1923. bj Tb Jounufl).
Waahlngton. Dec 2. Secretary
Hoover remark in an Interview on
the Pacific coast that , President
tlaifinw 'fnhvinltl-
i . ----Jr Jwhg ,y wiU the can-
f j- ? jdlt. 4 1924
waa hardly a cas
u a 1 observation,
bther tnembera of
the cabinet here
feel the oarae
way.- ' --
I'or eome time
outside of Wash-;
Ington ;ther has
been an idea that
In Mr. Harding's
cabinet sat at
least two or three
potential candi
dates fori the
p r e a 1 d en c y
namely. Secretaries Hoover, Weeks
and Hughes. AM three' figured promi
nently ' in 'the presidential campaigns
of 1918 and 1920, and their friends are
no less -for them today, i - ,
- But Mr. Hoover stated;, a truism If
:, Mr. Harding wishes to run again, he
la the logrlcal candidate). The Repub
' I lean party can hardly risk a public
. repudiation of its own administration
by denying a second term to the very
man who haa been at the head of the
- administration. Champ Clark was at
ons tims in much the same position as
Mr. Hoover. The venerable speaker
'at tho. bouse had nearly won the
' : nomination in 1912 and was looked
P upon by many of his admirers as a
V- certain candidate for 1916, but the dis
1' missed the: idea with a wave of the
hand, declaring- that if Woodrow Wil
Bon had made a good president- in the
; opinion of the Demccratlc party he de
served to be renoroHnated, and If he
had made a poof record,1 then the
nomination waa not" worth having.
jkiEAbruro is sixilab ."
That:.' s precisely, fhe meaning of
, v Mr. iHoovrB comment.' If; Warren.
-Harding's administration . ranks high;
'in tftfl esteem or the KepuDUcan party
ndr Mr; Hoover evidently thinks so,'
. bccsiiB he is, a, vital part, of this same
iHardinis administration than the party
- cannot do anything else but nominate
- Mr. Harding. If it does not wish to
do so;, it. will: b roof eorciuelv that
Hadlng-.'s'resdlr la nt'itfiwies,
-.enough- m which aar Republican can
didate can. hope to win and the noml-
natJoywotiMt : bw aji ;emptjr, nsrt;
's'i'tiCovh iosstbrnty
Soften discussed during th recent cam-
paitm that Mr. Hardiag may volun-.
tartly -withdraw and " that- he may not
.' seek the- Ten om-i nation, but may let.- it
s, be known plainly that he does not want
. to' continue the arduona tasks and re-
ponsibillties of, tha presidency. . In
such event there will be little oppor
: t unity for the cry to be raised that
the Republican party did not wish to
' renominate Mr. Harding and the field
would be open to any member of the
cabinet V' -..
. HOOTER'S PECUMAK POSITION
Mr. Hoover has had. a rather curious
political experience. He did not seek
political, attention in the first place,
but had it thrust upon him by an over
whelming sentiment which commanded
him to get into the .contest. He used
; to tell his friends that because he had
no previous political affiliation of an
; active kind it was a temporary wave
; of interest in him which would surely
'pass. s . Nevertheless, he did try to
. assist in bringing a proper attitude
jtoward public questions and there was
ml time: when he believed his influence
- might be more helpful if it were kept
free from partisan connections. That's
.why be. hesitated to declare himself
' as an out and out party man. Some of
his friends still think that was where
he made his cardinal' mistake and
that had be been an avowed Demo
crat or an avowed Republican his
nomination on either ticket would
, have been possible.
1 No such, sanguine theory prevailed
' tn Mr. Hoover'a mind, but he did come
tf the', conclusion that by party affili-
' ation he might be able to accomplish
. more than by staying in midstream.
Jle haa not won-the affection of the
' strict party men since he has been In
- office because he la not in the habit
of playing politics. He has tried to
' concentrate on "the big tasks of the
administration feeling that there -was
x-red it enough lor everybody in a Job
well done. J" ;
XEA5S, OS BOOTES ."' . ;-
It ts an open secret - that President
- Harding leans heavily on Secretary
Hoover. Of all the men in the cabinet
none played, so big a part in the huge
administrative machinery of the war
v as did HerbeH; Hoover. ; He is accus
tomed jto doing big things and accept-
' tag . large ; responsibility. . Hence,' In
many a large emergency it is Mr.
Harding's custom, to turn to the secre
tary of -commerce, even for some mat-
,tera which do not logically fall in that
department or any ;ther. Mr. Hoover
does not mind an increase of reepon
sibiUtiea." 'He eeeros to have an un-
:' limited " appetite for executive tasks.
- Some -of the men in 5 the inner circle
who are not accustomed to the Hoover
type have upon -occasion gotten - the
impression that he wanted to do other
Q Important work and that he had some
political motive . in the back of his
V head because of it. . There is no real
v foundation for their suspicion and Mr.
