pp VOU fffoalk ' Golem W.QY nc Mie-Sfozwfoerry enter 'of ' the Whole 1$. G.-AsP. ' 0 F1R?T SECTION Pages 1 to 6 team gEVEXTIETII YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1920 PRICE: FIVE CENTS TWO SECTIONS 10 Pages - i - , ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IS DEFICIENT GHIeii Declares Best Men Secured Who Performed nntv in Honest Manner But Without Efficiency HARDING'S STORMY VACATION IS ENDED PARTY LEWES OX SPECIAL TRAIN FOR NEW ORLEANS Crowds Greet President at Towns Enroute; To Sail for Panama on Partsmlna , SHIPPING BOARll ViU JjOT EMPLOY EXPERTS Warrants and Vouchers Still Out Valued at Over $1,000,000,000 . NEW YORK, Nov, 17. A ser ies pf startling disclosures tended to support what he declared to be "comDlete lack ol adequate ac counting system." in the handling of government ' funds were made here today by Martin J. Gillen, a Witness belore the Walsh con gressional committee investigat ing the affairs of the United States shipping board. Gillen was a special assistant to former Chair man John Barton Payne. Harding's Name Brought In. the name of President-elect Harding was brought .into the record when Gillen said he had informed Senator Harding that It was the duty of congress to see that only big men, capable of handling affairs entrusted to them be appointed to all departments. Ha said appointments should be confirmed by the. senate only when it Is determined that the men named are capable and ef ficient. "It has been conceded," he aid, "that but few men connected with the emergency fleet corpor ation had an expert knowledge of accounting," and he also said that it wis due to a complete break down of the accounting system that the board had its main troable. Figures used today by th witness ran Into .billions of iottarv . He testified that one of th first acts of Chairman Payne when he discovered the condition ot affairs, was to go to the sec - retary ot the treasury; and obtain from him the services pf Alonzo Tweedale. whom he ' made treasu rer of the board. This was done about August 1. 1919. and he ) testified that among other con ditions disclosed by the new treas urer were the following: Balance Sheets Lacking. There was no balance sheet ihowlng what ' fund the board possessed or in , what banks its fonda were deposited. j'"; 1 -There was no record! in the hands ot the board of securities valued at more than $240,000, 09 which the board held. The secarit.es, he added, were found in the vaults of a trust company ia Philadelphia, 'where they had been placed for safe keeping. There was no record showing hi detail how $2,500,000,000 had been expended up to that time. There was no record of' account ing with operators of shipping heard vessels, nor no way of de termining how much money be longing to the government they tad In their possession. Prior to the advent of Mr. Ttwdale, he said, the treasurer the board was only "an Issuer . cheeks." oft-times without sup porting eiaim vouchers. ! poachers Unaccounted For. tt witness said, of $3,800,000.- expended, there had been sub- ea to the treasurer vouchers v TW onlr $2,700,000,000. U ot I00,00,000 had been wpa to" by the treasurer be n of 1 of sufficient sup porting daU d t t i .'!eeBtd- vouchers amount- "f. lUOO.ooo.onn ftiM?" nd data to make pos- 'uIZa v tccanting so far ob taS!i'vh tMel. hve been ob- UMKI by ro,s ont ,nt0 the f.eld t.l w,t bank accounts of nt.nr? nd Persons with tar t, ooaro and the emerg 7 neet corporation had trans E 7 ?4 trcing the accounts ke hoard- In tnI work' W.-' force of 900 men had Bot Not Efficient. fr mminr un hit ovidonra "en said the fthlnninir hnarri 5v7e 0utnd obtaind the best r4 .7 lon aBd in operating di- k v?1 11 had f8iled to et zi?Jl g enough to establish C'Ty OUt A Honor! l i'TJy, 5C0UIng. i He made It te. It J bad found no evi- m. dj8hone8ty on the part that v off!cla of the board -but A a ! . tettin- -t.uwn concentrated on ox board President elect HARDING'S SPECIAL TRAIN. Nov. 17 President-elect Harding's vacation in Texas came to an end today aid he was well on his way toward New Orleans tonight to board a steamer for a voyage in southern waters. His special' train left Browns ville, Tex., at 10 a. m. on a sched uled run of exactly 24 hours along She gulf coast to the Louisiana port. 5He will stay there five hours, making an address at noon before the ..New Orleans associa tion of commerce and boarding his steamer, the United Fruit Hner. Parismina. at 3. p.jfl. wnemer vera Cruz ,or some other Mexican port will be visited by the president-elect had not been