, Harding.-who ksows Mr. Hoover, and
what' put him in the cabinet over' the
protest eft somef .the strict party
men, wishes many a time, no. doubt.
.' that he had a few more men of vision
, like Mr, Hoover parttcularty in i the
Irgialatfee branch at the' government.
. - The comment I of Mr.1 Hoover : that
v President Harding is the obvious can
didate is significant statement- H
' will put an end to " the -talk , tha t men
; in the Harding cabinet .want the pres
v tdency at- the "expense of v their chief,
r Jirid whatMr Hoover says about the
' president wit be .shared by Messrs.
! Hughes and Weeks and others who are
. all, anxious to demonstrate their po-
litlt-al . as well as personal loyalty to
. tfceir chief- v-. .
Delecti
IK 4 f I
1
85, IS SLAIN
Ralph dehinten, Labor Agitator
25 Years Ago, Found Dead in
Cabin; Bullet Fired Through
Door; Head Burned by Stove.
Banks, Or., Dec, 2. Ralph Dehinten.
85, ' reputed wealthy recluse and well
known labor agitator of 25 years ago,
was murdered at his cabin home at
Hayward, between Banks , and Man
ning, in Washington county,' "about
Monday. N6 trace of his slayer has
been found.
Dehinten was killed by "a rifle ball
fired through the door. The bullet
passed through his hand, apparently
resting on the' door, and entered' his
chest above the heart. Beside the
body lay a loaded shotgun which evi
dently had dropped from his. hand. In
falling his head struck the hot stove
behind him and the side and -back of
the head were burned.
CRIME IS DISCOVERED
The body was found Thanksgiving
day by a neighbor, George Hepner,
who took the mail to Deh in ten's home.
Hepner called the coroner, but in the
excitement failed to tell that official
that any suspicious circumstances sur
rounded the death of Dehinten. The
coroner notified a Banks undertaker
to get the body and the latter went
for it Friday.
Sheriff Alexander is making an in
vestigation at the Dehinten tam
which is thre miles southwest of Man
ning. Dehinten was considered wealthy,
but was not a man who kept money
about his home. He had at one time
considerable .land, but -had sold off
much of it.
WAS QlTAB.BEI.SOME
He was quarrelsome, and the au
thorities ' are attempting to- determine
whether a quarrel or robbery was the
cause of the crime.
rSED TO VISIT PORTLAND
"About" 25 'years ago Dehinten made
frequent, trips to Portland, where he
took part In labor troubles -whenever
occasion arose. He was widely known
in this vicinity aa a labor agitator.
Dehinten had lived in' Washington
taeunrjin thtstrvieinKy for. yeai e4
mere, -no relatives are Known nere.
The body was taken- to forest Grove.
EOVTBUIM RAPS
MELLON ON TAXES
Washington, Dec S. I. N.L S.)
Tearing into the rich tax dodger as
"Just as much of a criminal as the
embezzling bank robber," Governor
Blaine of Wisconsin sharply criticized
Secretary Mellon before a gathering
here today of notable progressive men
and women in and out of congress.
"Suppose Mr. Mellon would scourge
the profiteer and the millionaire with
the same vigor he doea lesser crimi
nals r demanded Governor Blaine.
"Suppose . he would really try to en
force the taxes assessed against the
rich? Is it true that the government
is powerless to enforce the law against
the rich, or is that just a lack of de
sire on Mr. Mellon's part to place all
on art equality before the law?"
"Secretary Mellon said that the gov
ernment cannot collect taxes due from
incomes and surtaxes on excess prof
its," Blaine continued. , "What he
meant, when he eaid that is what the
profiteers and millionaires do to es
cape the income and surtaxes is to
make false returns, sometimes through
innocence, perchance, but often through
fraud and deceit, or by legal devices
and other tricks of the trade, legally
to cheat the government.
MISDIRECTED ELOQUENCE
:"We"hear much eloquence about law
and order and law enforcement- Sel
dom, however, does such eloquence ever
relate to the millionaire tax dodger
the man or the corporation who appro
priates to himself or to itself money
that belongs to the government.
;t "We hear it daily thundered from
many platforms. -and by many public
officials that the law must be en
forced. It is just as important to
command respect for the law affecting
taxation as it Is to command respect
for any other law. Government will
be undermined more quickly through
(Concluded oa Pmcs Ktcraa, Coloma Two)
Galli-Gurci Shocked
When : Auto Upsets
i New Tork. 'Dec . (TJ. P.) Galli
Curci, opera singer, is recovering to
day from the shock of a narrow escape
last night when her automobile struck
a pile of stone at Kewarfc and. partial
ly turned over. . The singer was re
turning from a concert at Orange, N.
J. Later on the trip the chanffem
narrowly missed an open drawbridge.
. . , FIRST QCARTER ,
Bot eollege It, Hely Cress S.
t Washtagtea legjo S, Atlanta ;JLe,
glea a,
r' ' SECOli 'PEBlOO
; lafayette- a, Ceorgetew. S.
Beetea eelleee la, llolv Cross ft. ;
, v Rt'ORK K5I HALF
-. Army a. Marines ? . ' - '
. - .".THIItU QIMRTER
Eastern Sans S, Western .Start SV "
RICH HERM
BANKS
Football Scores
Phone Bud; '.
Jiiry Gives
' Man $1000
Minneapolis,- ec, 2. T. N. 8-)
George N. Grimes, I prominent ' attor
ney, is elated today fover? a verdict of
11000 damages given him by a1; Jury
in what he claims Is the only case
of the kind on record;-in, the country,
where a telephone compasy lias been
foond gullty.of giving a subscriber Pr
service and been orderedtoPy the
subscriberor fToas of time and annoy
ance." .
"For the past six years I have been
healing the same old words, such as
The line is busy,' They don't answer,
'Sorry, but the party hung up,' and
other phrases, repeated ' to cover 'up
poor service and Inexcusable delay,"
Grimes said. ! ,
Grimes sued the telephone company
for 3000 damages . alleged to have
been suffered over Jfi period of six
years for poor serjr$sr7 The' company
announced todays at the case would
be carried to avSytrtghest court in the
land, as to letTiae verdict 'stand would
"open the dooj to endless litigation
brought by telephone subscribers ver
minor and unavoidable 'lapses in serv
ice that no telephone company or man
agement could possibly, avoid.
The total contributions to the, Com-.
mnnity Chest up to noon today were
$417,249 ; the budget Is 1648,329, leaving
$231,080 yet to be secured.
The work of solicitation was taken
up with added - energy "riday morn
ing. Certain districts, both' in the resi
dence and business sections, have not
yet been -visited' by solicitors. With
a view to closing up these leaks, Gen
eral E. C. Sammons has issued the fol
lowing call:
"If your. orxJce, store or plant has
not yet been solicited for the , Com
munity Chest, please call headquarters.
Main 5601, bo that solictors may be
sent. . . '
"Many calls from all over town have
come in expressing the wieh to srlvo
ana tenme or u iac or- solicitation.
Thia will enabt a : check-' on colonels
and captains to . prevent any- general
failure of solldtation," , i ;
Kahau Strausav:, hast heen named
chairman of the reaollcItatJdn ' orns ',
n-iitte, and ha has caUged .& meetimr
of his workers for -next Tuesday, when
plans will be. made for. some intensive
worK before the drive ends, A general
meeting of the workers of all divisions
will be held Monday at the Multno
mah hotel. ' , . .
One hundred and- severity-five women
employes of the. -Troy laundry assem
bled at the soon hour fFrlday and
heard the Chest message presented by
D. A. Norton. Mr. Norton was asked
to return Monday, at Which time a
committee on aolicitatiori will be ap
pointed .from, am on a- the i women. -
Children of the AinaSForth school
gave an original Chests benefit play
this week. The Irvlngtch school chil
dren -have already contributed $60,
and the pupils of the eighth grade are
planning for a bazaar .ext week. The
prize of $1 won by th1 Fulton Park
school for the collection -3f waste paper
has been voted to the Chest fund.
The Richmond pupils have contrib
uted $57.12. the New Buekman $12.99,
and room I of the Franklin high school
$17.50.
Eitner in Chair
During Absence
Of Governor Olcott
Salem, Dec 2. The official canvass
of the vote cast in the recent state
election was completed here this morn
ing upon the arrival of : Acting ; Gov
ernor Roy W. Ritner of . Pendleton to
assume his duties as the state's ex
ecutive in the absence of Governor
Olcott in the East. -
Following the canvass., of the vote,
which revealed no changes from the
semi-official figures announced two
weeks ago. Governor Ritner formally
proclaimed the election of O. P. Hoff
as state treasurer; J. A.' Churchill as
state superintendent of public instruc
tion, Charles H. Gram as state labor
commissioner, and Thomas K. Camp
bell as a member of the j5ublic service
commission from the sfate at large.
The official prociamatioi also covers
the election of circuit judges, district
attorneys, and members , of the stats
legislature. . ; . -1 - ..
The official canvass pf the vote for
governor Is made by the legislature
on the opening day of the session next
January.
Governor Ritner plans to return to
his home m Pendleton Wednesday for
a meeting of the "Sage Brash Se-en,"
at- which the next move In the contest
over the senate presidency probably
will be determined.
The regular, monthly meeting of the
board of control will claim Bitner's
attention Monday and the consider
ably delayed sessions of the state bud
get commission will help - to give ' the
acting governor a real taste of stren
uous official life' lurins the next three
weeks. - ' " "s
This is the second -time Ritner has
occupied the executive chair .