announced tonight. The Parismina's present sailing orders call for a direct run to the Pana ma canal zone, but Mr. Harding has ihaTc"a"ted--that he might' fe- JL ' II-- A quest, a cnange 10 permii nim 10 accept the invitation to visit Mex ican territory tendered him yes terday at Brownsville. , Crowds came out to greet Sen ator Harding at several ; towns along the way, but only a few stops were permitted by his sched ule and he made no rear-platform speeches. LOCAL FIRM ANNOUNCES LARGE DEAL Dibble & Franklin Now Be lieved to be Biggest Growers of Tulip and narcissus Bulbs CALIFORNIA STOCK IS BROUGHT HERE Between Four and Five Mil lion Bulbs Received in Salem Yesterday RECOGNITION IS VITHHELD . ' : I Action Deferred Until Mex ican Property Situation is Cleared Up llOGUE RIVER RAGING SHORT CIRCUIT PUTS TORRENT AFTER RAIN IRRIGATION HAM IN DANGER OF WASHOUT Work on Construction Cense l"n- til Water Itorotlcn to Normal Level OUT SALEM'S LIGHTS CAISK OF 3IISHAI ON LINE NEAR WOOimfRX UNKNOWN Farmers Kr "Firrworku" Fnv ChamlxTM on His Tnnifonmr Are Blown to Atomt WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. Recognition of the new govern ment in Mexico by the United states wui oe witnneia, it was said today at the state depart ment. until Mexico has made clear the effect to be given to article 27 of the Mexican constitution relat ing to. property in Mexico. i f Strong pressure for speedy recognition is " beinr brought '! to bear on the department by some business and other interests, but a high officer stated emphatically today . that no corporation. no group or corporations ajia no group of individuals was going to deliver American recognition . to Mexico. , It was made clear that the United States was not demanding as a preliminary to recognition re peal of article twenty-seven, but it was stated that if the operation of laws enacted under that section were made retroactive, the Amer ican government could not accord recognition. The United States, officials ex plained, is actuated by a desire to protect American interests in the southern republic and in Its study of the whole situation has invited and received from American cdr- orations and, individuals having interests in Mexico statements as to conditions there and the present application of Mexican laws. Earlv recognition of Mexico was forecast in a statement Issuea at the state department some weeks ago, but apparently it is not much nearer now tnan it was men Whftther recognition will oome hAfnrn the nresent administration at Mexico City turns over iue government to President-elect Obregon on December 1, appar ently still is undetermined. An event of more than state- iue importance was the trans fer of the entire stock of Holland duids or the Cottage Gardens iNurseries, of Eureka. Calif , tr Dibble & Franklin, the local bulb growers, this week. This stock 66c6ttung uom tuiips ana nar cissus, between ,4,000.000 and o.uuu.uuu builds, reached the Southern Pacific freight yards yesterday, and the bulbs are ing rapidly transferred to storage nouses tor immediate planting. as me Cottage Gardens Nur series company has been the larz est grower of these bulbs in Am erica, so does the local firm, by the acquisition of this stok. prob- aDiy succeed to this distinction. The Cottage Gardens Nurseries were noted ' for the number of varieties in tulios and narcissi many of which are not known outside of Holland, as well as the new and choice varieties person ally selected in Holland by them. This "feature will also be main tained and expanded here. Both the Cottage Gardens Nur series and Dibble & Franklin have been pioneers in the Holland bulb industry in this country, both be ginning some six years ago. The locai nrm started $3S wortii of bulbs at that time, and has buUt up a demand, which, in: pit3 of the increase and repeated seces sions of stock. . has strained lis capacity to supply. , The first years did not register a business venture alone; .they were yearj of experiment. Could a bulb be grown here in the northwest that would not .only not deteriorate through a succession of yeara, but would also e.ina! the famed Hol land bulb In every way? and had this section tb a climate and toil in right degree to bring about this consummation? were among the problems to solve. Dibble & Franklin feel that the questions have been answered, and cinphat Ically in the affirmative. a The enterprise at Sale'ra GRANTS PASS. Or.. Nov. 17 Thirty hours' of rain and the meltinK of a three-foot fall ot snow in the Crater Lake rczlon. has made Rogue River a raging