WORKERS TO PLUG
CHEST FOND GAPS
Hbtchkiss Host to
Federal;. Employes
Republican federal appointees in, Or
egon were entertained at noon today
at dinner In the. Chamber of Com
merce dining room by -Clarence R
Hotchkiss, United States marshal.. His
guests were Clyde ci Hunt!y. collector-
of internal, revenue ; . George
W. Piper, collector of customs; E. N.
Wheeler. ' -appraiser ;. .; Wes . Ca vines.
Purveyor general j F. (X Northrtfp. re
ceiver' -of . the land " office ; ; John M.
Jones, -postmaster, andeJosepa A, Lin-
rll'. rohibiiioa diredr,
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SEN. BORAH
'ofneSc
tdahoan to Head Executive Com
mittee of Bipartisan legisla
tors; Progressive Movement
Declared Complete Success.
Washington, Dec 2. Senator William-EL
Borah of Idaho was elected
this afternoon as chairman of the ex
ecutive committee of the progressrve
national group composed of both Dem
ocratic and Republican legislators.
Others elected to the executive com
mittee were Senators Ladd. Republican
of North Dakota; Sheppard, Democrat
of Texas ; Aaburst, Democrat of Ari
zona, and Representatives Woodruff,'
Republican of Michigan ; Beck. Re
publican of Wisconsin ; Logan, Demo
crat of South Carolina, and Collins,
Democrat of Mississippi. .
The . meeting today signalized the
opening of the second and final day of
the series of progressive conferences to
mold the-program for. progressive, con
structive legislation in congress.
SUCCESS ADMITTED
It is considered that "the people's
legislative bloc," which was the pur
pose of Senator La Follette when he
issued his call to progressives- to co
operate with the "progressive con
gressional bloc" had been duly formed
and rendered effective by the exchange
of ideas during the two-day confer
ence!. Three hundred progressive men
and women, in and out of congress.
made the movement possible.
Such - senators as, Capper, chairman
of the senate farm bloc, and McNary,
Oregon, who are regarded as milder
progressives, attended the conference
in a rather skeptical frame of mind,
and came out of it convinced, they
said, that it headed in the right di
rection. Harmony was the first objective. So
far as could be ascertained after the
two sessions Friday, this objective was
reached. - It was reached by the simple
device of giving all-members of the
bloc absolute freedom to vote contrary
to the group whenever they felt so
inclined. Members may support seme
policies with out toeing: oblised to sup
port all. " I . .. . 4- -.v
BECISIOX ISEFFECTITE Jt" "K
This is the' wost elfTeant-decision
that aas made. .It: was the decion
that brought the mikler ' nrorresslves
Into liaev and 4t--t -thege nUde pro
gressives wno. win determine the aue-
eess of the legislative bloc far itirlll
be too small to be effective without
them. 1 -
' Senator La Foilette opened --the
meeting- today with m declaration that
"those engaged in the new progressive
moment were committed to good, sound
progressive work and economic thinlc-
-
Concluded mr Pace Hum, Column Two)
50,000 CHEER
1
Odeon, St. Louis. Mo.. Dec 2. (U.
P.) Through eight miles of streets
bef lagged with tri-color and Stars and
Stripes and lined with fully 50,000
cheering citizens of St. Iouia, Georges
Clemenceau drove to the "Odeon this
afternoon to make his fourth formal
American address.
Despite the alarm felt forbls safety,
which resulted' in elaborate police pro
tection along the entire route, no un
toward incident marred the Journey. -
Crowds acclaimed the Tiger ,t every
vantage point- He was given a de
gree of doctor of law at St. Louis uni
versity, and a kiss by pretty Delphine
Davenport at Washington university.
A. blimp from Scott field hovered over
the procession. . ,
- College cheers at the universities, a
lily handed to him by a local florist, a
fat boy who walked nonchalantly
along beside the Tiger's car, winking
at plainclothes men and police who
would have ousted him these were a
few of the Impressions of the trip to
the Odeon. ' -i :
Clemenceau will leave here tonight
for Washington. ,
Chief of Police Martin O'Brien,' In
personal charge, of the guard thrown
about Clemenceau, found more imme
diate need for bis services, however,
while on his way to the Pulitzer home
to escort the premier on his parade
about town. " . :-,. .
Seeing a negro In the 'act of holding
up a saloon. O'Brien stepped tn and
shot the negro, killing him almost Instantly.
FRENCH
GER
Warrant Out for Tiernan
it t t s . n ,
Alienist to Examine Him
- Chicago, Dec. 2. (TJ. P.) Professor
John P. Tiernan. principal In the no
torious South Bend paternity case, wss
ordered ; to the psychopathic hospital
today by Judge Frank- H.- Righeimer. .. :
. Tiernan, who fought to prove that
his wife's child was the son of Harry
Poulln, was said to be in the custody
of a sheriff.
i The warrant Jer Tf ernan's arrest was
signed by Mrs. Francis Pulaski, sister
of Mrs. -Tiernan. - It . assigned Tiernan
to the hospital for "examination.
Tiernan. severa! months ago. accosed
pouiia of being the father of his wife's
child. Poulin, however; was acquitted
of the charge after a sensational trial.
SI8TE-ItAW.Is; BOSS - -
Later Tiernan married Mrs.' Blanche
Brimmer, pretty Iowa widow, after be
ing divorced only one day. The mar
riage was imraeilat&l? declared illegal
SCHOOLS TO
SETTLE GRID
TITLE TODAY
Washington and Franklin Are
Reported in Fine Fettle for
Local Contest; Rooters Prom
ise to Put or Novel Stunt.
MEITAIID POSITI05S
Franklin High School
No. 25 Joseph Kropp (captain),
No. 21 Paul Walgren, I T.
No. 6 13 lis Shinnall, L. G.
No. 4 Carl Klippie. C
. No. 18 Lawrence Tuttle, R. O.
No. 23 Lyle Tank" McCaJlum,
No. 17 Allan East, R. R.
No. 28 Fari Smith, Q. B.
No. 27 Ralph Holmes, L. H.
No. 35 Millard Peake, R. H.
No. 39 Irving Brown, F. B.
Substitutes Backfield, Harry
Eeavitt 19), Arthur Walters (24,
Desmond Anderson (1) ; tackles,
Newell Dixon (26), Lloyd Klumpp
(20) ; guards, Arthur Tucker (22),
Donald Kngleton (8) ; end, Hugh
Walton (14).
Washington High School
No. 1 Pete Brooks, JL. E.
No. 2 Harold Liebe, Ly T. .
No. 4 Everett Marriott, L. O. -
No.' 5 Fred Nelson, C
No. 6 Robert Creamer. R. G.
No. 7 Donald Heislnger (cap
tain), R. T. ;
No. 8 Warren Lassiter, R. E.
No. 11 Harry Lady. Q.
No. 9 Royal Nakano. R. H.
No. 16 Frank Durham. L. H.
No. 10 Robert Espey, F. B.
Substltutest Ends, Virgil Hodges
r-l), Walter Gross (3) ; backfield.
Everett Gordon (14), Alfred Cook
(13), Charles Williams (12). Alva
Person (17), Robert Dalrymple
(16); guard. Charles Anger (19);
tackle, Roacoe Luce (18).
Today's the day for which followers
of the Portland Public High School
league have been waiting, for the set
tlement of the 1922 football champion
ship' is scheduled for this afternoon at
S :JO o'eiock on Multnomah field. Wash
tnsrUm hla-h and Franklin - nig-h have
the opposuig elevens and each coach
reports 'Ma - athletes as ready tor; Abe
Stray ' .
- Indications early this morning were
that the htotorte --gridiron would bo
rather heavy and that rain . wa in
proepee orvAhe afternoon, tint thhy old
not dampen the excitement' relative, to
the contest. The rooters otbotft schools
have been practicing as faithfully as
the football players and Washington
high announced something new in the
way of cheering.
4- -Captain Pete Brooks of Washington
and Captain Joe Kropp of Franklin,
both left ends, were placed on the
ail-elty Interscholastic team for this
(Concluded or Pace Sma, Column Tone)
Transfer of approximately 380,000
feet of timber, together with 11 miles
of logging railroad, from the Carlton
Logging company- to J. C. Flora of
Portland and E. S. Grimmer, presi
dent of the Admiralty Lumber com
pany of Seattle, was announced to
day. " following negotiations lasting
several weeks.
. Consideration was said to have been
In excess of $1,200,000, and it was
stated that logging operations would
begin immediately, the logs being .de-.
livered ' to Portland mills.
The property is located in Tamhlll
county and the railroad extends from
Carlton northwesterly; to Tillamook
gate. In the foothills of the Coast
mountain range. r A sawmill formerly
operated by the Carlton Logging com
pany at Carlton "was destroyed by fire
several years ago. Operation of the
road and logging camps will be under
the- management of Flora.
Rain Predicted
For Next Week
Washington, Dec 2. (IT. P.)
Weather outlook for period December
4 to 9 inclusive: Pacifio states Gen
erally fair-weather In California ; un
settled and occasional rains in Wash
ington and Oregon. Normal tempera
tures. ,
by the court and Tiernan returned to
his first wife. ' .
A. reconciliation was effected and the
former Notre Dame professor declared
that he would be a father to the child
whose parentage was questioned. .