torrent and at the big irrigation dam project near Grants Pass all vrork has stopped on account of the extremely hiph water, the water at the dam having raised six reet in four hours during the early morning and there was a further rise of two feet this after noon The concrete work on the dam was o far along that no damage has been done to the structure, and should the water recede within a few days, as It probably will, concrete work will proceed without interruption. The cofferdam, which has already served its purpose has been par tially washed out. The damage to the irrigation district Is small. There will be no permanent damage to the machinery. Had this rise of water occurred a week aso the damage, would have am ounted to many thousand dol lars and the delay of many weeks. Concrete pouring is expected to be resumed the latter part of the week. MARION RATIO 65 PER CENT Tax Ratios for Oregon Counties Announced by State Commission Acting in the capacity of a board of equalization, the state tax, commission yesterday estab lished the percentage or ratio the assessed value of the property as assessed and equalized in each county bears to the full cash val ue. The ratio's are as follows: Paker Ren ton Clackamas Clatsop Columbia ; WJv"? done kil,1" energies BQ been rnnpenl ' Int. ' nlps and rotllnr thaM tomWrration- 3 He 'also said e?ri0fithe board ani tet ihT rJ.eeVcorPrat'on oper th tr22i "y. ,Bdpenden!y of H furtW ,he BhiPPin6 board toss nt n order of con- -"rlr-l. "IS. for an ac- (Conti EVERGREEN STATE WINS Washington Takes First Prize for Finest A1I- Round Herd PORTLAND. Nov. 17. The tat ot wasningion wuu tate nrize at the Pacific Inter national livestock snow nere i- day for the finest all-round herd. Oregon took second place and Cal ifornia third." Tweniy-eigm muc blood Jerseys auctioned late to hrnnrht S12.790. The re cord high price, is. wa Fox brothers of Silverton, Or.. for a 10 months old Jersey bull calf. Attendance for the week tq n'.i. had rearhei 4 0,000 tonight. The prize for the beet herd of riv tprspv cows was awarded to Frank L. Laughary & Sons of Monmouth. Or.; second prize went to the herd of Congressman C N. McArthur of Rickreall, Or.; third to F. E. Lynn of Perrydale. Or. Highest honors for the best bull among the Guernseys went to Veda's May King of Edgemore. 52.112. entered by the i Winsor ranch of Ronita. Cat., which also carried oft the junior champion ship for the best Guernsey bull unrfpr two years of age. . Prizes for milking shorthorns were awarded as follows: Cnvr five years old and over, in milk First prize, 60, Delle .rt.o naisv. J. D. Rowe & Son. Davis. CaL: second prize. $50, Silver Lassie. Thomas Harrison, Santa Rosa, Cal.; third prize. $40, naa tne aavice and encourage ment of Dr. David Griffiths of the experimental farms of the United States. The government has been working for five years along the same line in its ex perimental station at Bellingham, Wash., and its conclusions also are most satisfactory to i the friends "of the northwest bulbs This transaction means many acres of bloom in and around Hal em. steps win be taken so that tourists passing through will be diverted to the tulip farms and if the experiences of Calif ornia and other flower centers be duplicated, It means the coming of many hundreds of visitors from other and distant parts of the country. The gladiolas feature of the local establishment will not only be retained, but advanced. The interruption to the elec tric light and power system in Salem early last night was due to a short circuit on a branch trans mission line that runs north, from Wood burn. Farmers living a. mile and a half north of Woodburn report big flash of light "and fire works" on the line at that point. Just what the cause of the. short circuit was has not been ascertained. The short circuit caused such a severe shock to the system that the fuse chambers on a large transformer that j supplies this branch line and the cities ot ML Angel and Woodburn were blown to atoms. The shock also open- Ctfl t Vl A . 