Mrs. Pulaski took ; charge of Ctbe
Tiernan home -during the time when
Tiernan was reported to -have eloped
with Mrs. Brimmer and refused to let
either of the Tlernana talk with news
papermen. ' . ;. 'ui :...'1.,; :
On Thanksgiving day, Tiernan told
the United Press over the telephone
that he was very, much in love with
Mrs. Brimmer. . .:,.: o .-,' ' . '
BATS BRIDE S3BOKES
"She Is a regular woman, be said.
"She smokes cigarettes . and every
thing.. - '.'.--,:" . ' -
Mrs. Brimmer was 'reported en the
tOaaclodeS aa Page Eleyea. Column One)
1200,000 DEAL
IN TIMBER MADE
WIAYOR FKM
ON ONE-WAY
Congestion Remedy Must Be
Applied or West Side' Will
Suffer, Says Baker; Others
Would Confine It to Autos.
"The great trouble with the people on
the west side of the Willamette river
is that they are not looking far enough
into the future. .Unless there is a de
cided change In traffic conditions on
the west side, and it- is made easier
for the people to get Into and out of
this district, business houses, will -r. es
tablish themselves elsewhere so that
their patrons can ! more easily reach
them. There are serious features tn
this traffic situation that must be
given our utmost .efforts to remedy
or the west side will suffer very ma
terially. We seek constructive sug
gestions and not mere opposition - to
change."
Thus it was that Mayor Baker set
forth his views at the public hearing on
one way traffics at the city hall Fri
day. He declared he is for one way
traffic and would "fight the battle
through tp .the end. ,
. Many business Interests were' repre
sented at this, the first of-a series of
hearings to be held on the one way
traffic plans presented by a - special
committee appointed by the mayor.
There was a general consensus of opin
ion that one way traffic might be ad
vantageously applied to automobile
traffic hut various speakers urged
that present Streetcar rooting should
not be interfered with at this time,
because of the possibility of its de
struction of property values. Others
urged the advantage "Of the proposed
change on the ground that it would
tend to spread the business district on
the west side, create lower rentals and
spread the traffic. -
John F. ' Logan was the special
spokesman for a group of property
owners in the district between First
and Third, Yamhill and Washington
streets. He admitted that eventually
It Is probable one way. Waffle would
have to be applied to the Street and In-
teruT ban oars, but urged that stricT en
forcement, of 'the parlsln ordinance
and - .making-' tha- on, way rule- mpnly
onlyjto vehicles .would give, relief for
a ' considerable ..period. jUKV'J t-1'-fi
S.r B. Cobb declared- that widening
of streets Is the j ory permanent
luticn of the ngeaUoft dimexjlUeerlnit
that a-degree of relief could be doured
fcy rnore rigid enforcement -of present
ordinanceSj that would tend . to 'llm
lnate many, minor- causes that all tend
toward the traffic congestion. '. II
strongly opposed planing of oar tracks
on any streets- not thus occupied . In
the down-town district, urging that
It would tend simply to increase the
congestion. - ;
Other speakers who urged that 'pres
ent streetcar conditions be not dis
turbed at this time were O. T. Wood
law. J. B. Teon and C. S. Hplbrook,
president of the Building Owners' and
Managers' association. W. F.- McKln
ney of the Oregon State Motor asso
ciation, urged that if streetcars are
to be rerouted this fhould be done so
as to expand the business district.
The next public hearing Will take
place at 2 o'clock next Friday .after
noon, when it is expected officials of
the railways will be present to present
their views on car rerouting.
DAUGHERTY CASE
DE POT OFF
Washington, Dec 2. (U. P.) Hear
ings in the Impeachment proceedings
brought against Attorney General
Daugherty by Representative Keller,
Minnesota, ' Republican, may ' be post
poned indefinitely, it was indicated to
day by Chairman Volstead, Minnesota,
of the house, judiciary committee.
The hearings were to have started
Monday, but Keller, in a communica
tion making -14 charges against the
attorney general, has Informed the
committee he needs more time to pre
pare his case.
Volstead is trying to get his com
mittee together this afternoon - and
consider Keller's request for more time
and also to decide whether the speci
fications filed by Keller are sufficiently-
complete to be acceptable ' to the
committee. Volstead said he person
ally was in favor of postponement,
possibly for one month. -
Although the bill of particulars was
signed by Keller alone, he lias had the
assistance of Representative Roy O.
Woodruff. Republican of Michigan.
The American Federation of Labor"
represented by President Samuel Gom
ners, and General Counsel Jackson H.
Ralston, and possibly Samuel Unter
meyer, also is scheduled to present evi
dencc -' '.-" " ?-''
The .names ' of witnesses connected
with- the various counts have been with
held by Keller, who fears that publica
tion, of their names might" result in
their, toeing ."terrorised, : brow-beaten,
driven or coerced, or inveigled out of
the Juriedlction." r-: ' i '
-"In this connection, Keller declared.
"X.beg to call attention to complaints
that were made -on the floor of the
bouse and senate by members ' who
have assailed, the : attorney general,
that since then they, have been shad
owed -'by detectives and- their offices
broken into and papers-stolen. .' :
Soviet. Dispatches:
Protest to Angora
, . . : " 11 , 1 , ( -
' Helsmgfors. Dec, 2.-rI. Jf. S.) The
Russian soviet .government has dis
patched, a stern - note rto - Angora de
manding an explanation as to why anti
soviet rebels, in the Caucasus are using
Turkish arras, ' said -a dispatch from
Petrograd. today. --,.,. s .
MAY
Snds Trial
PRINCE ANDREWof
V Greece,' brother 5 of .the
deposed ; King j Constantine
and -'general , in r the Greet
army, r who is on trial for his
life, before "the same military
-tribunal which had six: lead
rs executed this week.-
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Athens. Dec ,2.-HUP.) Prince An.
drew, "a leader in the : Constantino, ef
fort .to restore Greece to the glory of
the Hellenes, went on trial for his life
here toda?. ... . '.. .7 X --.r' v.
The formee king s brother raced
court martial .composed, ofrayolution
aries'who sentenced -the -csbinef mem
bers and Greek war-leaders who were
executed, this" week. . "" . ' ' '" ' ,
He is i charged V with, disobeying ' or
ders issued by General Papayouias for
an attacks at Polatl, where he com
manded ah army division 'during the
disastrous' defeat of 'the' Greek armies
by theTurka in tharecent war,
. The room -was crowded with revolu
tionaries 'and sympathisers' of' former
Kin a-. Constantino as the ' trial began.
.Great crowds., excited by the. trials and
executions,' nulled -outside. . , -Princess
Alice, wife pf .Andrew, sal
by the side of the prisoner. !
The prince will be allowed only -fiye
witnesses to 'refute the .accusations, it
was announced. t
TIME BEMETEP KIPk Ttr'
f MAKE '6KEECE REPUBLIC
t (By1 Untied Sewi.)-"- .-w. -Athens.
Dec -'t.- Events in unhappy
Greece 'on Friday J- pointed to another
political upheaval, which may result in
the angry Hellenic- peoples., .driving
George; r their new monarch,.' into exile
with the luckless x-klng, Constantine.
As in other .Greek- crises. ' former
Premier 'Venlselos: now: -attending the
Near pastern peace t parley - at Lau
sanne emerges, as .the -"man of". the
hour.1-- It- "is- understood that 'the
friends and -adherents', of "the - aged"
statesman are '-not' on willing i to 'participate-
in another coup similar to the
one during the - war which -resulted in,
the rule of Greece by 'the aged Cretan,
(Concluded os pate tlrren, ; t&umn Three) ,
Lindeiifeld -Bafcfe
rrom tiaiirpjpe, iqr. f
Washington. Dec. 2-(I. XJ- S.) A
dark veil of secrecy' was thrown ' by
department of justice ' of ficiaJs today
about Wolfe Lindenfeld. -who has just
returned from Kurope for questioning
about ' the- famous Wall street bomb
explosion of 1920. , . ', . .
Whether Lindenfeld , returned, of bis
own accord or whether he was brought
back, officials declined to say.' It Is
known., however, that a government
operative accompanied him. .- , . -.
.William - J. . Burns, , chief of the bu
reau of Investigation, -will interrogate
Lindenfeld.- T5en Lindenfeld waa ar
rested in Warsaw Poland, , a year. ago.
Burns Indicated, that the man "knew
all; about - the Wall street.: explo-
sioo.
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ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
INCENDIARY
WIPES OUT
ELKS'TEiPLE
Fire From , Basement Completes
Dest-uctioRof Oregon City
Fraternal ' Lodge Damage 1 s
$30,000:,Insurance, $14,000
FIREBUG'S TOLL$28a,000
IN 10 OREGON CITY FIRES
- March 1. . Boaeb ' apartaMnto and
Clackamas Oeontr Anto esmpanr, 4160,
OOO; 11 p. st-. basaa ia anur mi
April"'S': Barclay eai, S000: 2 :SS
a. av. heon in . unaaed eloakrooai. - wta-.
do found' brekea. !i
April 22.,PnwbrterUa ehnrrh, S4000;
3 a. m., beeaa in baement room, no hn
for wrarai days; man aea raaoins from
bofVlins- . "
- June IT, WUlmms brothers barn sad
: autoa. S40.00O; a a. m. - .
Jnlf in, Oroson Citr laundry sad
. etara. t6.000; 8 a. m., '.started in
Taeani tonrooaw
Octotxr- 27, Art nmith nmt. Ht
PlautTit. 1160 : 10:80 p. m., bnrnins
- torn t twisted aaeatuis taadias. to (M
task foand. , '' .-. r :'
NoTmbr " l; Mt PI taunt acnwl.