11 In r1 .11. astlMk I -. cada and that is why Salem lights! went out. The second tiute the lights went out. some heavy load came on suddenly in Sa.lem before all or the generators in the local power house had (been started and "kicked, open" the automatic switch in the local power house. MEMMAGES KURTZ PLANT Four of Twelve Tunnels and Large Quantity of Fruit Destroyed EDDY QUITS TO SUPPORT MR. RITNER Roseburg Man Gives Way to Unanimous Selection of Pendletonian as Presi dent of State Senate MINE FIRE CLAI6IS DEATH TOLL OF SIX UE.SCI Kits A!N ENTRANCE THROUGH AIR MI AFT Eatrapped Party Atteaapta to Bar ricjuk TbrwmHvc lat Kitrraw End of Mlae THREE VOTES SHORT, INVESTIGATION SHOWS Desire for Harmony Back of Move Qualifications of Opponent Conceded Coos Crook .... Curry ...... Deschutes . Douglas . . Gilliam ... Grant .... Hood River Jackson . . . Jefferson . . Josephine . . Harney . . . Klamath . . Lake Lane Lincoln . . . Linn ...... .74 .5 .36 .88 .61 .3 .54 .84 .54 .80 .92 .70 .65 .62 .65 .67 .74 .79 .70 .57 .90 ..66 Malheur 61 Marion Morrow . . . Multnomah Polk Sherman . . Tillamook . Umatilla . . Union Wallowa . . Va3c0 .... Washington Wheeler ... Yamhill ... 1 .65 -XI .62 4 .97 .S3 .82 .84 .79 .77 .50 .81 Fire early last night destroyed four ot the 12 tunnels at the plant of the Kurtz & Co. evaporator. North Commercial and Jefferson streets, and in addition to dam aging the building, destroyed about 14 tons of apples and other fruit, the amount ot which has not been estimated. Damage to the building Is placed roughly at 11200. The cause of the fire is not definitely known, but is believed due to an overheated furnace. The run of the establishment on apples was well under way. and the fire will interfere seriously with the season's work. The fire was discovered soon after 6 o'clock while a change in shifts was being made, and al ready was going through the ven tilator shafts and over the roof of the building. The plant is well equipped with fire fighting ap paratus, and through quick and effective work of the employes of the company the flames were practically under control when the city fire department arrived. Roth organizations topped ofr in short order the job ot putting out the fire. Announcement was made last night that the plant will continue In operation without interruption, arrangements having been made so that will be possible. EARLINGTON. Ky.. Nov. 17. With the sealing this afternoon of that part ot the Arnold nine which has been burning since yesterday afternoon when 17 men were entrapped, the death toll ot the disaster has bcn definitely established at six. Rescuer today found the en lomrieo miners witn tne excep tion of a colored youth. The conclusion was reached that he bad been buried under fallen slate or that he had burned to death. According to the story told by survivors, two desperate attempts were made to escape by running the gauntlet of flame and smoke. They also endeavored to escape by means of the main air abaft. Tailing In these endeavors. they barricaded themselves In the extreme end cf the mine, but Announcement was made ye-lnot before the area had been to terday by Senator M. L. Eddy of filled with smoke as to suffocate Roseburg that he has withdrawn the three .white men In the party, from the race with Senator Roy two of the negroes and injuring W. Ritner of Pendleton . for the I the others. presidency of the next state sen-1 Rescue parties gained entrance ate. and that he will give Ritner I to the mine through the air shaft his support. This aMurcs Rit- and equipped with gas masks and ner's unanimous election. I oxygen tanks located the miners. Senator Eddy said that after a thorough Investigation he found that he lacked three votes of the necessary number to elect him. on account of the withdrawal ot sup port by members of the senate who previously had said they ould tupport him. Further, he raid his withdrawal from the race U in the interest ot harmony. It Is said that 18 votes were as sured Ritner prior to Eddy s withdrawal. I lea a UaopfMMietf. The action taken by Senator HAUSER IS SUCCESSOR OF BENSON Chairman of State Hi jbway Commission Resigns Be-, cause of Differences With Other Two Members R. P. BRINDELL IS INDICTED - , T President Building Trust Gets Honey by Threaten ing to Call Strikes Eddy means that organization of Jo,nt ,erUUl ,mmUt., iKn"t..2',.mUl,,re.Wm tl' vesU gallon Into the "buildJa tirely without sensation. Repre sentative L. E. Bean of Eugene is the only candidate for speaker ot the house and will be elected unanimously In announcing his withdrawal Senator Eddy made the following statement: "After a careful Investigation It has became evident that it would be impossible for me to win the office. Three votes are DELAY ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY DEPLORED Protest by Citizens That Will Require Explana- . tion is Feared trust" resulted today In the in dictment of Robert P. Riiad!!. president ot the building trades council one of the highest paid labor leaders tn the United Slates charges of attempting to ex tort money