$100; 8:80 p. a, tn un an ksv-'inf..-.-
- C . v .- k
Neieaiber ' 2. Kah ' roeminc houM,
S3O0: a. m.. iiwU1n (eund plae4
asahmt watt and bumln. - , -
Sonrn 2S. A. O. TJ. W. hall and
Hub srocary. $5000: 1:15 a. m., two
bm aaan waTins half hoar baforei
DNMilMr S, aUaaiTempla, $80,000;
z-.sv a. m.- : . -t, ....
J. :
eregot "City; Dec z.-r-Oregoti City's
firebug.! according to Fire , Chief WI1-
Uam Prieb. caused the loss early th is
morning of the Elks Temple, Seventh,
and Water'' streets. - Damage is esti
mated at XSO.OOO. with-114.000 insur
ance. - -
This is tha" tenth auspicious firs in
Clackamas county this year. Losses la
these fires have aggregated IISMSOT .
v The flames started about S :0 o'clock
tn 'the bowling alley in the basement
where, accordinr to . Pr leh. and John
Moore," steward, no rubbish, ' furniture
oi other Inflammable material waa
Kepi- The poliahe4 floors of the bowl
ine alley, they - amy. makw virtually
bnpoaaibia- the theory- at -first held
that the fire was due to. a careleBs
smoker.- ?' v ' iT5r? ' ,f
Moore said- he. left the .building at
IS :4A uTclock thisj morning after, mak
ing ithm - rounds tf . -the bailding. At
that , time every thing was apparently
is good shape, Including the furnace.
A meeting of the Elks lodge bad been
held earlier last, evening. -v .
"Ehe'-alarm . was j turned In- at 2:20
o'clock "by a roomer in av lodging house
next, door,' - The - firemen : worked for
a quarter of an hour alone, " when a
general alarm' was turned in, calling
out all volunteers in the city. The
dense smoke that poured - from the
building for half an bout gave way
to flames, which burned steadily for
more than an hour.:: Nearby dwellings
were saved, but the building, with its
entire contents, "was a total loss. 1
The front cornice otthe building col
lapsed into the street. Both floors of
f i building as Well as the roof, fell in.
the four outside walls remaining. -
immediate plans lor the construction
of a new temple are expected. ; .
occupants of a rooming house. ad.
Joining rushed from their apartments
in tneir nightclothes, but the bulldlnc
was not damaged, the fire being con-
ista 10 me xraternai building.
The temple; a frame structure.-waa
erected in 1912. - About a year ago the
Indebtedness against it was wiped out
The temple was t splendidly furnished
ana. a fine library waa maintained.
The Elka will oA their annual me
morial services in the courthouse Sun
day. The committee is composed of
Don W. James. W. Brown and Bill
Logus. The public is invited. ' i
As, far gs was learned the only in
vestigations of the suspected fires in
Oregon City and Mount Pleasant this
year: have been made by Chief Prleb
and. the r state fire marshal's office.
No prosecutions have resulted. -
Approval of , a S1.SOO.000 improve
ment work program as planned by the
department of public works of Port
land for 1923. has been' given by .the
tax -supervising and conservation com- '
mission, t The exact amount to be,. a!-'
lowed in 'the city budget for engineer- ;
ing. and InspecUon fees, etc.. is not
yet settled. The commission Instructed
its engineer and advisor. It. G. DiecU. '
to - prepare estimates on the cost of
handling i this program. That tho
amount asked for in the city budget
will be ' reduced is -quite certain, as .
this was indicated by Chairman Mul
keyswhen an agreement was secured
from the county commissioners to fur
nish the;city crushed rock from Kelly "
Butte at $1.25 per cubic yard, whereas
the cost to the city "from private con
tractors has been from S1.7S to S2.2S
per-cubjc yard'- .- . -
Approval also is given to the item
of $10,000 for maintenance of macadam -Streets.
. ;. . ;-.;:i-' '..(-;"-:'':'''-''-' '---'
The program fojr. street Jlghtlng was .
etii I down by $21,000.- This wiU per- :
mit the placing of only 66 new. street ;
liphts during : 1323.? : - . -." I,
The ? commisaion also approvel the
Hem f '$6000 for the city, plapninprj
commission, -which hag been opera-
ing without cost to the city during tle
Inrt year. -.-It alw approved the polio-
and- firt-men's pension funds and Icfl
unmolested the proposed ievy of seveti
tenths -of one mill for the sinking fur-l
ft. -r tetfreraent, of bonds,-a-nd - the item
tf JJ6S.839 for: payment of inter ort on,
";ord 1or the next 15. months. .
Work will be resumed ort the city
wget at 10 o'clock Monday morning
and It is possible that it may be com
pleted by Tuesday. . , ...r-
$1 00,000 CITY
BUDGET APPROVED
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