from contractors by threata of calling strikes. Collective extortion charges sgalnst BrlndelL Special Assistant District Attorney K letter declared in appealing to the court to place lacking and a continuation of the! the labor leader under heavy bail THK WKATHKR: fight would result In unnecessary delay and would not be consistent with Rood or efficient business. I could probably go Into the sen ate and put up a fight for elec tion which would result In delay and expense, and it Is possible I cculd win other votes, but sncn action would not be for the best interests of the state. Tribute Paid ltitarr. "Hr my resignation Mr. Rit ner. who is now in the lead, will doubtless be elected. He is ! will aggregate $1.90t.000. After pleading not guilty. Brla- detl was held a prisoner In the criminal courta baildlng for mors than an hour, until his counsel could obtain $100,000 ba'l. IU was given nine day a In wh'ch to amend or change his plea or make necessary motions. The Indictment, the second re turned by the grand Jury hand ling cases growing out of the leg islative investigation, con la tne J three counts in it. Briadell was thorourh and efficient business e&argea sper.M-ally witn attempt man and Is well qualified for the log to extort $7,500 fiom Jacob Thursday, rain; moderate 60 freeh southeasterly gales. to BE PROUD OF OREGON RAIN, SPEAKER ADVISES AUDIENCE OF PORTLAND CLUB MEMBERS Methodist Church Sends 275 to Foreign Fields NEW YORK, Nov. 18. The largest number of new mission aries ever sent to foreign telds In any one year la the history of the Methodist Episcopal chursh left the United States during the fiscal year ending November 1, 1920, reports the Board of For eign Missions of the Methodist Eniftconal church. There uere 275. The largest previous year w3 1917, when 96 recruits went abroad for the Methodists -Of those sent this year. 80 were assigned to South America. 69 to China. 50 to India and Burma. SO to Malaysia, six to Mexico. Ave to Japan, two to Korea and two to Europe. The list does not - in clude relief workers In European war areas. The 1920 Increase marks the first year of the five-year centen ary program of the Methodis's. which Includes the expenditure of $115,000,000 In war reconstruc tion and general ' expansion of church activities. laned on Page 6.) HOIHEVIKI ADVANCE. (Continued on page 4) LONDON.! Nov. 17. The loca oifice of the; Federated Ukrainian, Jews in this country has been in formed In i a dispatch from the Jewish National council of War saw of a series of fresh pogroms reported to have taken place throughout the Ukraine, commit ted by Bolshevik forces as well as General retlura s followers. "Be proud of your Oregon rains, your Oregon mists and your Oregon climate. Do not deny that It rains in Oregon, for it Is these rains and these mists that arc the state's greatest assets." C. I. Lewis, organization mzn ager of the Oregon Growers' Co operative association, in speak ing y-stcrday berore the Port land Ad club at the Portland Chamber of - Commerce, urged members of the club to discon tinue side-stepping the rain ques tion in Oregon. "It is this rain that makes the Willamette valley the garden spote of Tne whole country," de clared Mr. Lewis- "It Is this rain and the Oregon mists that we should capitalize and tell the world we are proud of It." Value of Rain Told The talk of Mr. Lewis was un der the subjert. "Turning Our Liabilities Into Assta." He as serted that it was the rains that enabled growers to produce the wonderful Italian prunes, that aives the apples their coloring. that produce the loganberry, the famous Oregon cherries, and the pears that now bring th highest nrlces In the world s marxets. "It s also these climatic condlJ Hons." Mr. Lewis raid, "that give us the wond-rful scenery of the Willamette. Umpnua and Rogue River valleys of Switzerland." "Rain Is Oregon's greatest as set " Mr. Iewis told the Ad men "and jet we are in the habit of treating the rain and mists as a creat misfortune. ' Instead of apologizing for rains and mists during the winter months. Mr. Lewis took the stand that it Is the sort Oregon rain and the gentle mists for which the state should be thankful. It wa3 for thse reasons. Mr Lewis said, that the Oregon Orowers Co-operative association selected the name "Mistland" in advertising the association's pro ducts. trivcrtiting I'adVr Way presidency of the senate. I ex-1 pert to give him my personal up- port. I have no desire to In- jure or Interfere with any of his plans and I think It advisable to co-operate with him and roni Cuently I withdraw in his favor. I am satisfied I am three votes short of the necesnary number to insure election. For this reason I do not wish to prolong the con- test.' League of Nations Is Very Much Alive GENEVA J Nov. i 17. '"Very much alive". Is the condition ot the league of nations, as shown by the report of the executive council. Ird Robert Ocll ot England, sitting as a delegate from South Africa, declared at to day's session of the league. Speak ing on the report made by tb council to the assembly. Lord Robert remarked: Oifr hi i "wntie tl has been saia in la now on In New York ntr." m countries mat me lesgne n Mr. Lewis said. "n.l ih- 3 ooo - aeaa. j.ne councils reporx snow. 000 nortrm. un ..... .n, it to tr very much alive. lirirrrBK iu cnuiiriui vi m- league that it was spending all its time getting ready to do some- through the subway and elevated rauway statons. through attrac tive rnlnreA nntturi will 1 .a in. vltd to come to the land where j thin .Lord Robert said that a nature Is at its best, where the machine to work well mu.t .be set soft climate invites and where there can be grown fruits and berries, besides agricultural pro- aucts. mat cannot be produced elsewhere." Referring to his recent visit In to California. Mr. Lewis said that he found many of California's lia bilities had been turned into as sets. This Is especially true of the tule and overflowed lands of the Sacramento river, which are now the finest agricultural and fruit lands or the state, valued at II.Soo an acre. Mr. IewiH raid that much of Oregon's liabilitii can be turned Into assets, referring MiperUllr to the white land In the Willam ette valley. Ry proper drainage these lands could be mad among tho mont productive of the state, he declared, j If the present drainage lawn; do not bring this about. hi asserted, they should bo changed, j LogacMlff Iied- Valuable Another liability that could be changed into assets for the state, the speakers Iderlared. Is the lngged-ff land. This Wnd. Mr. Lewis said. Is the fine! In the northwest for stowing Fnclish walnuts and filberts. It Is nat ural filbert land and the north west should have 10.000 acres planted In filbert, the crop of which could easily be sold. set np well. He considered the re port showed great progress has ben made. The cost of the lea rue to date had been flv hundred thousand pounds, he said. "Thi sounds like a larg? turn to same minds." he continued, "but compare the amount with a single day of the cost ot the war and you have a ridiculously cheap insurance rate." Government Expenses Fall Off by Millions WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. Gov ernmental expenditure for tk-to-ber fell off by nearly $ l.230.0, ooo as compared with September, according to the monthly tate- ment lued tonight by th treap- ury department. Iif.brement tor the month totalWd $714,412.- 666. againrt $ 1 .9 4 4 .09 3.27 In September. Expenditures for CVtohr were divided Into ordinary diHure- ments of $42(. 497.372. compared with $4M.77.J4 in Sept-raber and payments on the psblie deot amounting to $:s7.i.2K as as against $1,147,316,873 for Sep tember. Fradus. a bouse wrecker, by threatening io call a' strike on a. demolition Job unless the nosey was paid him. Vigorous protest waa made to Judge Mulqn-en la the general I session court by Martin W. Lit tleton, counsel for Riiadel). against heay tail. lit said U was exorbitant, adding that "de Spite the confplfcous eew lines and disclosure- made befrre the Lock wood committee, the defend ant haa evluced no Intention of freeing the jurisEctloc ot the court." Because be rjcd i"produee $2i.00- for iirtndell. Kradus. upon whone t-vtmwiy th lanor leader was md ted. tesilfled be fore the rotuxsutee on 'letoocr 2 that he "hi I Ikm-o bankrupted add put ot cf tuvscis' by Rrtn dell. Later, he rail, h gave Hrlndeli $1,000 for a letter which obtained a $30,000 contract for axoinpaay organized by Lis son. The Indictment of Brladell waa not unexpected. Payments total Injc more than $100,000 were at leged to have been received by tb leader during the last ten mon'hs. Amounts of payments alleged ranged from $200 to $i2.0(t0. the latter being paid by II. S. Robert son. a buiiaer on account or aa agreement to pay Brlndell $i0. 000 for "strike Insurance and "labor movement Information. Witnesses said Brlndell and hi a cents referred to the payments as "romrallon." "compensation" -rake off." "our bet." "divvy and berTtes." "one berry. sis utfyinr $1,000. Builders testified that Brln dell had tamed down offers f small amounts, declaring that he was "no piker". They character feed the la tor Uua-r' attitude a "bold." and said that nim tner "came across aa directed he would not hesitate to pot them oat of bulnes. In absolute control of the building 'trade council with it membership of 11&.090 anton workers Urindell has been re garded as one of the rnot power ful fat-tors In organised labor la New York. Governor Olcott yesterday an nounced the appointment of Eric V. Ilauser of Portland as the suc cessor of S. Benson as a member of the state highway commission. after having announced Benson s resignation earlier la the day. Ac cord lag to the highway corneals- non act one of the members ot the commission shall be named from each congressional district, which means that one muat be from Multnomah county. The appointment complies with the Ilauser Is proprietor of the Multnomah hotel. He la sow In St. Paul. jLtiBO.. and the offer or the appointment was made by telegraph. Mr.' ilauser Is a big man. ot vision. forcefulaesj and re source said Governor Olcott la announcing the appolntmenL "He 1 a man of big and broad Ideas. Ideally equipped to be one ot the men to vhape tha destinies ot oar Immense highway program. For mUy years he was a railroad con tractor and has had vat experi ence la the handling ot larr and Important work along construc tion lines. He has a genius for organization and his experiences and abilities will tit him splen didly la cob section with our -road developraetit wcflt.- prealr. With OoDesgrnea Told. Mr Benson. Ia a letter accom panying his retigaatioa, says h Is completely at variance wiii R. A. Booth aad E. E. Klddla. th other two members of the com mission, regarding policy and ad ministration of the highway de partment. Also he deplores tea waste or fanda which he claims fa i acid en t to certain policies. Beasoa has been chairman of the co mm It lon ilnce Its incep tion. He makes his res'rnatloa effective Immediately. The resig nation was mailed to the gover nor from Loag Beach. CaJ. Among other things meutioaed le Mr. Reason's fetter it the con crete petneut between Portland and ilillsboro which waa thrown rn u u-arite less than a year ago. and which, he avers. Is now so worn and la such a deterior ated condition teat to ereserTe It a surface must be tmtrhSmA Coa rrete OppewrdL The letter -aeromranvlnr Mr. Benson's resignation follows: 1. M . .. . iuku pa una my res Irnatlon aa a member of the state highway commission. I am Im pelled to this action by finding myself in total vaiionce of pin- on wun Messrs. itoota and Kid dle regarding policy and admin- titration of the highway depart- ment. Less than one year ago the concrete pavement between Port land aad Hiilsboro was thrown t-pea for traf tie and la this short uroe ii naa so deteriorated and worn that to save and preserve it. i imperative teat a surface It wii.urr IH LEPER HELENA. Mont.. Nov. 17. Montana's leper, former State Senator O. G. Wllletof Mineral county. I to rerelve. If the ad vice of th state borrd of health la accepted. th Chaultnoogra oil treatment which has astonished the scientific world by effecting apparent cures la scores ot casrs of leprosy withla reeent, months. It was announced today. nui be provided for. TVta this practical experience and Illustra tion In mind 1 am opposed t lay ing this character of surface la western Oregon. Even If the Initial cort Is less. I ana cos vlaced the cost cf maintenance wni be prohibitive. At the meeting or the commission a contract waa awarded for laying 7.7 miles of concrete pavement to which I pro Uated. bat was overruled by the other members of tbe commis sion. lHay Is iWrled. The administrative, engineer ing aad overhead expense account of the department Is approximate ly $0.0i per mcath. and unless ecntracta for work are awarded. IhTa overhead expense will go far beyond the percent a ca at anrv bong done tkaa is toatnut.i -y law This Is oae of the mxmmr rean I favored the letting of contracts for completion of the uncompleted sections of the Pa cific highway. "It has heretofore bees the por ter of the commission to let all paving contracts la the fall so that contractors could have the winter months ler the establish ment cf equipment, the gatkerlag of supplies and the assembling of matertala so that the actual work of paving could bgia aa sooa s climatic conditions permitted. From 3 to 0 days are Tequlred by contractors for preparatory " r pevtag and If the award ing of contracts la delayed uatll spring, the actual work caaaot begin until lat summer. ths (Coatlaued oa page 4) .1 Tf